Useful Social Enterprise Contacts

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Each of the organisations listed below provides some kind of advice and support to social enterprises:

• Advice and support for start up businesses.

Blue Orchid, 4th floor, Arthur House, Chorlton Street, Manchester, M1 3FH
Tel: 0161 485 4949
Fax: 0161 233 2391
Email: manchester@theblueorchid.co.uk
Website: The Blue Orchid

• Big Lottery (formerly Community Fund)

Ground Floor, Dallam Court, Dallam Lane, Warrington, WA2 7LU
Tel: 01925 626 800
Fax: 01925 234 041
Email: mailto:enquiries@nw.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Website: Big Lottery Fund

Funding for organisations with charitable aims.

• Business in the Community

PO Box 30, New Town House, Buttermarket Street, Warrington, WA1 2QG
Tel: 01925 239 625
Fax: 01925 239 657
Email: information@bitc.org.uk
Website: Business in the Community

Business organisation supporting voluntary and community groups.

• Business Link

Advice and support for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

Business Link Northwest

City Office Park, Bluebell Way, Preston, Lancashire PR2 5PZ
Tel: 0845 00 66 888
Fax: 01772 790 140
Email: info@businesslinknw.co.uk
Website: Business Link northwest

East Cheshire Chamber of Commerce (Congleton)

East Cheshire Chamber of Commerce, Riverside Mill, Mountbatten Way, Congleton,  CW12 1DY
Tel: 01270 540 570
Fax: 08456 766 376
Email: info@eastcheshirechamber.co.uk
Website:  East Cheshire Chamber

Macclesfield Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise 

Macclesfield Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise, Churchill Chambers, Churchill Way, Macclesfield, SK11 6AS
Tel: 01625 665 940
Fax: 01625 665 941
Email: info@macclesfieldchamber.co.uk
Website: Macclesfield Chamber

• Charity Commission

2nd Floor, 20 Kings Parade, Queen's Dock, Liverpool, L3 4DQ
Tel: 0151 703 1500
Fax: 0151 703 1555
Website: Charity Commission

Advice and information on registering and operating as a charity.

• Cheshire & Warrington Social Enterprise Partnership

17 Cuppin Street, Chester Cheshire CH1 2BN
Tel: 01244 973059
Fax: 01244 973063
Email: kevin.janes@cwsocialenterprise.org.uk
Website: CW Social Enterprise

Sub regional partnership aiming to represent social enterprises and support their development.

• Community Development Foundation

60 Highbury Grove, London, N5 2AG
Tel: 020 7226 5375
Fax: 020 7704 0313
Email: admin@cdf.org.uk
Website: Community Developement Foundation

Advice and information on community development issues.

• Community Loan Fund for the North West

c/o Roy White, 1 Waterworks Cottage, Off Highlands Road, Runcorn, WA7 4PZ
Tel: 01928 590 472
Email: roy@lif.org.uk

Makes loans to community enterprises which help with economic regeneration or social inclusion.

• Companies House

75 Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3HR
Tel: 0161 236 7500
Fax: 0161 237 5258

or

Crown Way, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ
Tel: 029 2038 8588
Fax: 029 2038 0900

Website: Companies House

Advice and information on registering and operating as a limited company.

• Co-operatives UK (formerly ICOM)

Holyoake House, Hanover Street, Manchester, M60 0AS
Tel: 0161 246 2900
Fax: 0161 831 7684
Email: info@cooperatives-uk.coop
Website: Cooperatives uk

Legal advice and other information for community enterprises.

• Cheshire East Council for Voluntary Service (CVS)

11 Hope Street, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 1BA.
Tel: 01270 763100
Fax: 01270 763160
Email: enquiries@cvsce.org
Website: Cheshire East CVS

Advice and support for local voluntary organisations.

• Development Trusts Association (DTA)

Centec Business Centre, Stopgate Lane, Aintree, Liverpool, L9 6AW
Tel: 0151 523 7195
Email: northwest@dta.org.uk
Website: Devleopment Trusts Association

Advice and support for new and existing development trusts.

• Directory of Social Change

Federation House, Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BW
Tel: 0151 708 0117
Email: info@dsc.org.uk
Website: Directory of Social Change

Useful publications on a range of community enterprise issues.

• Groundwork Cheshire

Yarwoods Arm, Navigation Road, Northwich, Cheshire CW8 1BE
Tel: 01606 723 160
Fax: 01606 723 170
Email: cheshire@groundwork.org.uk
Website: Cheshire Groundwork

Environmental regeneration organisation for Macclesfield, Crewe & Nantwich & Congleton.

• Health and Safety Executive

Merseyside and Cheshire Health and Safety Executive, The Triad, Stanley Road, Bootle, Liverpool, L20 3PG
Tel: 0151 479 2200
Website: hse

Advice and information on health and safety issues in the workplace

• HM Revenue and Customs

Website: HMRC

Advice on Tax and VAT issues.

• Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Tel: 01625 545 745
Email: mail@dataprotection.gov.uk
Website: Information Commissioner

Advice and information on data protection issues.

• Joseph Rowntree Foundation

The Homestead, 40 Water End, York, YO30 6WP
Tel: 01904 615 905
Website: Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Reports on a range of social and community issues.

• National Council of Voluntary Organisations

Regents Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London, N1 9RL
Tel: 020 7713 6161
Website: National Council of Voluntary Organisation

Advice and support for voluntary organisations.

• Plunkett Foundation

Units 2 & 3, The Quadrangle, Woodstock, Oxford, OX20 1LH
Tel: 01993 810730
Fax: 01993 810730
Email: office@plunkett.co.uk
Website: Plunkett

• Regenesis

Blacon Community Trust, Dee Point Campus, Blacon Point Road, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5SF
Tel: 01244 390344
Email: mike@blacon.org.uk
Website: Regenesis Consultancy

Consultancy support to social enterprises.

• Social Enterprise Coalition

54, Haymarket, London SW1Y 4RP
Tel: 020 7968 4921
Email: membership@socialenterprise.org.uk
Website: Social Enterprise

National organisation aiming to represent social enterprises.

• South Cheshire Chamber

Lyme Building, Westmere Drive, Crewe Business Park, Crewe, CW1 6ZL.
Tel: 01270 504 700
Fax:  01270 504 701
Webaddress: South Cheshire Chamber
Email: vete.jacey@sccci.co.uk