"As a small Oxford-based craft brewery and hospitality organisation, Tap Social Movement has greatly benefited from being part of Social Enterprise UK's vibrant community of like-minded businesses. It's a constant source of inspiration and motivation."
Join us as a social enterprise member
Join in the movement and become a certified social enterprise. We are here to amplify your voice.
As the voice of our members, we champion social enterprise with government, industry, and the public to create an environment where your business can thrive. Over the last 20 years we have:
- Created the largest network of social enterprises in the world, continuing to grow the community and enable connections
- Helped to pass the Social Value Act 2012, transforming the procurement landscape to benefit social enterprises
- Engaged 30 corporate partners to commit to £1 billion spent with social enterprises, creating new markets for our members
- Our evidence informed and influenced the social investment market, supporting social enterprises access finance
- Secured Covid-19 backlog pay for social enterprises providing healthcare services
To join as a social enterprise, you must:
- Have a clear social and/or environmental mission set out in your governing documents
- Generate the majority of your income through trading (or be working towards this)
- Reinvest or donate the majority of profits to achieve your social/environmental mission
- Be controlled or owned in the interest of your social/environmental mission
- Be an independent business, accountable and transparent about how you operate and the impact you have
About your membership
Our membership fees are based on your turnover. If your turnover is under £100,000 then you can join our community free of charge! Paying membership starts at £205. Larger social enterprises receive some additional member benefits from access to specialist support networks to more opportunities to profile your business across our policy, research and market building work.
Benefits
Verify your social enterprise status and enhance your brand, helping you win new business and stand out from the crowd. Our social enterprise accreditation badge enables you to communicate your social and environmental impact to your clients with every business transaction. By becoming a certified social enterprise member, you will also receive People and Planet First verification.
Be part of our movement and benefit from our campaigning and lobbying work to influence the policy agenda and legislation and shape the business environment to work in favour of social enterprises and the needs of your business.
Gain access to our thriving community of over 2,000 businesses and organisations. Connect directly with your peers and other business leaders, exchange ideas and good practice examples, ask for support and expert insights. Access free business resources, training, professional advice and funding opportunities to save you time and monetary resources and help your business flourish.
Tap into new markets and accelerate your business growth through new partnerships within B2B, B2C and public sector markets. List your business on our Social Enterprise Directory and join our eBay for Change programme to boost your visibility and reach new audiences.
Contribute to providing important evidence in our lobbying work for the future of social enterprise. Stay ahead of the curve with our robust research data, looking into the key trends and issues affecting social enterprises. Make evidence-led decisions to help you plan and strategically future-proof your business.
Connect to your peers locally through our Social Enterprise Places network. Attend free in-person member networking events and benefit from discounted access to our flagship events, including the UK Social Enterprise Awards.
- Contribute to strategic change by attending exclusive invite-only leadership events, such as the Social Value Leader’s Summit
- The opportunity to access networks relevant to your business such as our B2B Recommended Supplier Network. Recommended Suppliers receive a badge boosting their brand visibility and credibility with current buyers and potential corporate clients
- Recommended Suppliers can also attend our in-person Social Procurement Meetups events and connect with potential new business partners, including those on our Buy Social Corporate Challenge
- The chance to shape our policy work as we lobby government to create an environment in which social enterprises can thrive. You’ll also be invited to attend events held by the Social, Cooperative and Community Economy All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG).
- Social enterprises working in healthcare can benefit from our specialised Health and Social Care Network.
- Recruit talent by posting your vacancies on our jobs board
- Opportunities to share your news and stories on the Social Enterprise UK website
Our membership fees
