Social enterprise `EC106`¶

Social enterprise is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Economic and community development category.

429 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 0.21% of all charities.

Keywords to find charities¶

UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.

The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:

Distribution by size of charity¶

Income band	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
Under £10k	69	0.10%
£10k - £100k	75	0.11%
£100k - £250k	53	0.24%
£250k - £500k	60	0.54%
£500k - £1m	50	0.72%
£1m - £10m	92	1.00%
Over £10m	23	1.02%
Total	422	0.22%

Distribution by charity regulator¶

Regulator	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
ccew	271	0.16%
oscr	100	0.40%
ccni	58	0.83%
Total	429	0.21%

Ten largest charities (by income)¶

Name	Latest income
LLOYD'S REGISTER FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1145988] Lloyd's Register Foundation promotes safety and education. Most of the consolidated income is attributable to the Lloyd's Register Group, a trading group that distributes profit to the Foundation. It is received dividends and not the consolidated trading income that is available to the Foundation. The trading group is a 'Social Investment' that also furthers the Foundation's charitable aims.	£691,735,000
SOCIAL INVESTMENT BUSINESS FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1117185] SIB FOUNDATION INVESTS IN COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATIONS RUNNING ENTERPRISE ACTIVITIES. WE PROVIDE FINANCE SUCH AS LOANS, GRANTS AND EQUITIES AS WELL AS SUPPORT AND ADVICE.	£188,507,000
THERA TRUST [Charity number: 1090163] The Thera Group of companies supports people with a learning disability. It employs staff who support people in their own home, in their local community and for short breaks. Thera also provides financial advocacy and quality assurance services; as well as developing and running social enterprises.	£101,276,364
Clanmil Housing Association Limited [Charity number: NI103840] Clanmil Housing provides high quality, affordable homes for rent throughout Northern Ireland and helps facilitate home ownership for people who cannot afford to purchase a home outright. By providing efficient, value for money maintenance and a responsive repair service we ensure that our tenants have high quality, comfortable homes they can be proud of. We work closely with local communities and their representatives to ensure that that the homes we build really meet their needs. Our homes are well designed with energy efficiency features. We work with our tenants to develop innovative solutions to problems and deliver community development programmes that address their needs and interests. We work in partnership with local authorities, social enterprises, residents groups and other agencies on: training and access to jobs; social, sport and wellbeing programmes; reducing anti-social behaviour; helping our tenants manage their personal finances. As with many in Northern Ireland, we believe that people who wish to live in mixed neighbourhoods should have that opportunity and we are committed to continuing to deliver shared neighbourhoods. Looking to the future, we believe we can make a real difference for our tenants by focusing our efforts in four key areas: 1. Customer: We will understand our customers better and focus everything we do on providing the best possible homes and services. 2. Organisation: We will develop our people and the organisation to ensure we are best placed to deliver great homes and services that matter. 3. Growth: We will build more homes for people who need them. 4. Communication: We will communicate better with our stakeholders so that they know what decisions we have taken and why.	£56,889,968
Nesta [Charity number: SC042833] The objects of the Charity are for the public benefit: 2.1 To advance education, and in particular the study of innovation, by the promotion of research and the publication of the useful results thereof, in: 2.1.1 Science and technology. 2.1.2 The arts. 2.1.3 The efficiency of public services. 2.1.4 The Voluntary sector and social enterprise. and 2.1.5 Industry and commerce. 2.2 To advance: 2.2.1 Science and technology 2.2.2 The arts 2.2.3 The efficiency of public services 2.2.4 The voluntary sector 2.2.5 Industry and commerce and social enterprise which (a) Relieves poverty (b) Relieves unemployment (c) Advances health (d) Advances environmental protection or improvement and sustainable development (e) Advances citizenship or community development through or by encouraging and supporting innovation. 'The voluntary sector' means charities and voluntary organisations. Charities are organisations, which are established for exclusively charitable purposes in accordance with the law of England and Wales. Voluntary organisations are independent organisations, which are established for purposes that add value to the community as a whole, or a significant section of the community, and which are not permitted by their constitution to make a profit for private distribution. Voluntary organisations do not include local government or other statutory authorities. 'Sustainable development' means 'development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs'. 2.3 To advance any other purpose which is recognised as exclusively charitable under the laws of England and Wales and Scotland.	£55,306,000
Bryson Charitable Group [Charity number: NI101396] Our services are delivered through five subsidiary charitable companies and two social enterprise trading companies. Our work to address fuel poverty, Bryson Energy, remains within the parent company and will transfer to a charitable subsidiary as from April 2015. Our charitable services companies are: • Bryson Care – services to families and older people in Belfast and the North West; • Bryson Intercultural – support for black and ethnic minority people and the Traveller community; • Bryson Lagansports – promoting active living, health and well-being in inner city communities; Our social enterprise trading companies are: • Bryson Future Skills – providing employment and training initiatives to young adults and those living with long term employment; • Bryson Recycling – providing kerbside recycling services. In the last financial year we have had a positive impact in a wide range of areas: ? We delivered over 212,000 hours of care and support to older people, helping them to remain in their own homes. ? We supported over 1,200 vulnerable children and their families. ? We provided over 1,500 hours of advice and support to newly arrived people from across the world seeking asylum. ? We supported 180 people from the Traveller community through our health, education, training and youth programmes. ? We supported 7,600 people in developing their skills and finding a new job. ? We recycled over 60,000 tonnes of household materials, selling 35% to local companies to create new products and support local jobs. ? We insulated 4,428 homes, reducing fuel bills and increasing comfort. ? We supported health and well-being by providing active living opportunities to 6,552 people from across the city.	£44,923,716
THE LONDON EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION [Charity number: 299686] The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) is one of the UK's largest charitable social enterprises with a social purpose of 'changing the world one child at a time'. We achieve our social purpose by giving London's children aged 0-5 years the best start in life through the highest quality Early Years Education and Care, especially those who otherwise may not be able to access or afford it.	£37,158,611
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION [Charity number: 218093] WCVA is the national membership organisation for voluntary organisations in Wales. WCVA promotes volunteering, good governance, sustainability and engagement by providing information, training, advice and support to charities, voluntary and community groups & social enterprises. WCVA manages several grant & loan schemes.	£36,614,642
SOMERSET HOUSE TRUST [Charity number: 1063640] Somerset House Trust was established in 1997 to enhance the education of the public by the provision of a centre for the arts and to maintain the buildings for the benefit of the local and international community as an example of English national heritage. At its heart lies a creative community of innovative businesses and social enterprises which contribute to the vibrancy and energy of the site.	£25,257,000
THE RISMAN FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1123010] The Risman Foundation is focused on grant-making and social investment in a variety of areas with emphases on social entrepreneurship, education, sporting endeavour, travel and humanity-related matters.	£22,484,580

