The Ethical Property Company is a social business based in Oxford with centres across nine different cities.

First established in 1998, the company provides office, event and retail space to charities, social enterprises, voluntary and campaign groups that meet their ethical criteria.

The 24 centres are designed to minimise energy use, waste, car travel and the use of harmful materials while offering tenants modern, affordable and flexible space managed in a transparent and supportive way.

The company is focused on providing space that facilitates the sharing of resources and the creation of a communal working environment, while removing the complexity and bureaucracy that often exists when renting property.

The Ethical Property Company prides itself on being a national company that provides such space while managing their properties with such with a strong social and environmental conscience. In addition, they do this as a profit making company, delivering triple bottom line returns and providing their investors, who come from a range of backgrounds, a truly ethical investment opportunity.

The company believes that paying a dividend regularly and managing their properties so as to increase the long-term value of their shareholders’ investment is necessary to attract the capital they need to put their principles into practice.

Their centre in Oxford, The Old Music Hall, is a large and vibrant hub of third sector activity. Organisations include Chauncy Maples, Climate Outreach and Information Outreach, Doamins.coop, Ethex, Refugee Resource, SOS Sahel, SOS Orangutans, Sustrans and many more.

Angie Julian from Climate Outreach Information Network, based in the Old Music Hall centre says “We like being in the Old Music Hall because it has great facilities, including IT and other office support, a range of additional meeting rooms, and very friendly and helpful support staff from Ethical Property Services, all of which makes life much easier for a small charity with limited in-house administrative support.

It is also very well-located for central Oxford and public transport links, and from our perspective as a climate change NGO has a strong ethical and environmental focus. Best of all, coming to work feels like being part of a happy and thriving community.”

If you are interested in office space in the Old Music Hall centre in Oxford contact George on 01865 403260 or email george@ethicalproperty.co.uk or you can tweet them @ethicalspace. There is lots more information about the company on the website www.ethicalproperty.co.uk