Space @ The Broomhouse Hub is a Scottish Award-winning charity championing community development and bringing people together.

We see a future where our communities thrive; where people belong and lead fulfilling lives. We join members and partners to address wellbeing and economic challenges through our services and social enterprises. We believe that connections build communities.

In 1991, a time of depression and recession, a sense of community activism was brewing. A refusal to accept that Broomhouse deserved anything less than other communities inspired a local resident’s campaign to turn a row of six shops into one community hub. And so, The Broomhouse Centre was born.

More than 30 years on, and still with local community groups and trustees at its core, Space has a new state of the art community building: The Broomhouse Hub.

Space has grown and now delivers more than 20 projects with the help of some 60 staff members and 250 volunteers. We provide diverse services supporting young people, families, older folks, and carers, amongst others, and engaged with local residents more than 34,000 times in 2022.

You can find our most recent Annual Accounts online (as well as all previous reports through Scottish Charity Regulator OSCR), and check out our 2025 Impact Report here!

Space is a founding member of the Go Beyond Network and participates in numerous cross-service and cross-sector collaborations across Edinburgh.

Our work is made possible with the great backing of our funders, tremendous dedication from our staff, generous commitment from our amazing volunteers, and support from the local community. A sincere thank you to all of you.

If you’re interested in working with us, check our list of current vacancies.

For those looking to donate time or money to our cause, read more about volunteering and fundraising.