About
us

Our mission and values

Luton Rising are the public airport company focused on driving transformative growth and positive social impact in Luton. Owned by Luton Council, our assets include London Luton Airport, the Luton DART and Morton House, our training and business centre.

Because we are owned for community benefit rather than by private shareholders, our profits are reinvested into the town and the people who live here. We are supporting a movement to create a place built on fairness, where everyone can thrive and no-one has to live in poverty.

That commitment shows up in tangible ways. Our contribution to frontline council services amounts to 15% of the Council’s income. On top of that, we invest around £7.4 million each year into community groups and organisations across Luton – supporting people experiencing homelessness, mental health challenges, food poverty and much more. Since 1998, our total contribution to public services and community organisations has exceeded £500 million. You can meet some of the people and organisations we support in the Our Community section.

As the most significant business in the region, the airport supports 27,000 jobs and £1.8 billion in economic activity. Our other assets, including the Luton DART, have opened up opportunities for hundreds of people to develop skills and begin careers. This is covered in more detail in the Our Airport section.

We are also fully aware of our environmental responsibilities as an airport owner. Our sustainability strategy is, we believe, the most far-reaching commitment to minimising carbon emissions, noise, traffic and air pollution ever put forward by a UK airport. We aim to go further still, actively supporting the Council’s target for Luton to be carbon neutral by 2040. Read more in the Our Planet section.

We are, in essence, a social enterprise at the heart of a movement for positive change in our town and region. We hope you will join us on that journey.