In December 2024 we commissioned an independent evaluation of Eastside Community Trust to measure our impact in the run-up to our 5th birthday. We wanted to identify successes and areas for improvement and measure progress against our three key long-term outcomes.

Eastside Community Trust (Eastside) is a community anchor organisation working in Easton and Lawrence Hill. We were formed in 2020 following the merger of three existing charities; Easton Community Centre, Felix Road Adventure Playground and Up Our Street.

The evaluation combined a range of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, that prioritised participant voice and community conversations and included desk-top research, interviews and focus groups with over 70 people including residents, service users, staff, trustees, partners and online surveys with over 50 internal and external stakeholders.

You can read a summary of the findings here