Looked after at Maggie's.
Training and meeting rooms in Huyton, near Liverpool. Your hosts are on site, the room is ready and the kettle is on. Every booking helps fund Maggie's Meals in Knowsley.
- 230 Google reviews
- Free parking
- Tea in the room
- 30 seconds from the M57
Organisations that book with us
Who we are, in a few lines
Maggie O'Neill Centre is a charity-run hosted venue at 433 Liverpool Road, Huyton, near Liverpool. Care providers, NHS teams, Knowsley Council, schools, and fostering and adoption teams hire our training and meeting rooms. Hosts are on site all day. Tea and coffee are included, and parking is free.
We're also a virtual office provider. A virtual office gives your business a real address in Huyton. You can use it as your registered office and on your website. So your home address stays private and off Companies House. Our team looks after your post. Plans start at £20 a month, and there's no lock-in. Businesses across the UK choose us because we're a charity. Every month's fee helps fund Maggie's Meals.
The quick facts
- Where
- 433 Liverpool Road, Huyton, L36 8HT. Near Liverpool, 30 seconds from the M57.
- Rooms
- Training, meeting and event rooms. They go from the Pod, a boardroom for 4, up to the Auditorium, for up to 60 cabaret.
- Included
- On-site hosts and the room set to your layout. A screen with Mac and PC wireless casting and HDMI. 1Gb fibre WiFi, and tea and coffee all day.
- Prices
- Training rooms from £165 a day, everything included. The Auditorium from £100 an hour.See what's included
- Parking
- Free 50-space car park on site, on a main bus route.
- Access
- Step-free on the ground floor, with accessible parking and an accessible toilet. No lift to the first floor.
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm. Evening and weekend room hire on request.
- Virtual office
- From £20 a month for a registered office address.Plans and prices
Who books training rooms at Maggie's?
Care providers, NHS teams, Knowsley Council, schools, and fostering and adoption teams all train here.
Mandatory training, in rooms built for it.
TMVA, safety intervention, hoist training, medication and first aid for your support workers.
Care training venue
Your clinical and admin teams, trained close to home.
Training days and monthly team meetings for trusts and primary care networks.
NHS training venue
Train in the borough, and the spend stays local.
Training, CPD and INSET days in Knowsley. Every booking funds Maggie's Meals.
Council training in Knowsley
Your trainer teaches. We handle the rest.
Training companies, charities and local businesses, from a meeting for 4 to a conference.
Training room hireWe also host: Oliver McGowan training venue and fostering and adoption training venue.
Need a business address? A real one, from £20 a month.
A real address, with real people behind it. Our team looks after your post. We tell you when it arrives.
Address Only
£20 a month
A registered office and business address. Collect your post from reception.
Virtual Office
£40 a month
Your address, plus unlimited post scanning and 2 free meeting room hours a month, worth £40.
Add Director's Cover for +£10 a month to either plan. Then your home is off Companies House, as your registered office and as your director's service address. You can also add call answering for £39 a month.
What can you book at the Maggie O'Neill Centre?
Training rooms, meeting rooms, an auditorium for events, and private offices. All in one hosted building in Huyton.
Training rooms
Hosted training days for care, NHS, council and corporate teams, from £165 a day. The room is set to your layout before anyone arrives.
Training room hire near Liverpool
Meeting rooms
Rooms for client meetings, interviews and team days. Your host, the screen and tea and coffee are included.
Meeting room hire in Huyton
Events and conferences
The Auditorium seats up to 60 cabaret style, with a stage, screen and lighting.
Events and conferences
Private offices
Offices to rent in the building. You get meeting rooms, a kitchen and free parking on the doorstep.
Private officesEvery booking includes your host, tea and coffee, the screen and free parking. See everything that's included.
Which room layout should you book?
You don't need to work it out. Tell us how many people are coming and what the day involves. Then we'll pick the right room and layout. We'll set it up before you arrive.
U-shape
Training with lots of talking. Everyone can see each other, and the trainer can step inside the U.
Boardroom
Meetings, interviews and small groups around one table.
Classroom
Courses with notes or laptops. Everyone faces the front.
Cabaret
Group work at round tables. Every seat faces the screen.
Banquet
Lunches and networking around full round tables.
Theatre
Talks and briefings. Rows of chairs face the front, with no tables.
Tell us your numbers. We'll come back with the room and layout that suits your day.
The screen in the Summit. It's ready for wireless casting from a Mac or PC before your trainer arrives.
What's included when you hire a room?
Every room booking at the Maggie O'Neill Centre comes with all of this. You don't need to bring a thing. We've even got the HDMI cable.
- Room set to your layout before you arrive
- On-site hosts, all day
- Self-serve tea and coffee in the room, all day
- Screen with Mac and PC wireless casting and HDMI cables
- 1Gb fibre WiFi throughout the building
- Flipchart and pens
- Free parking for everyone in your group
- A mid-morning check-in with your trainer
- Kitchen and fridge access
- Room notes kept for next time
How does Maggie's compare with a hall or a hotel?
