Aspire Community Development Company Ltd

The Association set up its subsidiary, the Aspire Community Development Company, in October 2000 as a mechanism for implementing its wider role projects.

Aspire Business Centre

The first of those was the development of the Aspire Business Centre which was completed in 2003, creating 12,000 square feet of office space through the redevelopment of the old East Parish Church at the end of Rutherglen’s Main Street. The ownership of the building was transferred to the Association in 2014 as part of the review of the subsidiary’s future role.

The Association is based in the centre and we lease office spaces to a variety of business, social and charitable organisations.

The Caledonian Centre

The Caledonian Centre was completed in May 2009, providing a community facility in the Circuit Estate in Cambuslang. The centre was built on land owned by South Lanarkshire Council, which the Association has a 60 year lease of from April 2008 on for a token annual rent. The build was funded sourced from a variety of funders including European Grant, The Big Lottery, South Lanarkshire Council, Scottish Enterprise, The Clydesdale Bank. 

Originally, the centre accommodated a 100-place childcare nursery which is leased to South Lanarkshire Council, a community café and halls for community use for clubs, groups and events. However, due to the demand for the nursery places, the Council took out a further lease on the large hall in November 2014.