James Plunkett

“What if we ran it ourselves?” – Getting the measure of Britain’s emerging community business sector

Repository entry 1 January 2015

A report from Social Finance has revealed new findings about the current state and scope of the community business sector. The report finds that there are around 4,500 community businesses in England and Wales, with a combined income of £800m a year and assets of £1 billion. These community businesses employ around 24,000 staff and engage nea…