We’re proud to reveal the shortlist for the UK Social Enterprise Awards 2026! The Awards are a celebration of the pioneering social enterprise businesses which are transforming lives and empowering communities across the country. This year, we’re delighted to be co-producing the Awards with Co-operatives UK, recognising the vital role co-operatives have in shaping a … Continued
We’re delighted to reveal the shortlist for the UK Social Enterprise Awards! Co-produced by Social Enterprise UK and Co-operatives UK, the Awards are a celebration of everything that makes the social enterprise and co-operative movement so special. They showcase the strength, impact, diversity and innovation of these businesses which are changing lives, embedding sustainability into … Continued
Most award winners at the UK Social Enterprise Awards have years of history behind them. EcoCoach CIC had barely twelve months. Liudvina Pires, Head of Operations, tell us what it means to win national recognition when you’re still finding your feet – and why the award matters far less than the children it’s helped them reach.
Helping disabled people to take rollercoaster rides, rock out or roar on their favourite team is the Access Card, created by UK Social Enterprise Award winners Nimbus Disability. We went to meet them.
The UK’s biggest celebration of businesses with a social or environmental purpose is moving to Manchester. The UK Social Enterprise Awards will take place on 12th November 2026 at New Century Hall in the city’s co-operative quarter, the first time the awards have taken place outside London. New Century Hall was originally the headquarters of … Continued
Most lenders would reject an applicant with no track record of the project they needed £300K for. But WCVA is no ordinary lender. We spoke to one of the winners of the Social Investment of the Year award at last year’s UK Social Enterprise Awards to find out how it happened.
Social Enterprise of the Year award winners Change Please tell us how they’ve achieved growth and impact during nearly eleven years in business.
The winners of the UK Social Enterprise Awards were announced at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London’s Southbank on 26 November. The evening saw the venue transformed into a Festival of Hope celebrating the makers, the community builders, the job creators, the radicals, and the dreamers who make up the social enterprise movement. Across 15 categories the … Continued