A BIG JAY
Recovered, secured or raised for residents, communities and good causes.
Practical help with property, technology and community projects
A BIG JAY is a small Peterborough-based not-for-profit organisation with decades of practical experience helping individuals, communities and ethical organisations solve problems, organise complex projects and get things working properly.
Our work covers Property Management, Home Automation, Community Assistance, Orton Oracle, Redwood Honey and Drone Digital Media.
What we do
Property Management
Practical management of private estates, infrastructure, budgets, access systems and commercial property matters.
Home Automation
Support, recovery and modernisation of established AV, KNX, RTI, CCTV and networked systems.
Community Assistance
Research, evidence organisation and practical help with complex administrative and public-body issues.
Orton Oracle
A long-running community publication delivered to more than 7,000 homes per edition.
Redwood Honey
Local honey produced to support charities and good causes, with more than £5,500 raised.
Drone Digital Media
Aerial photography and digital media for property, site and community projects.
Selected Highlights
92%+
Reduction in annual resident service-charge requirement on a managed private estate from 2023 to 2026/27.
7000+
Homes reached with each edition of Orton Oracle.
~£22,000
Infrastructure settlement agreed and approved for payment following reconstruction of a historic claim.
£5,500+
Raised for good causes through Redwood Honey.
How We Work
Many of the projects we become involved with start out complicated: incomplete records, long-running problems, ageing systems, unclear responsibilities or issues that have passed between different organisations.
Our approach is practical and evidence-led. We reconstruct the facts, organise the information, identify what actually needs fixing and work through a solution while keeping decisions and supporting records traceable.
- Understand the problem
- Reconstruct the evidence
- Find the practical solution
- Keep the outcome traceable
Community and Charity
Redwood Honey
Redwood Honey has supported charitable causes since 2019, raising and allocating more than £5,500 for good causes.
Fundraising
A BIG JAY has also supported other fundraising activity, including £3,242 raised for Sense through the 2021 London Marathon.
