Useful Resources and Contacts

RICS - Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

Information on the professional body that accredits professionals within the land, property and construction sectors.

Cyber Security Advice for Small and Medium Sized Organisations

Provides information on cyber security for your business, charity, club or school.

Oli Bennett Charitable Trust

The Oli Bennett is a charity to help young people, from all backgrounds, get their business ideas off the ground and turned into sustainable, profitable organisations.

Shaw Trust

Support for disabled and disadvantaged people to prepare for work or start a business.

Persons with Significant Control and the PSC Register

Legislation and guidance on Persons with Significant Control.

Registering a CIC - Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to frequently asked questions providing information on registering a Community Interest Company.

CDFI - Community Development Finance Institutions

CDFIs are a type of social enterprise that provides support and lends money to businesses and people who struggle to get finance from high street banks.

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - (CIARB)

CIArb is an international centre of excellence for the practice and profession of alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

The Royal Countryside Fund

Charitable organisation supporting farming families and rural communities.

Good Things Foundation

Good Things Foundation is a charity that helps to tackle digital and social exclusion by providing people with the skills and confidence they need to access digital technology.

Young Enterprise

A range of programmes and initiative are available for young people across the UK.

Webinars and guidance - selling to government and the public sector

Resources for businesses looking to tender for public sector or government contracts.

Wolfston Foundation - Funding for Places

Grant funding for registered charities and local authorities.

Co-operative & Community Finance

Employing staff from outside the UK

Details on employing staff from outside the UK.

Trade Associations - Health, Care and Medical

Websites and contact details for trade associations for the health, care and medical sectors.

Introductory webinar to setting up a CIC

The CIC regulator has released a webinar to support businesses looking to start up a CIC.

Community Shares Unit

Community Shares Unit provides resources and guidance via the website including a directory of businesses with Community Shares and listings for news and events.

BBC Children in Need Grants

A range of grant fund opportunities for organisations committed to improving the lives of children and young people.

NESTA

NESTA is an innovation charity with a mission to help people and organisations bring great ideas to life.

Deutsche Bank – Made For Good​

The Deutsche Bank enterprise programme for social good,

VCSE Strength Checker

File Your CIC Accounts Online

Understand how to file your CIC accounts online.

Entrepreneurial Spark

Help for entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs to find new ways to develop their business, local economies and communities.

Big Society Capital

Big Society Capital connects capital with social enterprises, charities and social purpose organisations.

Co Operatives UK

Support for co‑ops to start up and thrive through access to expert advice, events and training.

Social Enterprise UK

Information resources, advice, and membership organisation for people starting and running a social enterprise in the UK.

Ordering Certified Copies & Certificates via Companies House

Information on how to request certified copies & certificates via companies house.

TV Licensing for Clubs and Community Groups

Information and regulations for clubs and community groups around TV licensing.

Thrive Together Fund

The Thrive Together Fund (TTF) provides a funding package of loan (75%) and grant (25%) to eligible charities and social enterprises in England

Flexible Finance Fund

4m of funding and support to 15-25 Black and Racially Minoritised charities and social enterprises in England with a material package of funding and support

Community Ownership Fund

Provides matched funding for community organisations to help run community-owned businesses.

The Commonwealth Games Inclusive Communities Fund

The Inclusive Communities Fund will support local communities to propose and implement solutions to real issues in their areas, allowing local people to drive positive change.  

Setting up a CIC

Information and guidance on how to set up a Community Interest Company.

Go4Growth Programme

Support to access public sector procurement/tender opportunities

Resonance Social Impact Investment Funds

Investment opportunities for the community/voluntary sector.

Big Issue Invest

Big Issue Invest assists the growth of sustainable social enterprises by providing finance to organisations that create a positive social impact.

CIC Regulator

The regulator for Community Interest Companies.

UnLtd - Starting your social business

Funding and support on offer to social entrepreneurs looking to start a social enterprise.

UnLtd - Growing your social business

Funding and support on offer to social entrepreneurs looking to grow their social enterprise.

UnLtd - Support for Social Entrepreneurs

Support available to social enterprises including online resources, mentoring, network events and more.