Funding Partners

New East Manchester Ltd , one of the UK's first Urban Regeneration Companies, has three main stakeholders who are the core organisations for policy and funding. Manchester City Council is the local authority for the area in which New East Manchester operates. The Northwest Regional Development Agency ensures a regional cohesion to the regeneration of east Manchester, whilst English Partnerships provide access to national government policy and initiatives.

Manchester City Council

Manchester City Council aims to continue to develop Manchester as a city of national and international significance where people choose to live and in which companies want to invest. The Regeneration Division contributes to this ongoing process by:

  • Securing and managing a range of external funding streams from domestic and European sources
  • Contributing through area regeneration teams to the co-ordination and delivery of the City Council's services and those of our key public sector agencies
  • Representing and promoting the City Council's interests within the new sub-regional and regional economic development and regeneration structures
  • Working with neighbouring authorities and other parties to develop the City Pride partnership in order to secure better integration of regeneration investment within the core of the Greater Manchester conurbation
  • Fostering and supporting the development of voluntary and community organisations in the City to promote the economic and social well-being of local people
  • Developing and promoting the Regional Centre's role as a key economic driver for the North West of England and the centre of its economic, social and cultural life
  • Maximising the economic return, and the wider regeneration benefits, from the effective management of the City Council's land and property assets

North West Regional Development Agency

The Northwest Regional Development Agency is responsible for the sustainable economic development and regeneration of England's Northwest and has 5 key priorities: Business Development, Regeneration, Skills & Employment, Infrastructure and Image

English Partnerships

English Partnerships is the UK government's national regeneration agency whose aim is to deliver high quality, sustainable growth in England.

This is achieved by;

  • Developing a portfolio of strategic sites
  • Acting as the Government's specialist advisor on brownfield land
  • Ensuring that surplus public sector assets are used to support wider Government objectives, especially those contained in the Sustainable Communities Plan
  • Helping to create communities where people can afford to live and want to live
  • Supporting the urban renaissance by improving the quality of our towns and cities.