A hall leaves the work to you. A hotel puts its bedrooms first. At Maggie's, rooms are the whole job.
| Community hall | Maggie's | Hotel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who looks after you | Community hallOften nobody. You get a key from a lockbox. | Maggie'sHosts on site, all day | HotelReception staff, busy with hotel guests |
| Room set-up | Community hallYou move the tables | Maggie'sReady in your layout before you arrive | HotelSet up, often by agency staff |
| Tech | Community hallBring your own projector | Maggie'sScreens with Mac and PC wireless casting, HDMI and 1Gb fibre WiFi. All tested. | HotelThere, but often costs extra |
| Tea and coffee | Community hallBring your own | Maggie'sIn the room all day. Help yourself, it's included. | HotelAt set break times. You pay per person. |
| Parking | Community hallStreet parking, if you're lucky | Maggie'sFree 50-space car park. The M57 is 30 seconds away. | HotelYou pay, or there isn't much |
| How it feels | Community hallTired, sometimes damp | Maggie'sCalm and spotless. Oil diffusers make it smell lovely. | HotelPlain and a bit faceless |
| Built for | Community hallLots of different things | Maggie'sTraining and meetings. That's the whole job. | HotelBedrooms. Room hire comes second. |
| Price | Community hallCheap, but you do the work | Maggie'sFair day rates. Everything included. | HotelHigh, to pay for the hotel |
| Where the money goes | Community hallLooking after the building | Maggie'sMaggie's Meals and help for people in Knowsley | HotelShareholders |
What do people say about Maggie’s?
Most of our 230 Google reviews mention the welcome.
“Someone waiting at the front door to greet you and point you in the right direction.”
“Patrick went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect.”
“From booking to the event as easy as possible.”
Who will look after you on the day?
Our hosts are on site at the Maggie O'Neill Centre all day. They look after every group, and our volunteers help too.
The centre is named after Maggie O'Neill. In the 1980s, she and her family bought this old 1930s hall. It was empty and falling apart. Meet the team and read Maggie's story
Patrick
Director
Patrick has run the centre for over 9 years. He’s on site most days.
Tania
Community Manager
Tania runs the day to day: your booking, your event, and making sure you’re looked after.
Liam
Volunteer
Liam helps run Maggie’s Meals and looks after the tech at bigger events.
Bill
Volunteer
Bill helps run Maggie’s Meals and lends a hand in the car park on busy days.
What do people ask before they book?
What is the Maggie O'Neill Centre?
Maggie O'Neill Centre is a charity-run training, meeting and event venue at 433 Liverpool Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 8HT. Maggie O'Neill Centre also offers virtual offices from £20 a month.
Is parking free at the Maggie O'Neill Centre?
Yes. Maggie O'Neill Centre has a free 50-space car park on site. It's 30 seconds from the M57, and on a main bus route.
What's included when you hire a room at the Maggie O'Neill Centre?
Every room booking includes on-site hosts and the room set to your layout. You get a screen with Mac and PC wireless casting and HDMI, 1Gb fibre WiFi and a flipchart. Parking is free, and there's tea and coffee in the room all day.
How much does it cost to hire a room?
Training rooms at the Maggie O'Neill Centre start at £165 a day. That includes your host, tea and coffee, the screen and parking. The Foundry and the Hub cost £25 an hour or £165 a day. The Summit, the Forum, the Grove and the Community Room cost £30 an hour or £180 a day. The Auditorium costs from £100 an hour. Call 0151 482 0408 for an event quote.
Which room layout should I choose?
You don't need to choose a layout yourself. Tell us how many people are coming and what the day involves. Then your host at the Maggie O'Neill Centre will pick the right room and layout. We'll set it up before you arrive.
Is the Maggie O'Neill Centre accessible?
Yes, on the ground floor. There's step-free access and 3 accessible parking bays. There's also an accessible toilet with grab rails, a fold-down rail and an emergency pull cord. We don't have a lift to the first-floor rooms. But the Auditorium, Community Room, Forum, Grove and Pod are all on the ground floor. Tell us about any access needs when you book. We'll put you in a ground-floor room.
What are the Maggie O'Neill Centre's opening hours?
Maggie O'Neill Centre is open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm. Evening and weekend room hire on request.
Is the Maggie O'Neill Centre a charity?
Yes. Maggie O'Neill Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, number 1215599. Every booking funds Maggie's Meals and community support in Knowsley.
How much is a virtual office in Liverpool?
Virtual office plans at the Maggie O'Neill Centre start at £20 a month for a registered office address. The £40 Virtual Office plan adds unlimited post scanning and 2 free meeting room hours a month, worth £40. Director's Cover adds £10 a month to either plan. It keeps your home off Companies House.
Who was Maggie O'Neill?
Maggie O'Neill and her family bought this building in Huyton in the 1980s. It was a 1930s congregational hall, and it was empty and falling apart. She brought it back to life. The Maggie O'Neill Centre is named after her.
Is the Maggie O'Neill Centre the same as MOBTC?
Yes. MOBTC is short for the centre's old name, the Maggie O'Neill Business and Training Centre. It's the same building at 433 Liverpool Road, Huyton.
Every booking funds Maggie's Meals.
Maggie O'Neill Centre is a registered charity (no. 1215599). What you pay for your room funds Maggie's Meals and community support in Knowsley. Maggie's Meals runs here every Friday, 9am to 10am.
In the last year
- rooms hired
- 900+
- businesses served
- 150+
- people accessed Maggie's Meals
- 750+
Where is the Maggie O'Neill Centre?
Maggie O'Neill Centre is at 433 Liverpool Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 8HT, in Knowsley. It's 30 seconds from the M57.
- A free 50-space car park outside, and a main bus route past the door.
- Fully accessible on the ground floor, with step-free access and accessible parking. We don't have a lift to the first-floor rooms. But the Auditorium, Community Room, Forum, Grove and Pod are all on the ground floor.
- An accessible toilet with grab rails, a fold-down rail and an emergency pull cord.
- Open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm. Evening and weekend room hire on request.
Book a visit or ask us anything
Come and see the rooms before you book. Or just tell us your dates and numbers. Prefer to talk? Call 0151 482 0408 or WhatsApp 07426 935661.