The UK Social Enterprise Awards 2021 Shortlist Announced!
The UK Social Enterprise Awards recognize the nation’s leading social enterprises shining a spotlight on the breadth and diversity of the social enterprise movement. The Awards 2021 shortlist have been announced in the following categories:
UK Social Enterprise of the Year – the overall award for a social enterprise that has a clear vision, excellence in impact, and that has demonstrated and promoted social enterprise beyond the sector.
- Change Please
- Clear Voice Interpreting Services
- Community Dental Services CIC
- Creating Enterprise
- Future Directions CIC
- London Early Years Foundation
One to Watch – for a start-up social enterprise that shows us just why social enterprise is the future of business. Key to winning this award is an ability to clearly articulate their future vision and how they are going to achieve it.
- Active Me 360 CIC
- Fink Street Food
- Morgan Developments
- Spark and Co.
- The Washing Machine Project
- Treepoints
Prove It: Social Impact – for a social enterprise that can truly demonstrate and communicate its impact with stakeholders
- Breadwinners
- Children’s University Trust
- Clear Voice Interpreting Services
- Cockpit Arts
- Community Shop
- Noise Solution CIC
‘Buy Social’ – Market Builder – for a social enterprise, public sector body or private sector organisation that has demonstrably made efforts within its own organisation and remit to create more opportunities to buy from social enterprises.
- CBRE Managed Services Limited
- iSE (Initiative for Social Entrepreneurs)
- John Sisk & Son Limited
- SAP
- Wates Group
Social Investment Deal of the Year – for an organisation that has been part of a great investment deal in the last 12 months that has helped the social enterprise to grow or the movement as a whole to develop and flourish.
- Cornerstone Place Ltd and Key Fund
- Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and Hubbub
- Kirklees Better Outcomes Partnership and Bridges Outcomes Partnership
- Micro Rainbow CIC and Charity Bank
- Social Investment Business and Big Society Capital
- The Skill Mill and Northstar Ventures
Health & Social Care Social Enterprise – for a social enterprise in the health and social care sector with excellent vision and strategic direction, clear leadership and clear evidenced social, environmental and community impact.
- Community Dental Services CIC
- Future Directions CIC
- Integrated Care 24
- Leading Lives
- Mental Health First Aid England
- Sahan Cares C.I.C
Consumer Facing Social Enterprise – for a social enterprise that delivers a retail product or service to the general public.
Education & Training Social Enterprise – for a social enterprise in the education, training or employment sectors that can demonstrate excellence in vision and strategic direction, and clearly evidence their social, environmental and community impact.
- Action Community Enterprises CIC
- Evenbreak
- Radiant Cleaners Ltd
- Selnet Ltd
- Seven Hills
- The Growth Company
Environmental Social Enterprise – for a social enterprise in the green and environmental sector with a clear evidenced environmental impact.
Social Enterprise Building Diversity, Inclusion, Equity & Justice – for a social enterprise addressing social justice.
- Black United Representation Network (CIC)
- Commons Law CIC
- Diversity and Ability
- Money A+E
- Spark and Co.
- The Ubele Initiative
Women in Social Enterprise – for a woman working in the senior leadership team of a social enterprise who represents excellence in her field of work.
- Louise Gardiner – Action Community Enterprises CIC
- Yvonne Farquharson – Breathe Arts Health Research
- Hannah Shead – Bridges Outcomes Partnership
- Annie Warburton – Cockpit Arts
- Jessica Thompson – Migrateful
- Jemma Phibbs – School Space
- Maggie O’Carroll – The Women’s Organisation
- Eve Wagg – Well Grounded Jobs CIC
International Impact – for a social enterprise working internationally, and which are having a big impact in their field. This award is open to UK-based organisations only with existing international operations.
Transformative Community Business – for a locally rooted social enterprise that trades for the benefit of their community.
- Glyn Wylfa Ltd
- Aberporth Village Hall
- Homebaked Co-operative Anfield Ltd
- Nuneaton Signs
- Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise CIC
- West Oxfordshire Community Transport Limited
Social Enterprise Team of the Year – for a social enterprise that have demonstrated the strength, passion and resilience over the course of pandemic year.
- Empower – Be The Change
- Family Fund Business Services
- First Community Health and Care
- P3 Charity
- Renaisi
- Social adVentures
Tech for Good – for a social enterprise that uses technology to achieve social impact.
This publication has been prepared within INDIGISE project. The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of the project coordinator and may not always reflect the views of the European Commission or the National Agency.
