Co-ops and Social Enterprise Directory

  2002 / 03 1999 / 00
Number of enterprises 37 26
Total Turnover £19,053,265 £9,126,171
Total income from grants, fundraising and such like 3.6% 4.1%
Total employment 424 138
Employees with support needs 36 n/a
Number of volunteers 101 n/a
Number of trainees 329 n/a

These statistics have been gathered from the information supplied by enterprises contacted in the course of ongoing mapping and research that CCDA conducts as part of its core activities. The figures were extrapolated from the 40% of returns that had been received for the year 2002/3. Mori poles are based on a 2% sample of a population. (Figures are also shown for the same data captured in 1999 / 2000 as a comparison.)

Directory
A fully searchable database of co-operative and social enterprises can be accessed through the Nearbuyou website to which CCDA contributes it's on-going research in this area. The Nearbuyou website has a directory of social enterprises, a tender database and the opportunity to build community areas.

A national searachable databse of co-ops in the UK is also accessable at www.uk.coop