Our Members

Anthony Collins Solicitors  Law firm offering a wide range of legal services, including advice for social enterprises on legal structures, CICs, directors’ responsibilities, contracts, property, and employment law

ART (Aston Reinvestment Trust) Provides loans of £10k-£100k to small businesses and social enterprises in the West Midlands where the bank is unable to assist in full or in part

Big Issue Invest (BII) is the social investment arm of The Big Issue. Our mission is to back sustainable social enterprises and ventures that help tackle poverty and inequality by providing loans and investments, not grants, from £50,000 to £1.5m.

brap  Specialists in human rights, equality and diversity, including SFEDI-accredited business development

Bridging to the Future is a business incubator specialising in micro business and social enterprises. Services include business start up, investment in new projects, young entrepreneurism and business growth

Business in the Community  A movement of UK companies committed to improving their positive impact on society

BVSC the centre for voluntary action  Supports voluntary action in the city of Birmingham, providing information, advice and guidance to voluntary and community organisations and social enterprises

Changes UK delivers innovative, person-centred support for people seeking abstinent recovery from drugs and/or alcohol. Our ambition is to establish Birmingham as the recovery capital of the UK. We also develop and support a number of service user led social enterprises.

Colebridge Enterprises  The social enterprise arm of Solihull SUSTAiN – supporting the development of social enterprise in Solihull

Diocese of Birmingham  Co-ordinates and delivers development support to church-based community projects

iSEProvides business development for the social economy and voluntary and community sectors. SFEDI-accredited. Specialisms in health and disability

The Jericho Foundation  Paid work experience and social enterprise opportunities for people who experience difficulties in finding work

Kajans  Training and personal development courses and delivers specialist support for the black social enterprise sector

RnR Organisation  Event organisation, project and operational management to grassroots and minority cultural and community groups

Roots Human Resources CIC  Specialist human resources services for charities, voluntary and community groups, social enterprises and any other civil society organisation

Spot On Marketing & Communications  Accessible and affordable marketing, PR and design services for the public sector and civil society organisations

Unity Trust Bank  The specialist bank for civil society, social enterprises, CICs, councils, and trade unions

UnLtd  Leading provider of support to social entrepreneurs in the UK. UnLtd resources hundreds of individuals each year through its core Awards programme

Welcome Change CIC is wholly owned by Welcome, a registered charity, and is its enterprise arm. Welcome charity is the access point for drug and alcohol treatment and support services in Solihull and is part of the Solihull Integrated Addiction Services (SIAS) partnership. Welcome Change CIC uses social enterprise activities to help address social issues, boost mental wellbeing in the communities it serves and provide work experience and job opportunities for people in recovery from addiction. It operates a Community Centre and Cafe, charity shops, a community garden and a community wellbeing hub.