Welcome to the GMSEN Social Enterprise Directory
This directory enables anyone to browse existing social enterprises across Greater Manchester.
This directory is designed to help customers find social enterprises in Greater Manchester that they can buy from or trade with. It is also intended to help individuals, businesses and organisations find social enterprises they may wish to support according to their social impact.
Social Enterprises can be searched by either key word, or you can use the sector and borough filters. This directory is focused on Greater Manchester and is free to register and use. You may also wish to use Social Enterprise UK’s Buy Social Directory which includes social enterprises from outside Greater Manchester.
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Social mission | Description of SE | Products or services sold | |
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Can-Survive UK | Family, friends and relationships, Mental health and well-being, Physical health, Supporting social enterprise / voluntary action | Providing culturally sensitive support to people living with cancer, their family and friends. The service is targeted at but not exclusive to individuals from a Black and Ethnic background. Can-Survive UK's services include Cancer Support Groups, Holistic and Diverse range of Therapies, Health and Wellbeing workshops, Cancer Awareness sessions and events, Focus Groups and... | - Focus Groups & Consultations (facilitation and delivery) - Training (cultural competency) - Events/Campaigns - Home Visiting |
Carbon Co-op | Conservation of the natural environment, Housing and local facilities | Carbon Co-op is an energy services and advocacy co-operative that helps people and communities to make the radical reductions in home carbon emissions necessary to avoid runaway climate change. | Community energy management services, energy assessment tools and methodologies, home energy assessment & whole house retrofit |
Careerwise CIC | Citizenship and community, Employment, training and education | A one stop virtual employability shop offering support with learning, training and employment across Wigan and Leigh. We encourage skills development to improve employment and life chances. | 1:1 careers guidance, job search support, CV creation, interview skills, bespoke advice |
Cartwheel Arts | Arts, heritage, sport and faith, Citizenship and community, Employment, training and education, Mental health and well-being | We are a participatory arts organisation delivering Art for a Reason - passionate about providing opportunities for participants who live in low income neighbourhoods, or belong to vulnerable, marginalised groups at risk of exclusion | We deliver projects developing stronger and more cohesive communities, more involved and engaged young people, improved health and wellbeing and greater skills and employability |
Catalyst Psychology CIC | Employment, training and education, Mental health and well-being | We are a Community Interest Company, offering child and educational psychology services throughout the Greater Manchester area | Child and educational psychological services that are accessible, make sense and promote positive change |
CHIS (Community Help and Information Service) CIC | Supporting social enterprise / voluntary action |
We are an independent, multi-skilled company who work to support Charities and Voluntary, Community & Faith groups in Greater Manchester. We do this by providing our clients with a wide range of services on a not-for-profit basis. |
- Support in accessing grant funding (research and applications) - Mentoring for chief officers, managers or chairs - Updating and revising Policies and Procedures - Helping our clients decide their future direction and how they will get there. - Carrying out research to meet our clients’ many and varied information requirements - Helping our clients to develop and implement their marketing and fundraising plans |
Claremont Hall CIC | Citizenship and community, Housing and local facilities, Supporting social enterprise / voluntary action | A Not-for-profit organisation who plan to restore the former Height Youth club and reopen it back as a Public Hall | The hall will host a range of events, sessions and services for all members of the community as well as having spaces to hire for events |
Coaching Communities CIC | Arts, heritage, sport and faith, Citizenship and community, Employment, training and education, Mental health and well-being, Physical health, Supporting social enterprise / voluntary action | Coaching Communities supports community organisations in providing positive social impact through enhanced health and wellbeing outcomes | Consultancy services for Community Development that generates social and economic value through Health and Wellbeing innovation |
Colbe Consulting Ltd | Employment, training and education, Mental health and well-being | Colbe is a social enterprise helping businesses overcome barriers to give opportunities to young/vulnerable people. We give businesses the confidence to inspire. | Colbe are a Social Enterprise who offer bespoke services to businesses who work with young people or vulnerable adults through community work, work experience placements, community work, school visits or employment. We will give you and your team the confidence to inspire. Whether changing your community work policy, offering work experience, starting a project with ex-offenders, employing apprentices offering your team the chance to use their volunteer days - Colbe will help you understand and overcome any barriers people may have. The overall aim is to increase the number of opportunities given to young or vulnerable people, to allow them to be inspired and have their lives and their current/future family's lives enhanced. |
