81 Social Enterprises in the UK

These social enterprises in the UK have worked as inspirations and models for other entrepreneurs looking for an idea as well as imitation of other global initiatives. It is typically a common conception that the United Kingdom, and London in particular, is the hub of social entrepreneurship, which is why SocialBusiness.org chose to profile some of the businesses -- small, medium and large -- that are creating positive social change.

Some of the social enterprises in the UK in this top list are more leaning on the charity side and others make profit a bigger deal, but all of them consider the triple bottom line -- in whatever shape -- central to their services, products and business models.