Membership

From local grass-roots organisations to multi-million pound businesses that operate across the UK.  What unites our members is their commitment to changing the world through business.

 

Our members aren’t just social enterprises - they also include:

  • Private sector businesses
  • Charities
  • Local authorities
  • Public sector bodies
  • Community groups

 

Join Social Enterprise UK for as little as £75...

 

We rely on our membership fees to enable us to carry out the programmes of work for which we’re best known:


Effective campaigns – like the one that  ensured the Social Value Act 2012 was passed and is now law. Because of it, Social Value must now be taken into account when Government spending decisions are made. They total £236 billion a year – and social enterprises and UK taxpayers are going to benefit.

Robust and respected research like the State of Social Enterprise – the UK’s biggest and most comprehensive regular survey of social enterprises. It  gives clear information to private, public and social economy organisations about how the social enterprise movement is growing, what it’s doing, and what is likely to happen next in it.

Building networks between start-up, growing and large, well-established social enterprises in all sectors – we promote inter-trading so that the UK’s social enterprise movement can help itself to grow and deliver more.

Building profiles and of people and businesses in the sector – we have a busy website, a busy press office, a busy political affairs team and a network of more than 10,000 interested organisations that we’re in regular contact with.

 

Without membership fees we couldn’t do any of this work. In the spirit of social enterprise, our fees are affordable and based on the size of each member’s turnover. Our larger member fees enable us to help up-and-coming social enterprise and social enterprise supporter members.

 

Here’s what you can expect from us in return:


Heavily discounted products and services through deals we broker for our members – tap into our collective buying power

Free or heavily discounted networking, learning and training events

Individual advice, information and support when you have a business problem or need our advice

Profile-raising opportunities – we showcase our members in the mainstream media with the help of our highly-respected media team

Chances to promote your news, resources and people, free of charge through our exclusive member bulletins, media monitoring service, jobs board, and our fortnightly newsletter that reaches more than 10,000 organisations

The opportunity to show your status as a social enterprise or a friend of social enterprise – we will shortly be launching exclusive new materials alongside our existing suite  to help you show your support for a growing, world-changing movement

 

For more information on our activities and our partners, please see our Annual Review 2011.

Membership fees


Please note that we only offer membership to organisations, not individuals.

Your turnover * (£)                           

12 months  (£)          

0 to 50k

75

50k to 100k

100

100k to 500k

175

500k to 1m

350

1m to 5m

800

5m to 10m

1,700

10m to 50m

2,800

50m+

4,750

 

* If your social enterprise is in its first year of trading, please select your membership fee band based on your estimated turnover for the current financial year.

How to join Social Enterprise UK

 

If your turnover is up to £10m, please complete the online form and have your credit / debit card details ready.

If your turnover is £10m plus, you can complete the online form and pay online by credit / debit card OR we can raise an invoice. If this is your preference, please telephone 020 3589 4958 or email membership@socialenterprise.org.uk and we will process your application. Do not complete the online form.

Membership Terms and Conditions