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Tackling Worklessness
through Social Enterprises
Helen Scurr – Partner, Ark People & Communities
Contents
• What are social enterprises?
• The rationale for social enterprise and housing
• Case studies – who got it right? And who
benefits?
• Opportunities knock – what could the future
hold?
• How can you measure social enterprise
success?
• Questions & debate
What are Social Enterprises?
• Common theme – vehicle that is trading for a social or
environmental purpose
• Social Enterprise is a legal entity
• Encapsulates mutual's, co-operatives, charities and
community enterprises
• Has a “social mission”
• Objectives are often – tackle social problems-
worklessness, improve peoples life chances, improve
communities and/or the environment
• “For profit “ companies
The Rationale for Social
Enterprise and Housing
• Prof John Hills report – linking worklessness to
tenants and residents
• Diversification from traditional core activities
• To provide and maximise training & employment
opportunities for tenants & residents
• Social Value Act – requirement for public sector
bodies
• Welfare Reform – pressures on rental streams and
increasing rent arrears
• Localism Bill & Big Society – empowering local people
& local communities
Case Studies –
Who got it right?
And who benefited?
Acquisition PM Training
• Provision of basic level training - NVQs
• Apprenticeship placements – 800 per annum
• Employment opportunities – local employment partnerships
Construction / Painting
Homework's –
Commercial Arm
• Grounds Maintenance, painting & decorating
voids, soft furnishings, modern art
• 45 teams - complete work
for Stoke on Trent City
Council, Aspire Housing,
other RPs
Academy 4 Housing London
• Partnership – 4 London RPs collaborative
working – initial capital investment equity loan
• Charitable social enterprise – delivering training
for staff, CIH accredited courses,
apprenticeships in housing employability training
residents
• Launched Jan 2012 – secured £500K big lottery
funding deliver training for 1000 housing
association tenants – developed new training
courses
East Midlands Collaboration
• Provision of basic level training – NVQs
• Apprenticeship placements – 800 per annum
• Employment opportunities – local employment partnerships
GCH Handylink
Opportunities Knock for
Businesses
• Collaborative working amongst partners
• Investment models – joint venture
• Accessing a variety of funding streams – ESF/Big
Lottery/Big Issue
• Employer led approach to apprenticeships – changes
afoot – SFA
• Social Value Act – a requirement to encourage and work
collaboratively with social enterprises to enable tem to
secure tendering opportunities
• Group Structures – subsidiary social enterprise
structures
Opportunities Knock for
Tenants and Residents
• Access to training, apprenticeships
• Access to employment opportunities
• Support in new business start ups
• Back office support from experienced colleagues
• Access to funding streams
• Confidence building, skills enhancement longer term
benefits
• Economically active tenants and residents
• Links to core business e.g. rental income, maintenance
and repairs
How can you measure
Social Enterprise success?
• Financial performance – return on investment &
profits
• Key performance measures – KPIs
• Customer feedback and satisfaction
• Repeat business
• Funding requirements and outcomes
• Reputation measures
• Happy team around you
• Social value and social impact – having clear
measures and objectives – social accounts
Ark P&C Current Social
Enterprise Projects
• North Wales – creation of a Handyman and gardening
social enterprise – employing long term unemployed
people
• South West – creation of a joint venture recycling
partnership and new business start up
• Somerset – business review and acquisition for a RP of
a social enterprise
• National – construction business – assessing an
acquisition and growth strategy
• Bristol – new social enterprise start up to support tenants
and residents into work
A View of the Future &
Discussion
Helen Scurr – Partner, Ark People & Communities
Discussion Points
• Do you believe that there is an appetite
within your organisation to develop social
enterprise and/or maximise social value?
• What challenges do you believe face our
sector in responding to diversification?
• What support would you need to maximise
opportunities?
Helen Scurr Partner and Managing Director
Ark People & Communities
07531 607811
www.arkcommunities.co.uk