social enterprises as a mechanism to deliver aonb projects
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Social Enterprises as a mechanism to deliver AONB projects
Tim CrabtreeWessex Community Assets
&Cardiff University
Wessex Community Assets
Small not for profit organisa>on which supports the development of community and co-‐opera>ve enterprises:• Renewable energy• Sustainable food• Affordable housing• Cultural sector• Workspace
Wessex Reinvestment Trust group
Wessex Reinvestment Trust group
Established in 2001, the group has 4 separate structures:
Wessex Reinvestment Trust group
Established in 2001, the group has 4 separate structures:
• Wessex Reinvestment Trust, a registered charity.
Wessex Reinvestment Trust group
Established in 2001, the group has 4 separate structures:
• Wessex Reinvestment Trust, a registered charity.• WRT Core Company Limited, which provides home improvement lending.
Wessex Reinvestment Trust group
Established in 2001, the group has 4 separate structures:
• Wessex Reinvestment Trust, a registered charity.• WRT Core Company Limited, which provides home improvement lending.
• Wessex Community Assets, which supports community asset development.
Wessex Reinvestment Trust group
Established in 2001, the group has 4 separate structures:
• Wessex Reinvestment Trust, a registered charity.• WRT Core Company Limited, which provides home improvement lending.
• Wessex Community Assets, which supports community asset development.
• Wessex Reinvestment Society, has provided business loans.
Examples of Wessex Reinvestment Trust group ac>vi>es 2010 -‐ 2012
Wessex Core Company:
Home Improvement Lending
Business advice , e.g.
The Real Food Store, Exeter
The Community Farm, Bristol
North Dorset Food Incubator &
Training Network
Business advice , e.g.
Bridport Energy Services Ltd:
Zero carbon food produc>on
Partnership with SW Protected
Landscapes Forum:Social Forestry
Business advice , e.g.
Lyme Regis Development Trust
Red Brick Building Centre, Glastonbury
Enterprise St. Michael’s, Bridport
Housing Food Renewable Energy
Workspace & Community
Assets
Somerset, Devon & Dorset
Community Land Trust Project
Housing
Wessex Community Assets
What is social enterprise?
Social enterprise can be thought of as:• a par>cular type of organisa.on (i.e. a business with a primary social or environmental aim, which returns any surplus to the community which it serves)
or as:• an ac.vity carried out alongside the exis>ng programmes of community and voluntary sector organisa>ons (i.e. trading ac>vity which either meets the primary purpose of the organisa>on or creates surpluses to fund services for the community).
Common characterisGcs of social enterprise
Maximum public benefit
Maximum private benefit
Charity Share company
Maximum public benefit
Maximum private benefit
Charity Share company
The “grey area” in the middle of the spectrum
Maximum public benefit
Maximum private benefit
Charity Share company
The “grey area” in the middle of the spectrum
is where social economy organisaGons operate
No trading revenue
Trading revenue &
grants
Potentially sustainable:
50%+ trading
revenue
Breakeven – all
revenue from trading
Profitable – surplus not distributed
Profit distributing – socially driven/ mutual
Profit maximising
ChariGes/vol orgs Revenue generaGng social enterprises
Socially driven business
“Trad-‐iGonal” business
High social return High financial return
Waitrose
Co-‐op Group
Whole Food
Markets
Green & Blacks (Cadburys)
Rachels Dairy
Local Food Links
Dorset Farmers’ Markets
Somerset Local Food Direct
West Dorset Food & Land Trust
Dorset Food & Health Trust
Somerset Community Food Projects Network
Is “social enterprise” relevant to
• AONB’s have core teams delivering statutory du>es – conserving and enhancing protected landscapes.
