We've found our membership with SEUK invaluable. The learning, networking and influencing of policy has contributed to our development over the last few years.
Jo Pritchard, Central Surrey HealthRead more...

SEUK has helped strengthen our campaigns work, getting us meetings with key politicians and creating opportunities for us to positively influence government policy.
Fay Selvan, CEO, The Big Life Group Read more...

Social Enterprise UK's presentation inspired a number of people to explore how they develop their ideas to consider social value.
Ken Brown, Winchester City CouncilRead more...

Fantastic achievement on Not In Our Name campaign. Super proud! What lobbying power you have. Please pass on our thanks and praise to the team.
Kate Markey, Managing Director, CAN InvestRead more...

On SEUK's award win: I'm impressed by the scale of the outcome and by the potential benefits to the sector of the Social Value Act.
Tom Flood, Third Sector Excellence Award JudgeRead more...

The Buy Social campaign is simply brilliant! It's inspired us, thanks Social Enterprise UK.
Lee Blake, Made By Young PeopleRead more...

Most impressed to learn about what Social Enterprise UK has been doing. I wish it could be duplicated here in the US, at least in part.
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Board and council

Andrew Croft

Andrew Croft became Chief Executive of CAN in 2008 having joined the organisation in 2006 with responsibility for the development of new revenue streams and replication, including CAN Mezzanine the award-winning high quality office space for charities, social enterprise and voluntary groups.
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Steve Wyler - Deputy Chair

Steve is the Chief Executive of Locality, a nationwide movement of community organisations ambitious for change. Locality brings together over 600 settlements, development trusts, social action centres and community enterprises.
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Claire Dove OBE DL - Chair

Claire Dove OBE DL is a key player in the social enterprise movement and since the early 1980’s has led the Blackburne House Group using her entrepreneurial skills to support the growth of the organisation into an award winning and extremely successful social business.
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Peter Holbrook - Chief Executive

Peter Holbrook is Chief Executive of Social Enterprise UK. Social Enterprise UK’s key activities are centred on informing and influencing the policy agenda, promoting the benefits of social enterprise and undertaking research to expand the social enterprise evidence base.
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Mark Sesnan

Mark is Managing Director of (GLL) Greenwich Leisure Limited which is the pioneering worker owned leisure social enterprise that took over the operation of Greenwich Council’s leisure centres in 1993 as an innovative ‘spin out’.
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Alastair Wilson

Having worked extensively in the private sector, Alastair became a student of the School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) in 1998. Having established and run his own project, he returned to SSE as Development Director and then CEO.
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Karen Lowthrop

Karen Lowthrop is CEO of Hill Holt Wood an environmental social enterprise set in 34 acres of mixed deciduous forest in Lincolnshire. Hill Holt Wood now enjoys national prominence as a leading example of how natural resources can be maintained and developed for the benefit of the local community.
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Dai Powell

Dai Powell is the Chief Executive of HCT Group, a large-scale, award-winning social enterprise in the transport industry, operating transport and training services from ten depots across London, Yorkshire, Humberside and the southwest. Dai has been Chief Executive since 1993.
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Caroline Mason

Caroline Mason is the Chief Operating Office for Big Society Capital Limited recently set up to develop and growth the social finance market through the use of Dormant Account money.
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David Shannon

David Shannon acts as treasurer for Social Enterprise UK. David was previously Finance Director at Social Enterprise UK, then the Social Enterprise Coalition.
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Social Enterprise UK Council

The Social Enterprise UK Council is made up of social enterprise leaders, representatives from social enterprise networks, umbrella organisations and partners.
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