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Front and Centre - Putting Social Value at the Heart of Inclusive Growth

Our latest research report calls for a rethink on how public bodies use social value, urging it to be placed front and centre of how local and central government works.
£1.1m Unity Trust Bank loan provides urgently needed housing for the homeless in Coventry

A £1.1m loan from Unity Trust, the commercial bank with a social conscience has enabled social enterprise The Cornerstone Partnership to purchase 17 properties for the homeless in Coventry. Operated in partnership with The Salvation Army; the properties provide safe, sustainable homes integrated in the community for homeless families to begin rebuilding their lives.
Outreach Officer (Manchester) - Micro Rainbow

The job involves meeting with LGBTI asylum seekers on a regular basis to establish their suitability to access Micro Rainbow’s housing and socio-economic inclusion programmes and to support them to access the services they need. The ideal candidate is passionate about equality and has the ability to connect and empathise with vulnerable people whilst maintaining strict professional boundaries.
Moving On Officer (London)

Your role will include assisting LGBTI refugees to move into Micro Rainbow Housing and to find alternative accommodation when their NASS ends and they need to move out from their NASS accommodation; establishing new partnerships with housing providers that can help newly granted LGBTI refugees to find housing, including housing associations, third sector organisations, local councils.

What is it all about?

Social enterprises are businesses which are set up to change the world. Like traditional businesses they aim to make a profit but it’s what they do with their profits that sets them apart – reinvesting or donating them to create positive social change. Social enterprises exist in nearly every sector from consumer goods to healthcare, community energy to creative agencies, restaurants to facilities management. Well known examples include The Big Issue, Divine Chocolate and the Eden Project.
Who We Are

WE'RE THE NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP BODY FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISE Our members aren't just social enterprises. They also include private businesses, charities and public sector organisations who support our vision of a world where social enterprise is the usual way of doing business.
Start your Social Enterprise

This guide takes you through the start-up essentials. Sponsored by NatWest.
1. What are social enterprises?
2. What social enterprises already exist?
UK Social Enterprise Awards 2017

See the winners of the UK Social Enterprise Awards which were announced at a ceremony at the Royal Horticultural Society on the 23rd of November, 2017.
6. What are the legal structures for social enterprises?
SEUK Members

We have members all over the UK as well as in various parts of the world. You can view all our members on a map as well as searching for particular organisations and locations.
5. What's the difference between a social enterprise and ethical business?
3. What does Social Enterprise UK do?