Rethinking children’s services: MPs hear case for mission-led providers

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 NHS Plan looks like us, so why are we still invisible?

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.

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“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

London Early Years Foundation awarded King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development

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

GLL Pools to host over 1000 fundraising challenges during Swimathon 2025 

68 GLL pools taking part from Cornwall to Cumbria, Belfast to Basingstoke. Youngest challenger is just 8 years old The UK’s foremost leisure charitable social enterprise GLL will host 1054 fundraising challenges in 68 of its managed pools for Swimathon 2025. The world’s biggest fundraising swim happening over the weekend of 28-30 March sees fundraisers’ proceeds … Continued