Recreate Dorset

What Recreate Dorset does

Recreate Dorset is a UK-registered charity and company limited by guarantee operating as both a Community Land Trust and a Development Trust. Founded in 2012 as Bournemouth 2026 Trust and rebranded to Recreate Dorset in 2020, the organization focuses on urban and rural regeneration in Bournemouth and surrounding areas, addressing social and economic deprivation through training and employment opportunities, affordable housing provision, environmental protection, and community capacity building. Its charitable objectives explicitly target areas of social and economic deprivation across the Bournemouth borough.

The organization manages two principal physical assets. TOSH (The Old School House) is a Victorian co-working and community space in Boscombe, Bournemouth (originally built in 1878), offering co-working pods, hot desking, meeting rooms, free parking, and a large Assembly Hall available for hire. Gladstone Mews is a Community Land Trust housing development comprising 10 two-bedroom houses, 1 three-bedroom house, and 1 accessible bungalow, offered through a shared ownership scheme with legal restrictions preventing subletting or second-home use to ensure permanent affordability for Boscombe residents.

Recreate Dorset's revenue model combines one-time income from shared ownership home sales with recurring income from co-working subscriptions and venue hire, plus asset management and trading activity where profits are reinvested into community projects. The organization serves four primary segments: Boscombe residents needing affordable housing, entrepreneurs facing barriers to enterprise (via the award-winning Outset programme, which has supported 2,500+ businesses and 2,800+ jobs), young people aged 13-21, and local community organizations. With a small staff team of 1-10, delivery is driven through community-led engagement and multi-agency partnerships with YMCA Bournemouth, Bournemouth Churches Association, Bournemouth CVS, and formal regeneration partnerships in West Howe and Boscombe.

Name

Recreate Dorset

Legal name

Recreate Dorset

Website

https://recreatedorset.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Recreate Dorset is a UK-registered charity and Community Land Trust driving regeneration in Bournemouth through affordable shared ownership housing, a heritage co-working venue (TOSH), and award-winning business start-up support for disadvantaged entrepreneurs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Regeneration Services

NAICS

Services to Buildings and Dwellings (5617)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Community regeneration services
• Affordable shared ownership housing
• Community coworking space
• Development trust
• Community land trust

Headquarters

HQ city

Bournemouth

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Asset Management and Trading: The Trust generates profits through trading and providing services, acquiring assets such as buildings and equipment, and reinvesting profits back into the community.
2. Shared Ownership Housing: Affordable shared ownership homes where properties remain affordable after sale and cannot be sublet or used as second homes. Revenue generated through share ownership sales.
3. Co-working and Venue Hire: TOSH offers co-working pods, hot desking, private meeting spaces, and a large Assembly Hall available for hire for both business and community use.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Recreate Dorset is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee operating as both a Community Land Trust and a Development Trust. The organization delivers community regeneration through two principal assets: Gladstone Mews, an affordable shared ownership housing development of 10 energy-efficient homes plus an accessible bungalow, and TOSH (The Old School House), a Victorian co-working and community venue facility in Boscombe offering co-working pods, hot desking, meeting rooms, and an Assembly Hall for hire.

Product overview

Recreate Dorset operates as a unified offering centered on community regeneration through two main assets: TOSH (The Old School House) providing co-working facilities and community space hire, and Gladstone Mews delivering shared ownership affordable housing. The organization functions as both a Development Trust engaged in economic, environmental and social regeneration, and a Community Land Trust managing community assets. The co-working space at TOSH offers flexible workspace solutions including pods, hot desking, meeting rooms, and an Assembly Hall for hire, while Gladstone Mews provides energy-efficient homes through a shared ownership scheme that maintains long-term affordability.

