The Youth and Community Partnership CIC(YCP) was formed on the 31st January 2012. The organisation was created by a group of qualified and professional youth workers who all worked in the statutory sector after unprecedented austerity measures forced local authorities to cut youth services and youth centres. The group of youth workers now make up the majority of the Directorship of The Youth & Community Partnership CIC, Patricia Wilson, Patrice Hey and Danny Wilson are dedicated to improving provision for young people and members of the community in Southport and the surrounding area. YCP is a Community Interest Company which is a new type of company introduced by the United Kingdom government in 2005 under the Companies Act 2004, designed for social enterprises that want to use their profits and assets for the public good.