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Top 25 Social enterprises based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 722 social enterprises headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 13,701 professional contacts across them, including 3,632 with verified work emails and 611 with mobile numbers. London is the largest hub.

This list covers social enterprises headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 6, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 6, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
722Companies
13,701Contacts tracked
3,632Verified emails
611Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest social enterprises based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 722 social enterprises based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 6, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to social enterprises: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Strong evidenceNationwide, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 20265,001-10,0003,261 contacts →

“We’re a worker-owned co-operative and charitable social enterprise that helps local people across the UK lead healthier, happier lives.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
2Strong evidenceCamberley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 20265,001-10,0001,403 contacts →

“Places Leisure is a social enterprise specialising in the development & management of leisure facilities on behalf of local authorities.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
3Strong evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 20261,001-5,000843 contacts →

“For more than 35 years, the Growth Company has operated as a social enterprise, reinvesting our success to deliver inclusive and sustainable growth for people, businesses and…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
4Indirect evidenceBromley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 20261,001-5,000504 contacts →

“At Shaw Trust we believe in fairness, equality and opportunity.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
5Strong evidenceGlasgow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 2026201-500228 contacts →

“The Wise Group is a leading social enterprise, which transforms people’s lives.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
6Indirect evidenceLiverpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 2026501-1,000228 contacts →

“The Regenda Group is a forward thinking group of organisations, working together by regenerating places to create opportunities for people.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
7Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 2026n/a203 contacts →

“School for Startups is a proud social Enterprise providing tailored training for entrepreneurs and social development.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
8Partial evidenceBurnley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 2026501-1,000162 contacts →

“Providing quality services that make a real difference to people’s lives We’re innovative charities and businesses, working together to create social profit, rather than financial…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
9Partial evidenceKidderminster, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 2026501-1,000161 contacts →

“Community Housing is a social business and one of Worcestershire’s largest Registered Providers (RP) of social housing.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
10Strong evidenceExeter, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 2026501-1,000158 contacts →

“Pluss is a Social Enterprise that supports thousands of people with disabilities and other disadvantages into employment each year.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
11Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 202611-50138 contacts →

“Founded in 2007, PPL has grown based on a 95%+ repeat business rate to become one of the leading consultancies specialising in public sector transformation in the UK.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
12Strong evidenceTondu, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-200131 contacts →

“Business in Focus is a social enterprise that exists to support the growth of enterprise and the economy of Wales.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
13Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-200119 contacts →

“UnLtd's mission is to reach out and unleash the energies of people who can transform the world in which they live.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
14Strong evidenceNewcastle, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 2026501-1,000113 contacts →

“We are an employee owned social enterprise who pride ourselves in providing exceptional care and support to our customers across our branches at Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
15Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 202611-50104 contacts →

“Canopi provides flexible workspace for UK and International Charities and other Social Sector organisations.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
16Strong evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 2026501-1,00091 contacts →

“The Growth Company is an award-winning social enterprise with a 35 year history of enabling growth, creating jobs, and improving lives.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
17Indirect evidenceIpswich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 2026201-50090 contacts →

“A company operating across Suffolk and Norfolk combining commercial trade of products and services alongside work placements, employment and training opportunities.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
18Indirect evidenceLiverpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 202611-5089 contacts →

“Technology for Community Impact At MICT, we believe in using technology as a force for good.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
19Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-20087 contacts →

“Bridges for Enterprise (BfE) empowers early-stage social entrepreneurs to scale their ventures and expand their impact.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
20Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-20084 contacts →

“We finance social change.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
21Strong evidenceLiverpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-20068 contacts →

“Fusion21 is a national social enterprise specialising in efficient and impactful public sector procurement services and delivering social value you can see.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
22Strong evidenceMargate, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-20056 contacts →

“Since 1985, Social Enterprise Kent has been supporting communities, individuals and businesses to shape a better tomorrow.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
23Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 202611-5055 contacts →

“Innovation Unit is a not-for-profit social enterprise with a mission to reduce inequalities and transform systems by growing people-powered innovations.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
24Indirect evidenceRemote, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 202611-5055 contacts →

“Digital with Purpose: solutions for organisations that make the world a better place.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
25Indirect evidenceLiverpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-20054 contacts →

“DT Hughes are focused on building upon our 35 year history and reputation.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026

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Social enterprises based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 6, 2026
26.5%Verified-email coverage
4.5%Mobile-number coverage
19.0Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
25.2%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
464
11-50
180
51-200
51
201-500
5
501-1,000
11
1,001-5,000
3
5,001-10,000
2
10001+
1

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How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among social enterprises, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “social enterprises”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names social enterprises), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among social enterprises, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 3,632 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Social enterprises by metro

  • Social enterprises in London182

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names social enterprises, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many social enterprises are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 722 social enterprises headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

GLL, headquartered in Nationwide, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most social enterprises?

London leads with 182 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (20) and Edinburgh (18).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 3,632 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 722 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 6, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.