• Most AONB teams have also developed the capacity to secure addi>onal resources and deliver projects, e.g.– Woodland management– Access / recrea>on– Grassland management
So – AONB teams already have 2 key resources which support delivery of
So – AONB teams already have 2 key resources which support delivery of
People
So – AONB teams already have 2 key resources which support delivery of
Grant Finance
People
So – AONB teams already have 2 key resources which support delivery of
Grant Finance
People Local
communiGes
So – AONB teams already have 2 key resources which support delivery of
Grant Finance
People Local
communiGesCi>zens
So – AONB teams already have 2 key resources which support delivery of
Grant Finance
People Local
communiGesCi>zens
Core funcGons&
projects
Some AONB’s have established (or are
• To secure grant funding & dona>ons not available to LA-‐hosted AONB teams
• To use such funds to deliver addi>onal projects• To receive transferred assets from public bodies or bequests
• To acquire assets, using grants and loans• To engage with the community• To undertake “primary purpose” trading ac>vity
AONB Team in Local
Authority
Local AONB Trust
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Social enterprise acGvity 2
Social enterprise acGvity 1
+ +
Possible way forward
Projects&
Services
AONB Team
Projects&
Services
AONB Team AONB Trust
Projects&
Services
AONB Team AONB Trust
Local communiGes
Projects&
Services
AONB Team AONB Trust
Local communiGes
Projects&
Services
Social enterprise acGvity
AONB Team AONB Trust
Local communiGes
Projects&
Services
Social enterprise acGvity
Direct trading
AONB Team AONB Trust
Local communiGes
Projects&
Services
Social enterprise acGvity
Direct trading
Subsidiary
AONB Team AONB Trust
Local communiGes
Projects&
Services
Social enterprise acGvity
Direct trading
Subsidiary
Lease assets
AONB Team AONB Trust
Local communiGes
Projects&
Services
Social enterprise acGvity
Direct trading
Subsidiary
Lease assets
Support IPS
AONB Team AONB Trust
Local communiGes
Projects&
Services
Social enterprise acGvity
Direct trading
Subsidiary
Lease assets
Support IPS
Joint venture
Example of trust undertaking project delivery and primary purpose trading
West Dorset Food and Land Trust– Charity, established 1998
The local food sector in West Dorset:Mapping exercise resul>ng in Directory
The local food sector in West Dorset:Mapping exercise resul>ng in Directory
Asset based development
• West Dorset Food & Land Trust a member of the Development Trusts Associa>on (now Locality)
• Assets can generate income – e.g. building rentals or land tenancies
• Decision to develop managed workspace – a “Local Food Centre”
Bridport Centre for Local Food
ChariGes are restricted in the range of trading that they can undertake so
may establish subsidiaries
Local Food Links– Trading company, established as subsidiary of West Dorset Food and Land Trust in 1999
Other examples of Trusts se[ng up
The Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust
Eigg Electric
Lyme Regis Development Trust
•St. Michael’s Business Centre
•Wessex secured £100,000 grant from ChangeUp, provided £13,000 loan and nego>ated £35,000 Programme Related Investment from Community Founda>on for Bournemouth, Dorset & Poole
Lyme Regis Development Trust
• New assets:– Youth café with flat– Youth centre– Monmouth house – flats
• Supports project ac>vity, e.g.– Fossil Fes>val
• Developing proposals for £8 million Field Studies Centre with Natural History Museum
Trusts do not have to run operations themselves or
through subsidiaries
• Trusts can use their assets to support social economy activity– At a discounted rent, where the enterprise
delivers against the Trust’s objects– At a market rent.
Local Food Links Ltd• Restructured into a Community Benefit
Society (a form of Industrial & Provident Society), with membership open to parents, schools, wider community
• Previously, Local Food Links only had one member – the Trust
Local Food Links: ethical sourcing
• Meat – Genesis Farmers• Milk – Coombe Farm• Yogurt – Yeo Valley• Butter – Denhay Farms & Coombe Farm• Cheese – Denhay & Coombe Farm• Flour – Edward Gallia, Cerne Abbas• Eggs – Vurlands Farm• Vegetables in season – Bothen Hill Organic,
Washingpool Farm, Somerset Organic Link• Fruit in season – Elwell Farm• Bread – Leakers, Punch & Judy Bakery• Food service – Essential Trading
Local Food Links – current status
• Two hub kitchens – one leased from West Dorset Food & Land Trust, one from Dorset County Council
• 25 staff• 24 schools, 3 nurseries, 1 day centre, 8
lunch clubs• 1200 meals per day• Turnover: over £500,000 p.a.
