Directory Socially Trading Trait: My/ Our trading income is higher than our grant funding

You don’t have to work yourself into a pretzel to get funding. As funding becomes more competitive, and funders become more selective, your applications need to read as a sure-bet for funders. You need to be funding-ready. As a result, you need to demonstrate some key milestones to be successful. To serve our clients best, […]

Mersey Swing CIC specialises in sharing the joy and excitement of vintage Swing dancing through classes, events, and performances. A Social Enterprise based in Liverpool, UK, we are passionate about sharing the joy, excitement, and creativity of swing dancing. We focus on creating a positive, fun-filled and welcoming atmosphere where you can meet new people […]

We know that running a business isn’t easy.  It involves making tough and complex decisions, as well as accepting there are more grey areas than black and white. It’s about making a choice about doing the right thing or the easy thing – sometimes easy might be right! We are The Connectives.  A group of […]

DoES Liverpool is an independent maker-space, co-working space, education space and events space founded in 2011. Friendly and open to all, DoES attracts professionals, hobbyists, students and young people with weekly public events, hot-desking, permanent desks and workshop access. DoES Liverpool is also a self-funded community interest company, with all profits invested back into the […]

Rise Construction Framework is a compliant procurement vehicle for the public sector construction works and services operating across the Northwest, North Wales and Yorkshire. A pro-social business, Rise invests a proportion of all profits into the communities in which we work to help change lives by funding prevention and intervention initiatives.

dot-art is a Liverpool based social enterprise, launched in 2006, which supports visual artists and champions creativity as an integral part of daily life, with a focus on collaboration and sustainability. We do this by selling locally sourced, affordable art through our Liverpool city centre gallery and website, working with businesses to put art in […]