CREATE is a social enterprise based in Speke Liverpool. CREATE was formed in 1995 and has four broad aims:

Environmental

Source and remove used white goods (washers, cookers, refrigeration etc) from the waste stream

Select appliances suitable for reuse

Appropriately recycle the appliances that cannot be reused

Social

Professionally refurbish reusable appliances

Sell the refurbished appliances to the local community through our charity shops and other outlets

Provide delivery or click and collect

Provide a free 6 month warranty with the appliances backed up by our service teams

Employment

Provide work experience, training and employment opportunities for the long term unemployed and those disadvantaged in our communities

Financial Viability

Operate a viable Social Enterprise (business operation) to avoid reliance on funding, to protect jobs and the environment

CREATE has a wealth of experience and is successful in meeting its aims through regular contracts and trading activities.

CREATE’s successes include:

Environmental

Contracts with:

Councils

Waste management companies

Retailers

Housing Associations

Student accommodation providers

CREATE handles approximately 4000 used appliances per month

CREATE refurbishes approximately 5-10% of these appliances

The remaining 90-95% are taken to appropriate recycling facilities where hazardous substances are removed safely and other materials are extracted for reuse

NO scrapped appliances are sent for export to the third world or elsewhere

Social

1.2 Charity shops

The Viscount Centre Speke

Belle Vale Shopping centre

Refurbished goods are sold at affordable prices to assist low income households

All appliances are backed by a 6 month warranty which can be extended

Appliances can also be bought through our website createuk.com

Employment

CREATE presently employs 14 staff and has 4 volunteers (our senior staff have worked for CREATE since 2005)

All staff were previously unemployed and joined us via short term paid work contracts and have since become valuable permanent employees

CREATE works with local employment organisations and funders to provide further paid work opportunities to local unemployed individuals

Financial Viability

CREATE is overseen by its trustees who ensure that CREATE:

Meets its charitable aims

Is financially viable

Any surplus from trading activities is reinvested into the charity to help it develop and grow

CREATE also attracts funding to assist with its core activities and to develop further opportunities in meeting its charitable aims

CREATE continues to develop, grow and diversify its business across the northwest to ensure continued provision of this excellent service