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Facilitating a Thriving Social Enterprise Sector in Cumbria Rob Randell Chair Cumbria Social Enterprise Partnership Background to Cumbria Social Enterprise Partnership (CSEP) Formed in 2003. A broad partnership between SEs, the

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Facilitating a Thriving Social Enterprise Sector in Cumbria

Rob Randell Chair

Cumbria Social Enterprise Partnership

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Background to Cumbria Social Enterprise Partnership (CSEP)

Formed in 2003.
A broad partnership between SEs, the public sector and

support agencies.

Initial engagement events led to:
A constituted partnership in 2005
Managed by an elected Steering Group
Business support and networking programmes
Strong links with the County Council,

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Economic Impact

Cumbrian Social Enterprises

Around 800 within the County.
Contribute £325m to the Cumbrian Economy.
Provide 4,000 jobs.
Involve 1,500 volunteers.
Spend 70% of their expenditure within the County.

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CSEP Today

Approaching 500 members, now SE led.
Recognised economic and social impact.
Strong strategic involvement in the LEP.
Strong voice within the Third Sector Network.
An ongoing, positive and mature relationship with

the Public Sector.

Wider successes - Alston Moor the UK’s first Social

Enterprise Town, Cumbria designated an SE County in 2018.

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CSEP - The Future

Since 2005 CSEP has facilitated the levering in of over

£1,000,000 of funding to support the growth of the Social Enterprise sector in Cumbria.

CCC have indicated that funding is ….

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100,000+ social enterprises in the UK - contributing £60

billion to the economy and employing 2 million people.

Social enterprises exist in every sector and we’re seeing

more and more public sector ‘spin-outs’ as well as private sector ‘spin-ins’.

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