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Brands

• TOSH (The Old School House): A Victorian building (originally built as a school in 1878) refurbished in 2014, offering co-working pods, hot desking, meeting spaces, and a large Assembly Hall available for hire. Now operates as a creative sector co-working space.
• Gladstone Mews

Products and services

• TOSH (The Old School House) Co-working and Community Venue A Victorian co-working and community space in Boscombe, Bournemouth, offering spacious co-working pods, hot desking options, free parking, private meeting rooms, and a large Assembly Hall available for hire. It serves creative sector professionals, small businesses, and community groups requiring flexible workspace and event venues.
• Gladstone Mews Shared Ownership Housing A Community Land Trust housing development comprising 10 energy-efficient houses (9 two-bedroom, 1 three-bedroom) plus an accessible bungalow with private gardens and parking, offered through a shared ownership scheme. Properties remain permanently affordable after resale and cannot be sublet or used as second homes, with priority given to people from Boscombe.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• YMCA BournemouthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership working with multiple agencies across Bournemouth borough to support young people through various youth development programmes and initiatives.
• Bournemouth Churches AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-agency partnership supporting young people across the borough through collaborative community development initiatives.
• Bournemouth CVScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Bournemouth Council for Voluntary Services supporting young people and community development programmes including the Young Volunteer Awards scheme.
• Bournemouth Youth ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting young people through integrated youth service collaborations across the borough.
• West Howe Regeneration PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership overseeing activity delivered through a shared vision for the West Howe area from multiple partner organizations. RECREATE supports projects including Fernheath Football Pavilion and Howe Inspired.
• Boscombe Regeneration PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership of local agencies working together to support the regeneration and improvements of Boscombe through coordinated community initiatives.
• TOSH SpacecoreOthersTOSH Space (toshspace.co.uk) is the co-working and community space brand operated by RECREATE Dorset at The Old School House facility.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Peabody: One of the UK's largest housing associations providing affordable homes and community services. Comparable to Recreate Dorset in mission (affordable housing, community regeneration) but operating at massive scale with thousands of homes and extensive service delivery.
• L&G Affordable Homes (now Abrdn Affordable Homes): Large-scale UK affordable housing developer and operator. Operates in the same affordable housing space as Recreate Dorset but at vastly greater scale as a professional developer with institutional backing, providing a contrast in approach to community-led delivery.

Direct peers

• Locality: UK national network supporting community organizations, community enterprises, and neighbourhood groups. Directly comparable to Recreate Dorset's development trust and community regeneration work, with similar focus on capacity building, asset management, and local economic development.
• Power to Change: UK charitable trust focused on growing community businesses and community-owned assets. Comparable to Recreate Dorset in supporting community-led enterprises, social enterprises, and locally rooted regeneration initiatives across England.
• Community Land Trust Network: UK national membership body for community land trusts, directly comparable to Recreate Dorset's CLT operations. Supports and connects local CLTs working on affordable housing and community asset management, offering a model for how Recreate Dorset could scale its CLT expertise.

Emerging players

• Bournemouth Churches Association: Local charity supporting vulnerable communities in Bournemouth including housing, community development, and welfare services. Direct partner of Recreate Dorset with overlapping service offerings and beneficiary base in the same geography.
• YMCA Bournemouth: Local YMCA providing housing, youth services, and community programmes in Bournemouth. Direct partner of Recreate Dorset serving overlapping community segments in the same geography, representing both a peer and collaborator.

Regional players

• St Clements Community Land Trust: Oxford-based community land trust focused on affordable housing and community development. Comparable to Recreate Dorset in delivering CLT-led affordable housing while operating in a different part of the UK.
• Bassetlaw Community Land Trust: Nottinghamshire-based community land trust developing affordable housing and community-led projects. Comparable to Recreate Dorset in operating a CLT model in an area of housing need, though serving a different English region.
• Wessex Community Land Trust: Community land trust operating in the Wessex region of southern England, including Dorset. Directly comparable to Recreate Dorset as a CLT focused on permanently affordable housing in the same geography, representing both a peer and potential collaboration partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/recreatedorset
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/recreate-dorset

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Profiles2 records

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