It is one of the last medium-sized music venues in the area, and is owned and managed by a charity, the Gregson Community Association.

The funds for the building came from many notable sources including James Williamson (later Baron Ashton) and the Storey Brothers.

Graeme was a professional actor with an interest in the Arts, and Richard a local businessman with a company involved in educational resources for schools.

Following Richard Dow's death Graeme took over full management of the centre for a while before selling his interest in the business to the charity for £50,000.

In 2019, during the UK National Lockdown, the centre was on the brink of closing down and was brought back into the full ownership of the Gregson Community Association (GCA).

[3] Over the last couple of decades, there have been notable fundraising successes both instigated and managed by the Gregson Community Association charity.

Other improvements were the provision of better toilets, baby changing and disabled facilities, kitchen, staircase, windows and two new bars.