Top 10 social enterprise of the year 2023 in uk năm 2024

We are delighted to have been featured in the NatWest SE100 2023 list of the UK's top 100 social enterprises.

This year’s SE100 Top 100 includes businesses and trading charities from across the UK delivering a diverse range of goods and services, from mental wellbeing and music, jobs and training to books, bread, period products, cycling and clean energy.

The list was selected according to a number of different criteria to reflect both business and impact issues – including financial performance, how thoroughly organisations are measuring and managing their impact, and their commitment to both climate issues and to taking positive action on equality and diversity.

Our Co Chief Executive Madeleine Spinks went along to a celebration event on 10 July to meet other social enterprises in the list.

She said:

"It was great to chat with other socially-minded organisations doing inspirational work. It's been a tough year for all social enterprises I think, but the positivity and resilience in the room was amazing, and reminds me that it's a very particular group of people that work in this sector - business minded but not in it for the profits, just for the positive change we're all working towards."

This ethos was summed up by Tim West, founding editor of Pioneers Post, who created the SE100 Index in partnership with NatWest Social and Community Capital, who said:

“Like all businesses, social enterprises are dealing with the continued pressures and uncertainties of the cost of living crisis and other challenges that won’t go away any time soon – whether it’s about key contracts being renewed or the continued fallout from Brexit and its impact on staffing. Running a social business is perhaps more challenging than ever before, and we know that a number of social investors, for example, have been bracing themselves for more of their investees to fail.

“But if we know anything about social entrepreneurs, it is that they are dedicated, resilient and full of positivity. What they seem to be telling us in this year’s SE100 survey is that they will use every ounce of their energy, skill and creativity to find solutions in the face of the hardest challenges, in service of their communities and their social mission.”

We were delighted to pick up the Community-Based Social Enterprise Award from Social Enterprise UK, at the national sector body awards, which recognise impact and innovation in purpose-led business.

The ceremony which took place at the iconic Roundhouse in London saw social enterprises from across the country come together to celebrate each others achievements in the sector. Having been nominated in two categories; Environmental Social Enterprise and Community Based Social Enterprise, we were honoured to be recognised for our work alongside so many other fantastic social enterprises who were shortlisted from across the UK.

The team made our way to London in Silk Executive Travel people carriers generously provided by the LFC Foundation who have been using our Launderette as a commercial customer since 2020. Both LFC Foundation and Everton Football College use our services in line with their commitment to ensure they’re working with third parties who employ people at the Real Living Wage.

As a social enterprise our Launderette is committed supporting our local community and invests everything we make back into creating local job, paying the Real Living Wage, quality services and free social and educational events. We have also continued to offer a Free Washing which you can find out more about here which aims to tackle financial and social barriers people might face due to hygiene poverty.

Having started in May 2019, surviving a pandemic and growing into a thriving community hub this award felt like a great testament to our local community and those from further afield who have continued to support us on our journey.

Peter Holbrook CBE, the chief executive of Social Enterprise UK and organiser of the awards, said:

“The last year has been a difficult one for businesses across the UK, and it has been no different for social enterprises. The Awards were a real evening of hope and inspiration and brought home the sheer ingenuity, adaptability and determination of the social enterprise community, which has continued to deliver for the people and communities they work with and support.

“The winners include businesses which are breaking down barriers for groups marginalised in the workforce, organisations at the heart of local economies, and those finding innovative ways to tackle the climate crisis. The ever-growing movement of social enterprise truly represents business at its best. Congratulations to all of the winners and to Kitty’s Launderette for their award.”

We were also featured in The Echo off the back of this award which was great and brought lots of new friendly faces into the launderette. You can read the article here.

Earlier in the month we also won the Community Business Award at the Laundry and Drycleaning Awards (LADA). The Laundry and Drycleaning Awards is the original industry award event that aims to recognise companies, individuals, services and products which stand out from the crowd, those bringing a new level of customer service and professionalism to the industry and helping it face the challenges of changing society and technology head-on. These awards, open to all sectors within the textile care industry; individuals and companies alike.

Being recognised by a national organisation representing the laundry industry felt amazing as this affirms our belief that equitable business can provide professional and quality laundry services while serving our community.

We are just one of thousands of Social Enterprises spread across the UK and if you would like to find out more about how our business model works please feel free to check out the resources below. We’ve also included links to the awards shortlist and would encourage you to check out and support the work of fellow nominees from the social enterprise awards:

Social Enterprise UK Website

List of award nominees at Social Enterprise Awards 2023

The School for Social Entrepreneurs supports those who are wanting to create business that make meaningful impact in their communities.

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What is the social enterprise Prize?

The Champion and 1st Runner-up Teams will be awarded a startup prize money that will enable them to implement the first phase of their business plan for their social enterprise under mentorship. Each Champion Team will receive a Startup Award of HK$300,000, while 1st Runner-up Teams will receive HK$150,000 each.nullHong Kong Social Enterprise Challengehksec.hknull

How much do social enterprises contribute to the UK economy?

Social enterprises are one of the fastest growing forms of business in the UK with over 100,000 contributing £60bn to the UK economy and employing 2m people. More information can be found through Social Enterprise UK's report The Hidden Revolution.nullWritten evidence submitted by Social Enterprise UK Executive Summarycommittees.parliament.uk › writtenevidence › pdfnull

How long has social enterprise been around?

Origins. The idea of a social enterprise as a distinct concept first developed in the late 1970s in the UK as an alternative commercial organisational model to private businesses, co-operatives and public enterprise. The concept, at that time, had five main principles divided into three values and two paradigm shifts.nullSocial enterprise - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org › wiki › Social_enterprisenull