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Sources of helpThere are a number of organisations that help social enterprises in the various regions of England. Links to these can be found by selecting the relevant region from the menu on the left. Additionally, there are many support agencies that operate at a national level, and some of these are shown below. Please note that we are not responsible for the content of external internet sites. |
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| Organisation | Description | Link | |||||||||||||
| Charity Commission | Wide ranging advice for charities | www.charity-commission.gov.uk | |||||||||||||
| Charity Commission | Register of charities | www.charity-commission.gov.uk | |||||||||||||
| Charity Commission | Guidance for charities borrowing and giving security to a lender | www.charitycommission.gov.uk/publications/cc28.asp | |||||||||||||
| Charity Commission | Guidance for charities with trading activities | www.charitycommission.gov.uk/publications/cc35.asp | |||||||||||||
| CIC Regulator | Wide ranging advice for Community Interest Companies | www.cicregulator.gov.uk | |||||||||||||
| Companies House | Comprehensive information about companies in the UK | www.companieshouse.gov.uk | |||||||||||||
| Financial Services Authority | Regulates Industrial and Provident Societies, among other responsibilties | www.fsa.gov.uk | |||||||||||||
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| Equal Investment Virtual Space | Access to investment and expertise | www.equalinvest.tribalctad.co.uk | |||||||||||||
| Finance Hub | Information to help find and manage sustainable funding | www.financehub.org.uk | |||||||||||||
| Social Enterprise Training and Support | Provides information on training and support service for social enterprises | www.setas.co.uk/index.asp | |||||||||||||
| Redochre | Assists businesses, projects and organisations to get started, how to get funding and survive. | www.redochre.org.uk | |||||||||||||
| Business in the Community- Prohelp | A national network of 1,000 professionals providing free advice and support | www.bitc.org.uk/prohelp | |||||||||||||
| Off the Streets and into Work | Specialist advice for organisations working with the homeless | www.osw.org | |||||||||||||
| Business Link | Provides business support and advice | www.businesslink.gov.uk | |||||||||||||
| Membership and networking organisations | |||||||||||||||
| CDFA | The trade association for Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs). | www.cdfa.org.uk | |||||||||||||
| Co-operatives UK | Central membership organisation for co-operative enterprise | www.cooperatives-uk.coop | |||||||||||||
| Social Enterprise Coalition | Supports and represents social enterprises by influencing national policy and promoting best practice. | www.socialenterprise.org.uk | |||||||||||||
| NCVO | Support for voluntary organisations including signposting to sources of finance | www.ncvo-vol.org.uk | |||||||||||||
| Development Trusts Association | Helps set up development trusts and supports existing ones. | www.dta.org.uk | |||||||||||||
| Social Firms UK | Creates employment opportunities for disadvantaged people through developing and support of Social Firms | www.socialfirms.co.uk | |||||||||||||
| Sources of grant funding | |||||||||||||||
| Unltd | Helps with support for start-up funding | www.unltd.org.uk | |||||||||||||
| Grants Net | Gives information about grant schemes available to businesses and charities in the UK | www.grantsnet.co.uk | |||||||||||||
| Awards for All | Provides grants of between £300 and £10,000 for people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities. | www.awardsforall.org.uk | |||||||||||||
| Community Development Foundation | Grassroots Grants is a £130 million programme that aims to invest in a thriving community sector | www.cdf.org.uk | |||||||||||||
| Grants Online | Grants Online is designed to maximise funding opportunities for public, private and community based organisations. | www.grantsonline.org.uk | |||||||||||||
| J4b | Information services company providing research and information for the public and community sector organisations. | www.j4b.com | |||||||||||||
