Our story
The Southwark Circle community believes that people can be each others' solution, and backs it up every day, week and month by helping each other out with life's practical bits and pieces. Southwark Circle is also about learning new things, and enjoying your hobbies and interests with others in the community. One number to call to help stay sorted, and a social network to help stay connected, that's the idea.
It's an idea that people like you helped bring to life. Southwark Circle was co-designed and tested with over 250 older people and their families, and developed by our partners at Participle Ltd. Since we launched in May of 2009, we've worked with hundreds of people to continue shaping how it works and what we do. Southwark Circle is a membership organisation and without the commitment and involvement of members and Helpers none of this would be possible.
Southwark Circle is a social enterprise registered in the UK as a Community Interest Company (CIC). In other words, we care about maximizing our social impact, not our bottom line, and any profits we do make will be re-invested in the community. We're proud to have received funding from Southwark Council to launch and develop a sustainable model.
Southwark Circle is a new way of doing things that aims to help you lead the life you want to lead, and we're counting on you to help us improve the service and grow the community, so please get in touch and let us know how we're doing!
