CAMBERWELL
for Business

CAMBERWELL
for Business

Camberwell Life supports local businesses in a variety of ways: through the Camberwell Life app, Camberwell Life Social Media Channels and this website, plus Camberwell branding and regular newsletter. We apply for grants to fund these projects that are led by local volunteers. Find out more about joining Camberwell Life below and how to get involved in the Camberwell business community.

CAMBERWELL FOR BUSINESS

Camberwell has its own app.
Your business should be on it.

Camberwell Life Membership puts your business in front of local residents through three channels — our app, our social media, and camberwell.life.

Plus extra perks: a listing in the Camberwell Quarterly, and mentions in our newsletter.

1,800+ local residents already registered on the Camberwell Life app — as at August 2026
Independent shops & cafés Sole traders & market stalls Community groups & non-profits* New ventures opening in SE5

* Community groups and non-profits have their own terms — see membership page.

Takes two minutes. No card details.

Camberwell Life is a Community Interest Company, working in partnership with the SE5 Forum — Camberwell's community organisation. No card details needed.

THE AUDIENCE YOU GET ACCESS TO

1,800+ residents registered on the Camberwell Life app — and on the resident newsletter
~10,000 combined following across Instagram and Facebook

These are people who chose to follow a local channel — not a bought audience. Figures as at August 2026.

WHAT YOU ACTUALLY GET

Three channels, one membership.

And it keeps growing — the number of residents on Camberwell Life is increasing by hundreds each month.

THE APP

  • Your own business profile
  • Post offers and events
  • Push notifications to residents, targeted by interest group
  • Marketplace listings
  • Analytics via Loqiva

SOCIAL MEDIA

  • Opportunity for your posts to be amplified to our following
  • Feature opportunities
  • Seasonal campaign inclusion
  • Ability to purchase guaranteed mentions or promotion

CAMBERWELL.LIFE

  • Directory listing (membership benefit)
  • Major Camberwell events advertised to visitors of Camberwell
  • Branding guidelines for business use
  • Inclusion in the business newsletter
  • Inclusion in our WhatsApp Business community

THE THREE THINGS PEOPLE ASK

“I haven’t got time.”

Less than an hour a month is enough to maximise your reach to thousands of local residents — posting a single offer takes under two minutes.

“I already have Instagram.”

This reaches people who’ve opted into local — right when they’re deciding where to go. It complements social, it doesn’t replace it.

“I’m not techy.”

Free one-to-one training, in your shop if you prefer.

HOW THE FREE TRIAL WORKS

  1. 1

    Tell us about your business

    Two minutes, no card details.

  2. 2

    We set you up

    We create your profile and show you how to post.

  3. 3

    Two months of full access

    Your trial runs at Partner level, with all of the app's functionality unlocked — not a stripped-down preview.

  4. 4

    At the end, you decide

    We only send an invoice if you say yes.

Nothing happens automatically. If you do nothing at the end of the trial, the trial simply ends.

What we ask of you: post at least once a month. It's a fair exchange for full access — and if you'd like a hand getting started, we offer free training on your own premises.

If you choose Friend afterwards, you keep your profile, your posts and everything you've built. You simply move to a lighter tier — nothing is lost.

WHAT IS CAMBERWELL LIFE?

Camberwell Life is a Community Interest Company, working in partnership with the SE5 Forum — Camberwell’s community organisation. Today it's volunteer-led and community-focused, built by listening to the traders who use it.

Membership funds a growing, evolving offer for the high street — shaped directly by what local businesses tell us they need, not a fixed template handed down from above. It does not go to shareholders.

Where your membership goes

  • Local staff time — business engagement, platform admin and support
  • Platform costs — the shared Loqiva licence behind every listing
  • Website development — building camberwell.life into a destination in its own right
  • New ways to support local business — developed and guided by what traders tell us they need
  • Reinvested into the wider work of the partnership between Camberwell Life and the SE5 Forum

Download the
CAMBERWELL branding

If you run a business in SE5 you can show solidarity with the Camberwell business community by using the Camberwell branding. Use it on your shop front or social media posts. By doing this, you can help us raise the profile of Camberwell so everybody knows what a great area it is to live and work!

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