Limerick Enterprise Development Partnership (LEDP)

Limerick Enterprise Development Partnership (LEDP) was founded in 1999. It is a not-for-profit organisation and registered charity and is governed by a voluntary Board of Directors.

Limerick Enterprise Development Partnership (LEDP) is an organisation synonymous with Limerick’s transformation over the past 25 years. Established as a not-for-profit, independently funded charity in response to the devastating closure of the famous Krups factory in 1998, (Southill, Limerick) with the immediate loss of over 650 direct jobs, it purchased the facility to create a new and unique operating model. LEDP lets the property and uses 100% of its revenue to invest in impactful community projects across Limerick’s most disadvantages communities. As a multi-stakeholder local partnership, LEDP provides a critical mass of economic activity and community-based services on its 15,000sq. m. Campus to support social inclusion on top of its direct financial investment in the community. The partnership is a European best in class example of a community-led development and is unique in an Irish context.

And LEDP is more than a funder; it plays a significant advocacy role in advancing social, economic, and physical regeneration across Limerick, particularly within communities experiencing long-term disadvantage. Through sustained, evidence-based advocacy, LEDP works to ensure that the needs, priorities, and lived experiences of local communities are reflected in policy, funding decisions, and public investment strategies. LEDP is as a trusted intermediary between communities, statutory bodies, and government, using its position and credibility to influence decision-making at local, regional, and national levels.

LEDP is an organisation which on our own cannot eradicate societal problems, but we can be the spark in curtailing and minimising their impact. We can be a facilitator and catalyst of positive change by empowering people to be the change they want to see in their community.

Our Mission

LEDP’s mission is ‘connecting people to opportunities through enterprise, education and upskilling, benevolence, and advocacy’.

Our Vision

Our vision is one of ‘realising the full potential of the people of Limerick’.

Our Purpose

’To be a catalyst for positive change in Limerick’.