Happy New Year from all of us at Social Enterprise UK. May your 2025 be filled with positive impact for people and planet!
Social Enterprise UK
Non-profit Organizations
London, England 20,471 followers
We are the UK’s strong voice for social enterprise, businesses with a social or environmental purpose.
About us
We are the UK’s strong voice for social enterprise, offering membership and network building for businesses with a social or environmental purpose. Social Enterprise UK is the UK’s membership body for social enterprises. We lead the world’s largest network of businesses with a social purpose who together are helping to create a fairer economy and a more sustainable future for everyone. We exists to be a strong voice for social enterprise, to evidence the difference that social enterprises are making and to demonstrate solutions and influence decision-makers to create an environment in which social enterprise can thrive. We work with mainstream businesses and public sector institutions to help them bring social enterprises into their supply chains. Not a member of Social Enterprise UK? find out how to join: https://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/get-involved/about-seuk-membership/ Sign up to our newsletter to get the latest updates from Social Enterprise UK: https://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/stay-in-touch/ Find out about up coming Social Enterprise UK webinars: https://community.socialenterprise.org.uk/c/upcoming-webinars
- Website
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http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk
External link for Social Enterprise UK
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- London, England
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Specialties
- Social Enterprise, Membership, Social Enterprise Consultancy, Social Value, Measurement of Impact, Public Affairs, Government Relations, and Conferences
Locations
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Primary
Get directions
13-15 Dock Street
London, England E1 8JN, GB
Employees at Social Enterprise UK
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Fiona Napier
Business and funding advisor at Social Enterprise UK
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Jennifer Exon
Director of Business and Enterprise at Social Enterprise UK
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Francesca Findlater OBE
Executive Head No Going Back l Founder Bounce Back l Charity Trustee l Social Enterprise board member
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Deimante (Diamond) Naraviene
Senior Marketing Leader | Passionate Brand Developer | Results-driven Communications Strategist | 20 years of experience | B2B and B2C
Updates
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Looking for new opportunities in 2025? Our European venture partner, Telos, is hiring! If you are looking for a remote freelance consultant role in the social procurement field, they would like to hear from you! #jobvacancy #freelanceconsultant #remote #europe #socialprocurement #DACH
We are hiring!! Telos is looking to bring in a freelance consultant to help supercharge the development of our work on social procurement, with a focus on the DACH region. Great opportunity for the right person, full details below. Please note LinkedIn makes you pick an employee location but you don't have to be in Germany, we are flexible across Europe! Please share with relevant networks Daniel Nowack Mélissa de Roquebrune Thomas Janvier Jaime H Paiva Alexandra van der Ploeg Richard Beaumont Oliver Hurrey Luke Abbott Elena Heckmann
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We’re so proud to see the growth of our vibrant online community hub in 2024 – check out our stats for the Members’ Area below! It’s been great seeing hundreds of organisations accessing our resources, browsing our webinars and events, and chatting with like-minded peers. Over the year, we’ve expanded our membership to more than 3,600 – If you would like to connect, learn and grow your business, join the biggest world network of #SocialEnterprise.
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How can government unleash the power of procurement and make it people-led rather than profit-led? In our latest #SocialValue2032 blog, CEO of Aspire Community Works Katharine Sutton explores various practical ways to put the public at the heart of public procurement. Read more - link in the comments.
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The latest newsletter from Good Finance UK has just dropped! Read now to catch up on all the latest news, views, opportunities, events and more from the world of #SocialInvestment! - link in the comments
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Social Enterprise UK reposted this
"If you're interested in social value, social enterprises are the experts in creating it, so procurement functions are increasingly engaging with these businesses." For our final Good Business instalment of 2024, Andy Daly, Head of Corporate Partnerships at Social Enterprise UK and Magenta MD Jo Sutherland discussed the recent shifts in procurement practices towards sustainability, innovation and social value. Andy spoke about changing UK legislation, value-based procurement practices and the success of SEUK’s Buy Social Corporate Challenge: https://lnkd.in/eRq2-guw #BuildingGoodBusiness #SocialEnterpriseUK #SocialEnterprise #SocialValue #Procurement #ESG
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Are you a #SocialEnterprise or #Charity looking to apply for government contracts? Our Public Services Hub contains resources for both VCSEs (voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations) and commissioners, helping them work together to increase the positive social and environmental impact of public sector contracts. You can also access case studies with practical examples from social enterprises and charities of their experiences winning and delivering contracts for central government departments. Visit the Hub by clicking the link in the comments.
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Home Kitchen is a not-for-profit restaurant and #SocialImpact programme. They are transforming the perception of homelessness by helping socially vulnerable people get out of poverty and into work. They not only serve the finest quality food but also provide employment for individuals who have experienced homelessness, offering the London Living Wage, travel support, and catering qualifications to help launch their careers. Home Kitchen supports individuals to rebuild their lives and break free from the cycle of homelessness. Read Good Finance UK 's full case study to explore how they harnessed the power of #SocialInvestment through Big Issue Invest to help purchase their building - link in the comments.
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When an organisation receives #SocialInvestment, they will usually need to pay a return for using the money an investor lends them. This can be referred to as ‘Cost of Capital’. Any social investor making loans expects to lend, and then be repaid. The aim of this is to cover the cost of lending and any default payments which means the money can then be recycled and lent again. Learn more about what it is and how it works via this handy Good Finance UK Hub - link in the comments.