COMED - Community Education Initiative CIC | Citizenship and community, Employment, training and education | We are COMED - Community Education Initiative CIC. Our purpose is to deliver General Secondary Education, Cultural Education and Education Support Services. | - General secondary education provision (Maths, English and Science - KS3 & 4) - Cultural education - Educational support services - We have commenced student registration for our new summer programs |
Cracking Good Food | Citizenship and community, Employment, training and education, Mental health and well-being | Cracking Good Food is a Manchester-based cookery school and community cooking network. We are a social enterprise that promotes cooking from scratch using sustainable and seasonal ingredients. We are an accredited Living Wage Employer. | Community Outreach Cooking sessions along with Cookery Courses for the public |
Creative Experts (Contact Theatre) | Arts, heritage, sport and faith, Citizenship and community, Employment, training and education, Income and financial inclusion, Supporting social enterprise / voluntary action |
Delivering innovative creative solutions to business and the community, the Creative Experts programme is all about supporting young people to become fully professional and successful in the creative industries. We deliver corporate and community creative services such as training, conference enhancement, community engagement projects, mentoring and consultation on behalf of... |
Creative solutions, conference enhancement, staff training, role-play and mentoring as well as bespoke community engagement projects. |
Creative Together | Employment, training and education, Family, friends and relationships, Mental health and well-being, Physical health | Creative Together is a co-produced, inclusive centre and cafe for adults with support needs. We are committed to providing inclusive opportunities for creativity and co-production. Each week we offer a timetable of enriching activities and events in our city centre hub with and for people with support needs. | Activity sessions, events, support and nutritious food |
Democratic Education CIC | Citizenship and community, Supporting social enterprise / voluntary action | Providing tools and resources to engage, educate and empower children, young people and their families in democracy, from voting to grassroots activism. | Digital tools, expertise and a blended approach increasing awareness of and engagement in democracy and the democratic process. |
Developing Matters CIC | Citizenship and community, Family, friends and relationships, Mental health and well-being |
At Developing Matters CIC (formerly Studio Serenity CIC) we support young people and their caregivers through a number of interventions, training courses and support. Our sessions can be delivered face-to-face or online. We also produce resources which can be used by young people to help focus on being mindful. Our specialism is anxiety, including life transitions and events... |
We offer several different types of sessions for schools and families. From assemblies to family interventions, our sessions are tailored to suit our clients’ needs. |
Discover Training CIC | Citizenship and community, Employment, training and education | We work to reduce worklessness in the North West area by delivering training and education in the community. We are trying to increase the skills, knowledge and qualifications of people who are looking to get into employment in the childcare and education sector. | We offer accredited level 2 classroom-led qualifications, in partnership with West Lancashire College. All our courses are fully funded by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). |
DOSport UK CIC | Employment, training and education, Family, friends and relationships, Mental health and well-being, Physical health |
Disability Opportunities in Sport UK (DOSportUK) is a community interest company which offers sporting and physical activity opportunities to people with a disability. The company is based in Glossop but our community sessions are based all through Derbyshire and Greater Manchester. |
Coaching, taster sessions, regular sports sessions, community sports groups. We currently run 8 community sessions each week and look to work with many schools, colleges, and other service providers in our areas of work. |
Driving Change | Employment, training and education |
Driving Change is the social enterprise arm of Kenny Waste Management; a waste management company who have been providing environmentally safe and controlled waste management service for over 30 years. Through the activities of Driving Change, our aim is to support marginalised people into training and employment. It is the most important challenge in our region and will... |
Waste Consultancy services |
Ekhaya Empowerment CIC | Citizenship and community, Employment, training and education, Family, friends and relationships, Mental health and well-being, Physical health | We are a new CIC that aims to educate, empower and integrate women within the BAME community. We know the challenges faced by lone parents are multi-dimensional and we aim to support you in all the ways you may need to thrive. | We support by engaging single mothers in many ways: - Course and training to help build up knowledge that may have been missed - Employability support - Relief childcare as well as support with childcare when starting work - Organised breaks and holidays - Health and lifestyle training - Financial life skills |
Embrace Resilience | Citizenship and community, Employment, training and education, Mental health and well-being, Physical health |
Embrace Resilience is a social enterprise with a mission to enable individuals, organisations and communities to develop resilience and wellbeing. We’re all about using online learning technologies to help build capacity to navigate change and promote resilience using evidence-based e-learning content. |
We provide coaching, deliver training workshops, consultancy and online learning modules. Our specialities include: - Developing bespoke e-learning packages - Tailor-made learning to support mental health and wellbeing strategies - Delivering a robust and efficient Learner Management System. |