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LEP Briefing Event 29 March 2011 William Clemmey Chief Executive WAYC and Chair of CWIC

What the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector can offer the Local Enterprise Partnership. LEP Briefing Event 29 March 2011 William Clemmey Chief Executive WAYC and Chair of CWIC. Tomorrow is another country we do things differently there.

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LEP Briefing Event 29 March 2011 William Clemmey Chief Executive WAYC and Chair of CWIC

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  1. What the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector can offer the Local Enterprise Partnership LEP Briefing Event 29 March 2011 William Clemmey Chief Executive WAYC and Chair of CWIC WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  2. Tomorrow is another country we do things differently there WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  3. “I don’t want to be bogged down by what shaped the past, because we have to look forward” Denys Shortt Chairman of Coventry and Warwickshire LEP Looking forward WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  4. Looking forward Our sector is referenced as a partner in the C&W LEP’s vision of a strong business economy ‘… supported by exceptional private, public and voluntary services.’ [pg 1] and one of the LEP’s 12 month goals is to ‘Stimulate and support the ongoing creation of new business starts, including social enterprises and new models for public sector delivery.’ [pg 3] WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  5. SOME STATISTICS CWIC members are working with over 4,000 groups. From a recent survey: Number of Groups: 551 Total annual income (All): £98,034,969 Total Annual Income (excluding those over £1 million): £11,194,969 Total number of staff: 4,393 Total number of volunteers: 15,786 WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  6. The Beg Society? WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  7. Social Enterprise 400 social enterprises operate in the sub-region and the number is growing. Most employ 3-50 people. Many have received seed funding and support from other VCSE organisations. They create new jobs and trade in the sub-region. WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  8. Developing Social Enterprise The Localism Bill Community Right to Challenge Public service cuts have led to a demand for social enterprise start-up support as public sector workers have similar motivation to those in the social enterprise sector. WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  9. Busy Bees Playschool Ltd was established in 1988 by a local church group to provide a play school for children aged 3-4 years. In 1999 it relocated to a community school and was able to care for younger children too. It employs 5 staff, and also provides child welfare advice and training to help parents and carers teach their own children at home. Examples of Social Enterprise WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  10. First Honey Co-operative (FHC) Ltd is based in Stockton, Warwickshire, and provides a marketing and honey processing service for its members who are Midlands bee keepers. Its distribution channels include Tesco, Waitrose, and The National Trust. It has 9 directors and 100 members Sweet taste of success WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  11. Launching Social enterprises results in people being employed, and services being delivered to the market. The Coventry and Warwickshire Reinvestment Trust (CWRT) has awarded 200 loans to start local social enterprises. Financial Services WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  12. Artificial grass solutions company ‘Mardi Gras’ was awarded a £20,000 loan by CWRT. It has grown by 40% this year, has expanded its eight-strong workforce to 11 and has moved into a larger building A Growing Success WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  13. New sources of funding are secured for sub-regional economic growth, for example the Heart of England Community Foundation is currently awaiting the results of a £2.3 million bid to deliver employment-related community grants across all of the West Midlands. New Funding secured WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  14. Volunteering Throughout 2009/10 Volunteer Centres in Coventry and Warwickshire: • undertook brokerage with over 8,000 people • placed over 4,800 into volunteering, • held over 8,500 opportunities to volunteer on their databases • worked with over 1,300 organisations in order to help them recruit and retain volunteers and develop their volunteer policies. WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  15. Benefits of Volunteering to the LEP • Decreased unemployment as economically inactive people can acquire work related skills • Volunteering by young people gives them valuable experience for CVs • Increased employee satisfaction as staff volunteer for local community projects WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  16. In Coventry under the DWP (Department of Work and Pensions) volunteering scheme 261 people were placed into volunteering opportunities following referrals from Job Centre Plus. For many, this experience led to a more sustained placement and eventually to employment. Volunteering leading to work WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  17. Rugby Bareboards worked closely with 16 long-term unemployed people Within weeks of the programme ending, 2 found full time employment, 1 applied for and was accepted into the Army, and 1 was short-listed and was awaiting a decision for a full time post, Rugby Borough Council extended the scheme. Unemployed no more WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  18. Community groups run projects which generate income from low carbon schemes, e.g. running waste recycling shops at municipal tips. Volunteers receive training, and are managed by paid employees which directly increases employment. Warwickshire CAVA manages a landfill tax scheme which has provided over £12 million of environmental community-based grants. External resources can be accessed e.g. independent grant funding, ERDF, and DEFRA The 2010 Coventry Low Carbon Employment Enquiry stated the vital role of Social Enterprises and of local community groups in maximising employment opportunities of the low carbon economy. Benefits of Low Carbon Initiatives to LEP WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  19. Shakespeare Hospice runs the Burton Farm waste recycling shop. In the seven years it has been open has raised over £1,000,000 for the Hospice. The shop’s bicycles are refurbished by a scheme run by local prisons. Recycling for charity WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  20. The Big Society WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  21. From 2013 Gift Aid can be claimed on small donations, up to a total of £5,000 a year per charity, That means Gift Aid can be claimed on the contents of collecting tins and street buckets. Gift Aid administration simplified - by 2013 there will be an online system. Up to £5,000 Gift Aid support WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  22. How you can be involved • LEP theme groups need VCSE sector champions. If interested let us know. • Quarterly VCSE feedback meetings about the LEP. Let us know your ideas. • Case Studies – let us have examples of how your organisation has increased trade or employment in the sub region WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  23. Big and Little Diomede WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

  24. WAYC ‘Inspiring Young People’Thank You For Your Time For more information please contact WAYC01926 450156 info@wayc.org.uk www.wayc.org.uk WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS

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