£1 million raised from community shares
Fordhall Community
Land IniGaGve:
owns land and public access facili>es
Fordhall Farm Ltd: life>me tenancy
Land
Rent
The Earth Trust• Set up as the Northmoor Trust for Countryside
Conservation in 1967, with a large endowment from Sir Martin and Audrey Wood
• Now own 1,200 acres of farmland, woodland, nature reserves, research plantation and wetland
• Also: management of three community meadows, Thrupp Lake at Radley,
• 30 staff, 100 regular volunteers • 750 regular supporters• Around 30,000 people each year take part in Trust
activities annually
Cultivate
Trusts can link with Community Benefit Societies
which then run social enterprises
Tablehurst & Plaw Hatch
• Founded in 1995 following a community-‐led campaign that raised over £150,000 to purchase the stock and business assets of Tablehurst Farm from Emerson College.
• Now 400 members of the IPS, each paying £100 for their share.
• The land – 800 acres – is owned by a Trust.• The Trust leases the land to the IPS.• The IPS has 2 subsidiary trading businesses
Tablehurst & Plaw Hatch Community Farm
West Oxford Community Renewables
IPS CHARITY
Amount Subscribed Number of Subscribers
Totals at each Subscription Level
£100 157£15,700
£200 47£9,400
£500 36£18,000
£1000 21£21,000
£20,0002
£40,000
REAL FOOD EXETER: Analysis of the share register on closure at 30 September 2010
The Community Farm• In November 2010, the Community Farm
launched their community share offer inviting members of the public to invest in a 22 acre horticulture operation.
• By the end of March 2011, 409 people had invested £126,000 in the Community Farm.
• This investment has enabled The Farm to take over the established veg box scheme, organic growing and wholesale business of the Better Food Company.
£1,600,000 raised
Community share societies
Members improve competitive advantage
Members roles How these roles improve competitive advantage
Investor Lower cost of capital; greater acceptance of risk
Customer Greater loyalty; accept higher prices & dividend
Service user Demonstrates support to funders; better feedback
Activist More engagement; better feedback; better targeting
Volunteer Lower labour costs; access to specialist skills
Suppliers Greater loyalty; lower input prices
Workers Greater loyalty; lower input prices; better feedback
Directors Access to specialist skills; lower input prices
Community Supported Forestry
• WCA working with SW Protected Landscapes Forum to explore the potential for community engagement in woodland management.
• Would involve elements of the CSA and Care Farming approaches
• West Dorset Woodfuel Co-op to be establshed as IPS.
• In the long term could be share issue to purchase woodland – Tamar AONB exploring pilot
Local Food: Different forms of support
• Sector specific support, e.g. CSA’s• Specialist Enterprise Support• Advice on governance / legal structures
Also:• Dissemina>on / sharing learning• Social franchising or licensing• Spin offs
Primary ProducGon Processing DistribuGon Retail/Food
Service
Consum
pGon
Enterprise Support
Food Mapping
Governance & Legal Structures
Local Food Systems
Local Shops
Food Co-‐ops
Home Produced Food
Farmers’ Markets
CSA’sCSA’s Supply & DistribuGon
The Making Local Food Work programme
In-‐direct investment via intermediary organisaGons: the example of Making Local Food Work
Social Capital
Human Capital
Physical Capital
NaturalCapital
Investment:
Grant from Big Lo]ery
Reshapedfood opera>ons
Reshapedfood services
FinancialCapital
Plunket: community retail
Making Local Food WorkProgramme
SUSTAIN Food co-‐ops
SUSTAIN Food hubs
Soil Associa>on: CSA
Co-‐ops UK: Governance
Soil Associa>on: Buying groups
FARMA: Farmers’ Markets
Country Markets: Country Markets
CPRE: Food Webs
Other infrastructure support models
Locality• 423 members in England• Combined income of £325 million -‐ £172 million earned income
• £660 million assets• 5,500 staff• 20,000 volunteers
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Trading income
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Land & natural resourcesBuildings & equipment
Grant Finance
People
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Local communiGesConsumersCi>zens
Loan Finance Equity Finance
Investors
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Services Social enterprise acGvity
Some conclusions
• Trusts can be established as core asset holding vehicle
• Can carry out primary purpose trading• Can establish trading subsidiary• Can lease assets to small businesses, coops or social economy organisa>ons
• Can explore joint ventures or partnerships, e.g. with a Community Benefit Society that engages the local community as investors, consumers and volunteers
Contact:
Tim Crabtree>m.crabtree@wessexca.co.uk
www.wessexca.co.uk
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