Ifor Jones is the Director of Constituency Services at Birmingham City Council. As he says in the interview below, he got a involved in the current community asset transfer work a little down the line. A key part he played was to help nurse through last minute...
Community Asset Transfer in Birmingham
And Assets of Community Value
This site helps you understand what Community Asset Transfer is, find spaces which might be suitable for CAT and understand the process. It also explains why Assets of Community Value are a different process, what they are and how you can get involved.
Community Asset Transfer CAT
Assets of Community Value ACV
Watch this video about the two processes
Community Asset Transfer CAT allows community organisations to take on a long lease of a publicly owned building. It allows them to invest in the space, secure in the knowledge that they will be able to use it for a long period of time.
This site helps you find possible assets and understand how the transfer process
Community Asset Transfer CAT and Assets of Community Value ACV sometimes get muddled up. An ACV is a building or piece of land who’s main purpose has to been to provide social well-being. Community members can ask for the asset to be registered as an Asset of Community value, ACV. Once that happens the community will be notified if it’s listed for sale and will then have a 6 month period to raise the funds to buy it.
Community Asset Transfer CAT
Find out More About Community Asset Transfer CAT
Is Community Asset Transfer CAT right for you? Whether you’re running a community venue or live near a publicly owned assets that you’d like to do more with. CAT may be a route forward. Find out more here.
‘ … For voluntary and community groups there is a consistent and transparent pathway in Birmingham from the initial expression of interest in an asset to any agreed point of transfer … ‘ [read more]
Assets of Community Value ACV
How to register an Asset of Community Value ACV
To have a building or space added to the register of Assets you need to nominate it. To do that download the nomination form from here.
Birmingham's list of Assets of Community Value ACV
There is a list of Assets of Community Value in Birmingham. You can find it here.
Examples of Community Asset Transfer
Lots of organisations have gone before you, below are a couple of examples
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Visible – community group quality standard/process
Visible Communities is "...a quality systems and standards for the community sector. Developed by Community Matters in consultation with its members and other core stakeholders, VISIBLE Communities™ is a unique approach to promoting quality and best practice in the...
Valuing Worth and Community Asset Transfer: Tony Rich explains.
What is meant by valuing worth? It is a process and tool developed by Birmingham City Council as part of this programme. Tony Rich - a consultant who runs Rich Regeneration - was brought in to do some work on Measuring the Social Value and Impact of Asset Transfer....