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All about social enterprise

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From joining us as a member to using your own spending power to support social enterprises, find out how you can join the social enterprise movement.

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Evidence & policy

Find out more about our work building the evidence base for the sector and pushing for policy change.

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Social enterprises are businesses with a social or environmental purpose

£60 billion

GDP generated (2023)

2.3 million

Jobs created (2023)

~100,000

Social enterprises in the UK (2025)

All about social enterprise

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Why join Social Enterprise UK

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Social enterprises in communities

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Social procurement

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Social value

Join our work helping embed social value across procurement

The future of public services

Find out about the vital role of social enterprises in public services

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Case Study

Social enterprise: a missing funding piece for hospices and charities

The traditional hospice funding model is under pressure, and across the UK, charities are struggling with rising costs and falling donations. Find out how St Helena Hospice found a solution in social enterprise

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Programme

Buy Social Corporate Challenge

Our flagship social procurement programme works with leading corporates to open up supply chains to social enterprises. Find out more about the Challenge, which is using everyday business spend in a way which changes lives, transforms communities and protects the environment.

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Article

Shaping the future of social value

A year since the government’s procurement reforms, leaders from the private, public and social enterprise sectors came together to discuss and debate the future of social value at the Social Value Leaders’ Summit. Find out more about what was discussed and how you can get involved in our new programme of work to place social enterprise at the heart of commissioning and procurement.

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Events

Our events calendar

From online training and knowledge-sharing to in-person networking, our flagship UK Social Enterprise Awards to parliamentary receptions – this calendar shows what’s coming up in our busy programme of events.

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Report

The State of Social Enterprise 2025: Backbone of Britain

Our 2025 State of Social Enterprise Report surveyed nearly 2,000 social enterprises to look in depth at the key trends and issues affecting the sector. From turnover and profitability to where they work, who they employ, and what issues they are set up to address – it’s the most comprehensive look into the nation’s social enterprises.

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Research

Discover the state of social enterprise in your area

These fact sheets provide an overview of the state of social enterprises across the nine English regions. Find out how social enterprises are performing in your area from impact and profitability to key challenges.

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