The Jericho Foundation - The presentation that was recently featured at the FFT breakfast on October 31st 2013 What is a social Enterprise? Social Value bill and the Birmingham Charter.

2. Introduction
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Richard Beard
Chartered Engineer
17 years in construction
Joined Jericho in July 2004
Current role is Chief
Executive for The Jericho
Foundation

3. Agenda
 What is a Social Enterprise?
 Who are the Jericho Foundation?
 What is the Social Value bill and The
Birmingham Charter?
 Why is Social Enterprise relevant to the
built environment?
 Where can I find out more?
 Questions

4. Agenda
 What is a Social Enterprise?
 Who are the Jericho Foundation?
 What is the Social Value bill and The
Birmingham Charter?
 Why is Social Enterprise relevant to the
built environment ?
 Where can I find out more?
 Questions

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"A social enterprise is a business with primarily social
objectives whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that
purpose in the business or in the community, rather than being
driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and
owners”.(DTI 2004)
What is a Social Enterprise
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Part of the Third Sector
Have social and/or environmental aims
Trade in order to achieve these aims
Not for personal profit
Seeking double bottom line
Not defined by their legal structure…..

6. Social Enterprise Structures
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Charities
Community Interest Companies (CIC’s)
Companies limited by guarantee
Cooperatives
Mutual societies
Industrial and provident societies
Charitable Incorporated Organisations
(CIO’s)

7. Social Enterprise Statistics
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Approx 55,000 SE’s in the UK
£27bn turnover
£8.4bn contribution to UK economy
1% GDP
50% employ less than 10 staff
£0.5bn spend on Fair Trade

8. Agenda
 What is a Social Enterprise?
 Who are the Jericho Foundation?
 What is the Social Value bill and The
Birmingham Charter?
 Why is Social Enterprise relevant to the
built environment?
 Where can I find out more?
 Questions

10. Supported Employment in businesses
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Not ready for permanent work
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11. Mission
“Jericho supports individuals to overcome barriers
and become fulfilled, skilled and employed”

12. Who are our target client groups?
1. Aged 16 to 24(NEET’s)
2. Multiple disadvantaged
3. Long term unemployed
4. Low confidence and self esteem
5. Ex offenders/Youth Offenders
6. Mild mental health issues
7. Ex drug users
8. Homeless, but living in hostels/supported living
9. Physical disabilities
10. Mild learning difficulties
11. Care leavers

13. Youth Unemployment in Birmingham?

14. Norris Way, Sutton Coldfield

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Week 27 received over 60 tonnes of donations
Sold 41 tonnes
Made £70k
Created 4 jobs, 6 apprenticeships
Run work placements for schools
Engaged 10 volunteers

18. Margot Hutchinson
Centre

19. Balsall Heath

20. Northfield

21. Ravenhurst Cottages

22. Jericho Job Clubs and Ignition Programme
 8 job clubs running in local churches
 Currently working on start up with another
4
 8 train the trainer sessions have been
delivered
 In august we joined forces with Pecan in
London to combine Job Club with their
Ignition Programme
 Will be cinnamon Network approved
franchise shortly
 Contact Jo on joanne.rose@jericho.org.uk

23. Social Accounting
£1 invested =
£4.37 return

24. 06/07 Income
Contracts = £860,000
Trading = £100,000
Grants = £60,000
Total = £1,021,000
Jobcentre Plus
Birmingham City Council
LSC
Connexions

25. The Cuts…….

26. Move to larger mainstream programmes
Work Programme
Work Choice

27. CHARITY
BUSINESS

28. 09/10 Income
Contracts = £933,000
Trading = £723,000
Voluntary = £100,000
Total = £1,756,000
6%
41%
53%
Voluntary
Contracts
Trading

29. 11/12 Income
Contracts = £618,000
Trading = £1,234,000
Voluntary = £55,000
Total = £1,907,000

30. 12/13 Income
4%
Contracts = £340,000
Trading = £1,423,000
Voluntary = £78,000
Total = £1,841,903
19%
77%
Voluntary
Contracts
Trading

31. 13/14 Forecast
2%
12%
Contracts = £332,000
Trading = £2,268,000
Voluntary = £48,000
Total = £2,648,000
86%
Voluntary
Contracts
Trading

32. Agenda
 What is a Social Enterprise?
 Who are the Jericho Foundation?
 What is the Social Value bill and The
Birmingham Charter?
 Why is Social Enterprise relevant to the
built environment?
 Where can I find out more?
 Questions

33. Social Value Bill – Jan 2013
What the Act requires public authorities to do…
They must consider:
1. How what they propose to procure will improve
economic, social and environmental well-being
of an area.
2. How, in conducting the process of procurement,
they will act to secure that improvement.

34. Adopted at April 2013 Cabinet

35. BBC4SR
The Charter is a set of guiding principles to which
Birmingham City Council will adhere to and which
it will invite its contracted suppliers and partners
to adopt in order to help foster the economic,
environmental and social well being of the City of
Birmingham.
The Charter will also form part of the terms and
conditions of new Council contracts.

