Purpose-led occupancy. Commerical value. Lasting impact.
Explore how The Giving Space has helped property owners transform vacant commercial space, reduce vacancy costs and create meaningful community impact.
RETAIL
Purpose-led occupancy, across multiple retail units
Festival Place, Basingstoke
Transforming vacant retail space into vibrant destinations for art and culture, while delivering 100% business rates relief. Reactivating the space, demonstrating its commercial potential and ultimately enabling a successful letting.
7 units (occupied)
100% rates relief
60 local artists
OFFICE
Temporary occupation of vacant office space
Twickenham
Transforming multiple floors of vacant office space through a 12-month-plus charity lease, while securing 100% business rates relief. Bringing empty space back into active use, reducing vacancy costs and creating lasting value for the asset.
5,175 sq ft office floor
100% rates relief
100 local groups supported
The Artist's Window in central London
We partnered with a London landlord to install an Artist’s Society in a 4,000 sq ft unit for six months, saving the owner £46,500.
The artists sold over 20 paintings without gallery fees, and the unit was later leased long-term. We then connected the society with another property owner nearby, enabling further savings while supporting the arts. This showcases how we enhance the high street, local communities, and property owners alike.
£46,500 savings
100+ paintings sold
4,000 sq ft unit
The Society of Fulham Artists and Potters has been at the heart of Fulham’s art scene since 1952, and this marks an exciting new chapter in their history. We’re honoured to help bring their creativity to a wider audience and invite you to join us in celebrating this milestone.
Louise Soden
The Artist's Window
ArtCan in Islington
The Giving Space, a shopping centre investor and ArtCan collaborated to occupy an empty space and create a suberb gallery and the exhibition Moving into Stillness.
ArtCan’s exhibition occupies the upper floor of Angel Central in a former Italian restaurant, featuring work by 50 artists across a range of media. Supported by The Giving Space, this project is part of ArtCan’s first Islington residency. It exemplifies how vacant commercial properties can be reimagined as creative, community-driven spaces—bringing culture, visibility, and social impact to the high street through smart partnerships between landlords and non-profits.
£1000s saved in rates
We are working away and collating our programme for the weeks ahead! It's a beautiful and amazing opportunity you have gifted us and we are so so grateful!
Kate Enters
Founder of ArtCan
Collaboration with Made in H&F
The Giving Space, a shopping centre investor and H&F Council came together to create an arts and crafts based shop selling locally produced artisan products such as candles, scarfs, clothes, paintings, ceramics etc made by local people.
It is in a high footfall location close to a tub station and the 25 different sellers are delighted to be selling their products 6 days a week to the public, an opportunity they would not have had, whilst creating a buzz in what would have been a dark, empty shop.
£1000s saved in rates
1 local person employed
£10,000 turnover per month
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It’s brilliant to be working with Hammersmith & Fulham Council, the Broadway Centre and The Artist’s Window to bring our Made in H&F Pop-up store to life for another quarter. The shop continues to be a great addition to Hammersmith’s retail offering and a fantastic example of collaborative placemaking. It also offers a fantastic opportunity to showcase the many talented local makers in our borough.
Livia Caruso