Facilitating a Thriving Social Enterprise Sector in Cumbria Rob Randell Chair Cumbria Social Enterprise Partnership
Background to Cumbria Social Enterprise Partnership (CSEP) • Formed in 2003. • A broad partnership between SEs, the public sector and support agencies. • Initial engagement events led to: - A constituted partnership in 2005 - Managed by an elected Steering Group - Business support and networking programmes - Strong links with the County Council,
Economic Impact Cumbrian Social Enterprises • Around 800 within the County. • Contribute £325m to the Cumbrian Economy. • Provide 4,000 jobs. • Involve 1,500 volunteers. • Spend 70% of their expenditure within the County.
CSEP Today • Approaching 500 members, now SE led. • Recognised economic and social impact. • Strong strategic involvement in the LEP. • Strong voice within the Third Sector Network. • An ongoing, positive and mature relationship with the Public Sector. • Wider successes - Alston Moor the UK’s first Social Enterprise Town, Cumbria designated an SE County in 2018.
CSEP - The Future • Since 2005 CSEP has facilitated the levering in of over £1,000,000 of funding to support the growth of the Social Enterprise sector in Cumbria. • CCC have indicated that funding is ….
• 100,000+ social enterprises in the UK - contributing £60 billion to the economy and employing 2 million people. ● Social enterprises exist in every sector and we’re seeing more and more public sector ‘spin - outs’ as well as private sector ‘spin - ins’.
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