CAN Company Timeline

  • March 2008 CAN launches a free social enterprise directory (more information)
     
  • January 2008 CAN Mezzanine welcomes its 100th customer (more information)
     
  • October 2007 CAN officially launches Breakthrough II Fund at LSO St Luke's, London
     
  • August 2007 CAN Breakthrough is shortlisted for the national Charity Times award for corporate community involvement

  • July 2007 Adele Blakebrough MBE wins the Business in the Community Marks and Spencer Sieff Award for corporate engagement (more information)

  • July 2007 CAN Breakthrough is highly commended by the national Charity Awards 2007 for innovative grant making (more information)

  • July 2007 Breakthrough II starts with its first investment

  • February 2007 CAN Mezzanine Loman St opens (281 desks)

  • July 2006 CAN officially announces Breakthrough partnership with leading private equity firm Permira. Deployment of one million euros over two years and core business skill from Permira staff to scale up high-potential social enterprise

  • June 2006 CAN Mezzanine wins prestigious Charity Award for Research, Support and Advice 

  • January 2006 Adele Blakebrough is awarded MBE for services to social enterprise

  • December 2004 CAN Mezzanine London Bridge opens. Within 2 months the three-floor site is full, housing 62 charities and social enterprises with a waiting list
  • September 2004 Adele Blakebrough becomes CEO of CAN

  • October 2003 CAN launches How To Mezzanine (supported by the Department of Trade and Industry) - a guide to create shared work spaces for the Third Sector

  • 2000 CAN moves into a Waterloo site and begins first CAN Mezzanine model 

  • 1998 Community Action Network Launched by Adele Blakebrough and Andrew Mawson as a social enterprise providing online network and support to social entrepreneurs