Founded in 1989 by the Morris Family who owns the Business Design Centre, The Morris Charitable Trust (MCT) donates to a range of charitable causes, with a particular focus on Islington and local community projects. So far, MCT has donated more than £2 million.
MCT and the BDC are a founding Supporter of Islington Giving. Islington Giving aims to alleviate the effects of poverty in the borough, where some of London’s richest and poorest residents live side by side. Since 2010, it has raised more than £5 million to support local residents.
The Brain Tumour Charity (BTC) funds pioneering research to find increase understanding of and find new treatments for brain tumours. Many of the projects it works on have never been tried before. The funding aims to help increase survival rates and eventually find a cure.
London Village Network (LVN) helps youth and community leaders build a better network for disadvantaged young people in Islington. One of the great things it does is give young people access to careers advice based on their interests. Since 2017, LVN is based at BDC Works.
It’s been a long journey to become the iconic venue we know today… More
The Business Design Centre Group (BDC Group) is a family-owned business, started in 1954 by the Morris family. More
The BDC runs a small team across five departments responsible for day-to-day operations at the venue. More
At the BDC, we are always working to elevate our local community. More
We're proud recipients of many awards from across the events industry as well as both community and national awards in other fields... More
Sustainability is at the heart of what we do at the BDC. We prioritise that which is most important: our people, our community – both locally and across the industry – and the planet. More
