2021 winners

Aberfeldy Boxing Club is a CIC led by Kirk and Daryl offering classes to people of all age, as well as disability classes and women only classes. During the school holidays, the club offers free give back sessions to the children of the community and they have also set up a thriving anti-knife crime initiative, to help tackle the growing levels of knife crime in the city

Cordwainers Grow CIC is the UK’s first Natural Dye studio dedicated to providing knowledge and space for emerging socially and sustainably conscious designers from the worlds of fashion, media and lifestyle. Promoting and supporting the sustainable practices of plant and food waste based dye for textiles that can be used across the spectrum of design.

Vita Bites is a social enterprise seeking to provide nutritious, protein dense energy balls to vulnerable people, such as homeless, vulnerable families and households, who are experiencing food poverty. The balls are full of goodness and when it is difficult to get a meal they can act as a substitute until the next meal is found. Every Go! Ball sold to the public will ensure a second is given away to someone that really needs it.

InUse is an eco-friendly design studio that upcycles packaging waste into filaments and offers sustainable 3D print-on-demand services. We want to work with creative individuals and small businesses within our community to print products that are socially beneficial and safe for the environment.

2020 winners

In.Dent partners with organisations such as NHS trusts, charities and universities to deliver oral health events and mobile dental services to vulnerable groups.

Power With supports organisations and experts by experience to come together and design effective solutions to homelessness. Our community shape the methods used to co-produce and are offered development support, training and paid opportunities.
Follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.

KOCA Community helps people enhance their physical and mental wellbeing through the medium of martial arts.

2019 winners

The Visionaries helps grow a generation of social and environmental youth leaders. We harness the power of education, sustainable leadership, emotional intelligence and nature connection to help young people and their entourage lead the change they wish to see in the world.

Routes exists to improve the wellbeing of refugee and asylum seeking women in London. We run theatre programmes that help women to grow in confidence, improve English and build new connections; and mentoring programmes which support women around employment, education, volunteering and new skills development.
Follow: @routeswomen

We Speak works with young people from under-represented backgrounds who don’t feel confident speaking in front of groups. We help participants find their authentic voice and adapt it to a range of situations, enabling them to take action and reach their potential in life.

Hackney Herbal is a social enterprise promoting wellbeing through herbs. We specialise in creative workshops, events and community projects which connect people and plants and support people to improve their mental health and wellbeing.
Follow: @hackneyherbal

Yarrow Films is an ethical documentary film production company. We make short films for charities and non-profits and specialise in collaborative storytelling as a tool to empower marginalised people, tackle stigma, and raise awareness of complex social, political, economic challenges.
Follow: @YarrowFilms

Carmen’s Family Coffee House helps young families to socialize, play and relax by providing a welcoming child-focused coffee house with play area, workshops and shop, selling baby products from toys and books to changing bag essentials.

Previous winners

Imagen Insights founded by Jay Richards, helps underestimated 11 to 18 year olds to launch their own startups and possibly gain investment by inspiring, equipping and funding them. Imagen Insights has grown to a team of 4 in only 18 months and they’re on the trajectory to impact over 78,000 young people in 2019. They help the overlooked to solve the problems that others are missing. Follow them on Twitter.

InCommon, founded by Charlotte Whittaker and Laura McCarthy, is a social enterprise that brings generations together. We boost wellbeing and tackle loneliness amongst older people by taking groups of primary school children into retirement homes to learn and build friendships with their elders. Follow them on Twitter.

NewRoots, founded by Jonny Adams, provides a collection of facilities management services (including Grounds and Landscapes, Property Services, Removals and Recycling), in order to create accessible, meaningful work placements, training and employment opportunities for individuals facing complex barriers to work.

Supply Change, founded by Beth Pilgrim & Aoise Keogan Nooshabadi, is the only digital market place that specialises in making the procurement process of social enterprises easier, safer and quicker.  Through our innovative platform we’re levelling the playing field for social enterprises to access public sector contracts, benefiting local communities, people and society. Better still, we’re enabling companies to align how they do business with their own values. Follow them on Twitter.

Fat Macy’s provide culinary and catering training for Londoners living in temporary hostel accommodation culminating in supper clubs for the public. The income from the supper clubs is used to fund deposits for flats for the trainees.

Dot Dot Dot provide reliable, flexible security at low cost by placing individuals who are dedicated to voluntary work in properties that would otherwise be empty, thereby ensuring they are maintained in a safe and secure condition.

RenewEL aims to provide training and meaningful work opportunities for the homeless, long term unemployed, those recently out of prison, recovering from addiction or with mental health problems.

Football Beyond Borders provide employment opportunities for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds through the creation of “Football for All” Academies and the provision of youth-led, youth-focused digital media and production services.

Settle is a social enterprise that helps homeless young people moving into their first home. Settle equip young people with the skills needed to live independently so that they move forwards, not backwards.

Well Grounded is a Specialty Coffee Academy that trains people who have faced social or economic disadvantage and transitions them into sustainable and fulfilling work.

Wipers is a youth justice social enterprise who specialise in engaging and empowering young people through delivering relationship-based, person-centered interventions.

Find Your Spark provides one to one and group positive coaching psychology programmes to 11-25 year olds.  The results are increased wellbeing, academic attainment and engagement within education leading clients to flourish within school/college/the work place.

Dolittle offer complete event management solutions in London, specialising in community based events and activities. DoLittle provides specialist service for creation, production and management of memorable indoor and outdoor events.

Tutors United is a university student based tutoring service, employing university students to provide affordable, private tutoring to primary school pupils from disadvantaged and migrant backgrounds.

Hackney Pirates support young people who are falling behind at school to develop their literacy, confidence and perseverance by providing them with one-to-one attention in an unconventional learning environment.

Kineara provide pivotal services and support to organisations that work with vulnerable families and adults to create a cost-effective, self-supporting community infrastructure.