Karen Lowthrop MBE CEO Hill Holt

Director Social Enterprise UK

Hill Holt Wood‘In Perpetuum’

The New Face of Public Services

TRIPLE BOTTOM LINETRIPLE BOTTOM LINE

• SOCIAL

• ENVIRONMENTAL

• ECONOMIC

• SOCIAL

• ENVIRONMENTAL

• ECONOMIC

Parrish 2007

Social Enterprise in the UK - Setting the scene• 62,000 social enterprises in the UK (5% of all businesses)

• Contributing £24 billion to the UK economy and employing over 800,000 people.

• They operate in a diverse range of sectors from health and social care, to renewable energy, transport, retail and housing.

• 25% Improving a particular community• 24% Creating employment opportunities• 23% supporting vulnerable people• 22% Improving health and well-being• 19% Promoting education and literacy• 18% Addressing social exclusion• 16% Protecting the environment• 13% Addressing financial exclusion • 10% Supporting vulnerable children and young people• 10% providing affordable housing

Examples:

Shoreditch development trust: An organisation working to address the causes of disadvantage in the most deprived areas of Shoreditch

Healthy living centre, conference centre, restaurants, workspace.

Stride: a social enterprise providing work placements and accredited training opportunities to long term unemployed, vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals. Hair dressers, construction, MOTs etc

Hillholt Wood – Hill Holt Wood An environmental social enterprise - Woodland management to achieve employment, education and training goals. Hill Holt Wood is a centre for learning for a diverse range of learners of all ages and abilities.

Hill Holt Values

• Positive environmental impact

• Local community ownership and control

• Financial Independence

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The Third Sector ………

• The third sector is a vital component of a fair and enterprising society, where individuals and communities feel empowered and enabled to achieve change and to meet social and environmental needs……..

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