Thank you everyone who attended our #SocEntAwards24 last night - a brilliant celebration of businesses putting #PeopleAndPlanetFirst. Special thanks to our generous sponsors, as well as our wonderful #SocEnt suppliers and venue. Check out our winners:

Fancy a beer? So do we. If only we lived near Ivybridge, Devon.

Declaring herself 'a big believer in social enterprises' @Georgia_Gould shared that the new Procurement Act's potential has captured Cabinet Office colleagues' imagination and that she's personally very interested in how to scale social innovation. ✊

Talking about the Procurement Act, "The window has been dramatically widened on how social value can be done," says Sir Gareth Rhys-Williams, Chair, @NationalHways. From April 2026, National Highways will set targets for VCSE expenditure for the first time.

The percentage of women prisoners at HMP Styal getting cervical screening has risen from 64% to 90%. How has this happened? Together with @TheKingsFund and @WeAreBaxendale, we're sharing the #healthcare innovations producing incredible results. https://t.co/N3h596i1PM

The working week is nearly done! If you're watching TV later, look out for Community Shop on Comic Relief, where community is as important as shopping. We visited them earlier this year and were blown away by their dedication to tackling food poverty.

EXCLUSIVE: UK government’s Social Impact Investment Advisory Group members revealed Representatives of impact investors, local government, asset managers and institutional investors – but no social entrepreneurs are included. See the full list👇 https://t.co/Rwoxu5dNbh

Social enterprises, we need your help! The State of Social Enterprise survey is the most influential research we publish, letting decision-makers know just how important social enterprise is for society and the economy. Please take part!

The #SocEntMonitor 2023-2024 is here! Get insights into how social enterprises are driving change in Europe including employment growth, sustainability and overcoming barriers. Download the full report:

We are pleased to announce that our #CIC Annual Report 2023-2024 has now been published: https://t.co/IXfN8teH4S Take a read and find out about some of the lovely #CIC's that have featured in the report 🌟

In our latest #SocialValue2032 blog, CEO of @AspireComWks Katharine Sutton highlights the practical ways new mission-led policymakers and policies can use public procurement to boost our communities. Read the full blog post: https://t.co/pAj0qUrk80

The latest newsletter from @GoodFinanceUK has just dropped! Read now to catch up on all the latest news, views, opportunities, events and more from the world of #SocialInvestment! https://t.co/0QK9jf414U

Not-for-profit restaurant and social impact programme Home Kitchen are transforming the perception of homelessness by helping socially vulnerable people get out of poverty and into work. Learn more about their social investment experiences @GoodFinanceUK: https://t.co/xPklryrJJ8

When an organisation receives social investment, they will usually need to pay a return for using the money an investor lends them. This can be referred to as ‘Cost of Capital’. Learn more via this handy @GoodFinanceUK Hub: https://t.co/3viw3GQPXV

Our latest report analyses social investment market progress on recommendations from the 2022 Adebowale Commission. It highlight some progress but also major concerns, calling for attention and action from our government and institutions within the sector: https://t.co/z7LYegq3O3

Glasgow-based charity wins national award for work helping homeless across Scotland https://t.co/i3kKjCGsxi #HighGrowthScotland #BusinessNews #Scotland #UnionMedia

Co-op Group wins national award from @SocialEnt_UK for sourcing from #socialenterprise sector #coops #retail #socent @coopuk https://t.co/6lesLmnBRw

We are also looking at the ways our sector can address the big challenges we face – from affordable energy to procurement reform and access to finance. Thank you to our attendees @BishopNewcastle, @JoshBabarinde, @MartinRhodes21, @S_A_Russell, @patrick_hurley, @catkinson80

Today we celebrate the first meeting of the new All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social, Community and Cooperative Economy. We brought together parliamentarians in Westminster to discuss ways to better support and grow social enterprises and other mission-led businesses.

Thinking about diversifying your financial toolkit? Our friends at @GoodFinanceUK host a range of tools and resources to help you with your next steps, including the investor directory! Start your search today: https://t.co/KfADXjxuBo

There is no other way of announcing that the Overall Social Enterprise of the Year 2024 for the whole of the UK is none other than @TheWorkspaceGro What a win! They are #BringingItHome! Well done @Georginagrieve & #TeamWorkspace