National overview
There are an estimated 62,000 social enterprises in the UK, with a combined turnover of £24 billion per year.*
*Annual Business Survey 2005-2007
The national voice for the sector is the Social Enterprise UK, based in London.
In most English regions there is an equivalent network to Social Enterprise West Midlands:
- RISE (South West)
- Social Enterprise East Midlands
- SE2 (South East)
- Social Enterprise London
- Social Enterprise East of England
- Social Enterprise Yorkshire & Humber
- North East Social Enterprise Partnership
- Social Enterprise North West
Within Government: Currently the Office for Civil Society, located within the Cabinet Office, is responsible for social enterprise. In May 2010 the OCS launched its Big Society Programme which includes several policy statements on social enterprise. The Minister for Civil Society is Nick Hurd MP. More information