Company Shop Group

There are around 131,000 social enterprises with a combined turnover of £60 billion, proving that good business and doing good can work together. But what benefits can social enterprises have on businesses? Why are more businesses choosing a social enterprise model? And how has the perception of social enterprise changed over the years? We caught up with Gary Stott, Executive Chairman of Community Shop, and Peter Holbrook CBE, CEO of Social Enterprise UK, to get the answers to these questions and many more, including their own ‘lightbulb’ moment about the social enterprise movement. Grab a cuppa and watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/eiEcJcaq

Community Shop is our award-winning social enterprise and the UK's first social supermarket, tackling the root causes of food insecurity in communities as a result of social inequality. Our three interconnecting spaces – Community Store, Community Hub and Community Kitchen – use donated surplus products to provide a sustainable support model for thousands of families each year. As a social enterprise, Community Shop reinvests the profits from the store into learning and development opportunities, bringing communities together and improving peoples’ circumstances for the long-term. We’re proud of the positive impact that our teams deliver every day, helping build stronger individuals and more confident communities. Find out more about Community Shop: https://zurl.co/byFm7

Food waste has a significant impact on our planet, which is why we're committed to creating a world where no surplus product goes to waste. Redistribution is critical to reducing the environmental impact of food loss and waste and we're proud to be supporting the British Retail Consortium 's Climate Action Week to raise awareness of what can be done to reduce negative environmental impact. Find out more about how we can help you stop food waste and meet your environmental targets: https://zurl.co/Gy4rg #CAW2025

Social enterprises offer a huge range of benefits and demonstrate how doing good business and doing good can go hand in hand. If you’re thinking of setting up a social enterprise but you’re not sure what’s required, here’s some tips from the team at Community Shop, the UK’s first social supermarket, for how to become a social enterprise. Find out more about Community Shop here: https://lnkd.in/eRUuy6D4

When we created Community Shop we chose a social enterprise model as one that would deliver the most sustainable, long-term impact – proving how doing good business and doing good can work together. We’re teaming up with Social Enterprise UK to look at the benefits that social enterprises bring to people, communities and the economy, and over the next few weeks we’ll be sharing a series of content looking at how Community Shop works, how to create your own social enterprise, and gaining insights and anecdotes from leaders in this sector. To kick us off, Social Enterprise UK's Head of Membership, Sofia Nibali, and Community Shop’s Executive Chairman, Gary Stott, have been discussing how doing good is big business in the UK. https://lnkd.in/ejjfthwy

We make it easy for you to redistribute your surplus stock, so no matter how big or unusual the challenge might seem, we’re always able to find a solution. If you can eat it, use it or wear it, we can handle it! Find out how we can help you: https://zurl.co/vqVlf