Not having access to a dentist can be life threatening. The growth of one Bedfordshire-based organisation is a result of offering real care to the community. Here at Social Enterprise UK, growth, which the government has focused on since inception, means everyone rises together, that everyone’s life is improved. For that to happen, we need … Continued
If we want workers to be productive and boost the economy, someone is going to have to look after the kids. London Early Years Foundation is helping to make childcare affordable for everyone. You wouldn’t think the late, great Whitney Houston and PM Keir Starmer have much in common. But just as Whitney believed children … Continued
To reduce the severe pressure facing children’s services, the government must find alternatives to private equity profiteering, reform procurement for public benefit, and support partnerships between local authorities and social enterprises and cooperatives, MPs were told last week. Speaking at the first roundtable of the Social, Cooperative and Community Economy All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on … Continued
The 10 Year Plan feels like it’s taken a lot of lessons from social enterprise models. We’ve even been mentioned! But the Plan still seems blind to the significant contribution social enterprises make in delivering services, writes Social Enterprise UK Associate Director, Dan Gregory.
“Stop Fixing, Start Listening!” Meet the people training healthcare workers to hand power over to patients – and transforming lives in the process. It all began with curiosity. Twenty-five years ago, a physiotherapist asked a simple question: why do some stroke patients manage to find their way to a fulfilling life more speedily and completely … Continued
GLL has been appointed by City of Lincoln Council as the interim operator for Yarborough and Birchwood Leisure Centres. This follows the immediate closure of both centres after the previous operator ceased trading on 3 April 2025. GLL will manage the indoor and outdoor facilities at both leisure centres for an interim period of two … Continued
The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development, recognising its groundbreaking approach to Early Years Education and Care through the lens of social enterprise and sustainability. LEYF is one of only 197 organisations nationally to be recognised with the prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise. Announced on Tuesday 6th … Continued
Community Dental Services CIC (CDS) has partnered with Luton Borough Council to deliver a free pop-up dental clinic, at the Park Town Family Hub