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A little bit of history

The Trust was set up in 1994 by council tenants on the Stockwell Park Estate, at a time of high crime and poor housing.

A public meeting in the community centre hall
  1. 1994

    Residents form a Tenant Management Organisation and register the Trust as a charity, to provide facilities for recreation, relieve poverty, advance education and promote racial harmony.

  2. 1990s

    A £3.5m revenue allowance from Lambeth Council starts the refurbishment of the estate, alongside work to tackle gang violence and drugs.

  3. Today

    The centre at 21 Aytoun Place is open 10am–8pm every day: café, foodbank, internet access, classes, halls for hire and a media studio. An open-door policy, and an LGBTQ+, SEND, neurodivergent and dog friendly space.

  4. Next

    The estate is now close to half social and half private housing. Our job is to bring everyone together: regeneration means leaving no one behind.