1. Social Enterprise: creating social value Nick Temple Deputy CEO

2. Leading Lives – Social Care
Community health services – Provide / Anglian Community Enterprise (Colchester)
Dentistry – Community Dental Services
Furniture recycling – Re-Create
Cafes
Garden centres – Realise Futures
Physiotherapy – Allied Health
Lending to others – Foundation East

3. What is Social Enterprise?
Business driven by a social purpose.
MISSION
TRADING
PROFIT
OWNERSHIP
REPORTING =
Definition debates.
Key points:
trading / earning income
what they do with profits
ownership
social purpose / mission primary 3

4. Social Enterprise in the UK – state of play
c. 70,000 social enterprises in the UK (5% of all businesses)
Contributing c.£25 billion to the UK economy and employing over 1 million people.
Operate in almost every sector: from health and social care, to renewable energy, transport, retail and housing
There are many routes to social enterprise including:
spinning out of parts of the public sector
entrepreneur-led organisations
charities becoming more business-orientated
Government statistics - we are slightly more cautious at c. 50k social enterprises
Not a fringe activity anymore is the key point + a big economic (as well as social) contributor 4

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6. Social Enterprise UK
Building markets for members and movement .

7. Social Enterprise in the UK – by geography
West of England – 600 SEs, 10,000 jobs, £400m turnover
Cumbria – 750 SEs, 4,000 jobs, £300m to economy
Black Country – 1400 SEs, 34,000 jobs, £460m turnover 7

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10. Started with SEUK members - 1 in 4 didn’t buy anything from a social enterprise
Pledge - then expanded to private sector

12. SOCIAL VALUE Why does it matter - the evidence
50% reported profit; 26% broke even
52% grew turnover in past 12 months
Start-ups: 49% set up in last 5 years
41% grew workforce in last year
14% export
59% introduced new product/service
31% in top 20% most deprived communities
59% actively employ people disadvantaged from labour market; for 16%, this is more than 50% workforce
40% led by women; 31% BAME Director, 40% Director with disability
Average pay ratio 3.6:1
73% involve beneficiaries in decision-making
SOCIAL VALUE

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14. 0% 41% Up to 10% 19% Between 11% and 50% 23% Between 51% and 100% 16%

15. Together with our members we are the voice for social enterprise.
We believe that social enterprise is our best chance of creating a fairer world and protecting the planet.
Join us.
@SocialEnt_UK
@nicktemple1