St Matthew’s Community Enterprise Centre
About St Matthew’s
St Matthew’s Community Enterprise Centre is an aspirational business and events space in the heart of Hull’s historic HU3 area.
Having acquired the former church in 2018, Giroscope set to work to restore this valued example of English Victorian architecture. Radical pioneers of self-help housing, the charity’s ambitious adaptive reuse project is testament to its core DIY approach. Converting the historic Grade II listed building into a multi-use commercial space involved Giroscope’s workforce, volunteers and partners. Today, the historic preservation of architectural details, married with contemporary interiors, makes the centre a unique place to do business and host events.
Key features:
- Managed Workspace and Business Support
Are you looking for commercial property to rent in Hull? Our business membership packages support freelancers, sole traders and SMEs, with bespoke options to encourage growth and stability. Whether you are a start-up or established business, we offer a range of permanent and flexible serviced offices and co-working spaces with business mentoring.
We particularly welcome applications from social enterprise, local enterprise and businesses with a strong social value agenda.
- First floor office suites.
- Ground floor flexible co-working spaces.
- Communal kitchen with serving hatch. Tea and coffee facilities for groups.
- Audio visual equipment, including a 110″ large screen and rear projector, zoned audio speaker system and microphones.
- Room Hire and Events
- St Matthew’s boasts a collection of stylish rooms for conference and event venue hire. Unique meeting rooms and function spaces for all event types, both business and community, large or small.Practical elements include:
- Delicious event catering from Giroscope’s Catering Project
- Meeting room hire (with AV equipment and conferencing capabilities).
- Event space hire (for corporate and public functions, networking events and community gatherings).
Getting here:
With easy access from the M62 and west Hull villages, St Matthew’s is also only ten minutes from Hull’s central (bus and train) transport hub, Paragon Interchange.
For more information, please contact: Megan Browne, Centre Coordinator
Email: stmatthews@giroscope.org.uk
St Matthew’s Community Enterprise Centre brochure
History
A major Hull landmark, adjacent to Anlaby Road flyover, St Matthew’s Church (1870) boasts the tallest broach spire in the city. Built of creamy white and red brick in an Early English style, it is the oldest and largest of the three remaining Victorian Anglican church buildings in Hull, designed by Adams and Kelly of Leeds.
The newly restored WWI memorial stained glass West Window, originally installed in 1922, features a soldier and sailor commemorating the 138 local men lost in the Great War. A beautiful and poignant war memorial, flanked by two tablets with names of the fallen – listed in the Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register
Co-working Space & Office Rooms
On the first floor are six exclusive serviced offices with private access and security keypads. On the ground floor, you’ll find open plan co-working spaces.
- Serviced offices and co-working desks with reception.
- Hi-speed Wi-Fi and utilities.
- Communal kitchen.
- Unlimited refreshments: filter coffee, tea and fresh fruit.
- Free on-street parking and bicycle storage.
- Dedicated business support, workshops, events & networking.
- Discounts on meeting rooms & event space hire.
- Leisure facilities; library, table tennis and pool tables.
- A supportive business community.
Most importantly, members are part of our Giroscope family; social enterprise projects, services, expertise, partner and supplier networks.
The Nave
A dramatic venue hire space for business and community events, from knowledge exchanges to conferences. Overlooked by beautiful stained glass, stone carvings, columns and pitch pine beamed roof.
The Nave accommodates up to 200 people and may be adapted for conferences and celebrations, business events and banquets, theatrical performances, concerts and more.
Facilities: 110” screen with rear projector, zoned speakers & microphones.
The Conference Room
Watch a buzz of activity from on high in our showstopping first floor conference and meeting room. Pale birch arches frame top to floor glass panels, which look out over the beautiful church interior. Inside, hi-tech meets heritage where stained glass windows of doves look on as you utilise the latest AV equipment for your meeting.
The conference room accommodates 20 to 30 people (up to 40 theatre style). An ideal choice for any business occasion, from training sessions to boardroom meetings.
Facilities:
High performance 68” screen with Teams Rooms Video conferencing, flip chart, bottled water and tea/coffee station.
The Vestry
A warm, timber floored welcoming space edged with ornate carved Victorian wood panels and glass. The Vestry is a more informal meeting room for community groups and businesses, perfect for smaller gatherings of 8 – 12 (up to 20 theatre style) or as a breakout space for larger events.
This beautiful room also leads out to a secret decking area, a sunny spot for outdoor breaks.
Equipment: Portable 68” screen with camera and soundbar.