36. BBC4SR
The Charter Principles:
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Local Employment
Buy Birmingham First
Partners in Communities
Good Employer
Green and Sustainable
Ethical Procurement

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The Charter Principles:
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Local Employment
Buy Birmingham First
Partners in Communities
Good Employer
Green and Sustainable
Ethical Procurement

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Local Employment:
1. Create employment and training opportunities for local
residents, inc people with disabilities and support people into
work and work experience placements
2. Adopt an approved Jobs and Skills policy which is applied
at every stage of the procurement process
3. Seek opportunities to work with local schools to help ensure
that the young people of Birmingham are equipped with the
right skills to match the requirements of the labour market.
4. Support the local economy and create much needed jobs and
apprenticeship jobs, by adopting procurement strategies
that remove barriers to local businesses

39. BBC4SR
The Charter Principles:
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Local Employment
Buy Birmingham First
Partners in Communities
Good Employer
Green and Sustainable
Ethical Procurement

40. BBC4SR
Buy Birmingham First
1. Take account of the social and economic and
environmental impacts of buying locally:
• Support the local economy by choosing suppliers close
to the point of service.
• Use Finditinbirmingham as the primary method of
sourcing
• Pass it down the supply Chain
2. Commit to purchasing from pre-qualified businesses on
Finditinbirmingham

41. www.finditinbirmingham.com

42. BBC4SR
The Charter Principles:
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Local Employment
Buy Birmingham First
Partners in Communities
Good Employer
Green and Sustainable
Ethical Procurement

43. BBC4SR
Partners in Communities:
1. Build capacity and provide support to locally based
community organisations.
2. Support local communities by helping improve local
facilities
3. Work with local schools and colleges with mentoring and
work experience.
4. Support the development of local social enterprises.
5. Host local business summits to help local economic
development.

44. BBC4SR
The Charter Principles:
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Local Employment
Buy Birmingham First
Partners in Communities
Good Employer
Green and Sustainable
Ethical Procurement

45. BBC4SR
Good Employer Key Principals:
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Learning and development
Equality and diversity
Employee wellbeing
Pay (living wage = £7.45/hour)

46. BBC4SR
The Charter Principles:
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Local Employment
Buy Birmingham First
Partners in Communities
Good Employer
Green and Sustainable
Ethical Procurement

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Green and Sustainable:
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Eliminate unnecessary waste.
Be a good neighbour.
Reduce carbon footprint.
Commit to improving energy efficiency and reducing
energy consumption.
Support employees to become greener in their
behaviour.
Measure carbon emissions.
Protect the environment.
Work with supply chains.
Review/reduce use of high emission vehicles.

48. BBC4SR
The Charter Principles:
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Local Employment
Buy Birmingham First
Partners in Communities
Good Employer
Green and Sustainable
Ethical Procurement

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Ethical Procurement:
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Work to the highest standards integrity and ethical conduct.
Pay their fair share of taxes.
Ensure the well-being and protection of work forces
Support the principles of Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Support the Fundamental International Labour Organisation
Conventions.
6. Not engage in or support the use of child labour.
7. Adopt best practice when procuring goods and services e.g.
procure low energy products, buying from social enterprise etc
8. Pay suppliers no later than the terms stated in the primary
contract.

50. Agenda
 What is a Social Enterprise?
 Who are the Jericho Foundation?
 What is the Social Value bill and The
Birmingham Charter?
 Why is Social Enterprise relevant to the
built environment?
 Where can I find out more?
 Questions

51. Why work with Social Enterprise?
 Its the right thing to do
 It will cost you nothing
 It will help you comply with the
Birmingham Charter and the Social Value
bill
 It will win you more business
 It will build your reputation in the
communities you serve
 We are nice people!
 It will differentiate you from your peers

54. The Orchard, Erdington

56. Agenda
 What is a Social Enterprise?
 Who are the Jericho Foundation?
 What is the Social Value bill and The
Birmingham Charter?
 Why is Social Enterprise relevant to the
built environment?
 Where can I find out more?
 Questions

57. www.shopforchange.info

58. www.bvsc.org

59. www.thebestnetwork.org.uk

60. The BEST Network
Company limited by guarantee
Launched in 2009 with 8 member orgs
Now 80 members
Secured over £5m of contracts for its
members
 Delivered services to over 5000 clients
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61. Youth Unemployment in Birmingham?

62. The BEST Network - Advance Programme

63. www.bssec.org.uk

64. Agenda
 What is a Social Enterprise?
 Who are the Jericho Foundation?
 What is the Social Value bill and The
Birmingham Charter?
 Why is Social Enterprise relevant to the
built environment?
 Where can I find out more?
 Questions

65. The Jericho Foundation
Richard Beard
M: 07801 397798
T: 0121 440 7919
W: www.jericho.org.uk
richard.beard@jericho.org.uk