New offices
At the end of 2011 the Foundation will be moving to new offices near King’s Cross in London.
The lease on our current offices is ending and so we have bought, and are developing, a building on Leeke Street. The new offices will provide additional facilities for meetings and events.
We currently allow partner organisations and grantees to use our offices at Queen Anne’s Gate to hold meetings in our boardroom. But, as the Foundation has grown, our need for the room has increased and its availability to others reduced. Our new offices will be more flexible, allowing for smaller and larger groups than we can currently accommodate, and will provide a valuable resource for grantees needing meeting or event space in central London.
The new location in King’s Cross, with rapid connections to all mainline stations, will also make the Foundation easier to access for organisations outside of London, and will make it easier for our staff to visit most parts of the UK.
Through the findings of the Grantee Perception Report last year, we were aware of the demand for and value of additional ‘non-monetary’ support, and for increased contact from us through the life of a grant. This can help organisations to sustain work beyond the duration of our support, and to increase the impact of work on the wider sector and community. Our new premises will help us to meet this demand.
Full details of the date of our move will be publicised on the PHF website in the coming year.