Forming CMP

CMP was the idea of Company Director, Tracy Marlow and in October 2010, along with Jonathan Dolbear (voluntary Chair) they formed the Community Matters Partnership. The company began trading in January 2011.

Tracy had regonised over her working career that companies really wanted to engage strategically with the local community but were not always sure where to start or how to start. Tracy wanted to help companies get the most from community engagement through a strategic partnership appraoch.

Since its formation, CMP has developed into an innovative model for community engagement, it has brought local companies closer together to form relationships and it has raised over £1million for good causes.

What is a social enterprise?

A social enterprise is a business which exists to serve a community purpose or social need. We recieve no government funding and operate as a business by providing a membership packages to businesses who want to get serious about community engagement and benefit from social activities.

CMP is regulated by the Community Interest Companies regulator.

Our aim

CMP aims to enable as many local companies and organisation within a community to work together to help address the needs social issues whilst enhancing their businesses and brands.

We act as the co-ordinator and bring companies and communities together to form relationships.

Our vision

Our vision is to lead the way in collaborative community engagement, demonstrating the sheer power of people working together. We want all Local Authorities areas within the UK to be able to benefit from this model in the future.