Ten random charities¶

Name	Latest income
StudioFV [Charity number: SC053174] The organisation's objects are to deliver charitable activities to benefit the community and in particular:- To alleviate poverty through the promotion of multimedia skills and learning for long-term unemployed people/people with long-term conditions - supporting employability through the delivery of work placements, volunteering opportunities and internship programmes/projects and initiatives in collaboration with employability providers (CEIS, JobCentre Plus, Invest in Renfrewshire, and others).- To advance lifelong education and learning and to promote citizenship through appropriate employability skills training in multimedia, communication and self-esteem for long-term unemployed/people with long- term conditions. - To assist in the regeneration of Scottish communities/communities of interest through the provision of film, digital and multimedia services to arts, culture and education sector organisations as well as third sector arts, culture, heritage and tourism orgs, local authorities, social work centres, health boards and other social enterprises. - To help to develop the image and reality of Scotland's third sector as an attractive sector in which to work and volunteer through partnering with organisations and their networks in the promotion of their work and the telling of their stories.	£36,033
EMMAUS HASTINGS AND ROTHER [Charity number: 1123493] Emmaus is a secular charity providing a home, work & training for homeless or socially excluded people through social enterprise businesses trading in donated furniture & household goods. Residents may remain with Emmaus for as long as they need and are then helped to find jobs & housing. EHR can accommodate 23 residents and employs a small staff team to support residents & manage the business.	£491,225
ESTA 414 [Charity number: 1127974] To help the lowest common denominator forgotten, neglected and without hope with medical aid, training programs and mentoring. From London estates to child soldiers in Sierra Leone, rescue orphans and those persecuted in Armenia, Burma, Timor Leste, Sudan and Uganda. Including medical and humanitarian projects, rehabilitation and advocacy for global human rights atrocities, plus social enterprise.	£2,076
EMMAUS CAMBRIDGE [Charity number: 1064473] Emmaus supports formerly homeless people by giving them a home, meaningful voluntary work in a social enterprise and an opportunity to get back on their feet again. For many who ever experience homelessness one of the biggest obstacles they must overcome is a loss of self-esteem. Emmaus provides a stable home and the opportunity to regain self-worth, making a real contribution to their community.	£2,004,221
ASIAN RESOURCE CENTRE OF CROYDON LIMITED [Charity number: 1120376] Capacity Building/Infrastructure support to Asian voluntary groups including Training, Seminars/Workshops. ICT, Monitoring & Evaluation Project, Social Enterprise, Health Awareness, Community Leadership Programme as well as Inter-Faith Projects. The charity consults with a wide range of groups and agencies in the Borough and makes representation to decision makers on their behalf.	£736,119
VOLUNTARY SECTOR NORTH WEST [Charity number: 1081654] To work together to enable the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector to positively shape the future of the North West	£1,214,629
IMPAKT HOUSING & SUPPORT [Charity number: 801035] Area of work:Housing homelessness people and women and children fleeing domestic abuse.Skills4 courses providing help, training, and practical support. F4YP support for marginalised kids4mation - social enterprise helping to alleviate poverty by supplying affordable furniture.Food 4 - providing fruit, veg & bakery items to people on benefits from a broad cross section.	£6,428,363
OUR SANSAR LIMITED [Charity number: 1132124] Our Sansar is a UK-based non-governmental organisation working to provide education, welfare and shelter to the most disadvantaged children in Nepal for whom little or no help is forthcoming. At the moment we are focusing on programmes in Province 2: 1)Street Children Programme; 2) EmpowerHER Programme; 3) End to Child Labour; 4) End to Child Marriage; 5) Set up of local Social Enterprises	£385,801
UGACOX COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE [Charity number: 1178445] The Charity invest in community by way of starting small and managable social enterprises and then use all proceeds on services that are most needed in such communities, like building schools, and supporting initiatives like environment protection.	£506
THE GRIMMITT TRUST [Charity number: 801975] Makes grants to charitable causes within the scope of the Trust Deed to encourage and strengthen community activities in Birmingham, Dudley,Wolverhampton and Walsall postcode areas.The Trust does not normally support national charities, CICs or social enterprises.	£586,560