Meet the Client
Make CIC has been uniting communities through creativity since 2012. Its makerspaces in Liverpool, Huyton and Birkenhead create places where makers and artisans can turn their passions into prosperity – and Adding Value has been part of that journey since 2020.
How Adding Value Helped
Adding Value provides Make with a full suite of finance services. That hands-on, embedded support meant we were well placed to help when Make was ready to take its next big step.
When Make CIC applied to Livv Housing’s new Livv and Flourish fund, Adding Value supported the bid by preparing the investment proposal, a five-year financial plan and input into the business plan.
The application coincided with the capital refurbishment of Argyle Street, making it a particularly complex piece of work.
Make CIC became the fund’s first-ever recipient, securing a £150,000 loan and £25,000 grant to support the development of its Huyton makerspace, underpin long-term sustainability and extend the social impact of its maker hub network across the city region.
Longer term, we have also supported with Town Deal spend evidence for Wirral Council, helping Make successfully transition to their new site on Argyle Street, tracked commission income and spend to support the delivery of high quality, impactful work for partners, tracked programme income and spend to successfully manage a new partner site and improved processes, helping Make spend more time achieving their core mission.
Adding Value has supported us on our growth and impact journey – Make has grown and strengthened with their support and our confidence in our financials means we’re able to seek funding and investment and increase our impact across the city region.
– Liam Kelly, CEO, Make CIC
