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15 Oct 2012
CITR creates £7 of benefit for every £1 lost to the Treasury, says Charity Bank
Tags: Social investment | Tax relief cap
Peter Holbrook
Chief executive, Social Enterprise UK from January 2010
Peter Holbrook has been the chief executive of Social Enterprise UK, the national organisation for social enterprises (previously the Social Enterprise Coalition) since January 2010.
In 2001 he founded the Sunlight Development Trust, a social enterprise addressing health and social inequalities in the community and was its CEO until 2009. In 2008 it was named Best New Social Enterprise at the Enterprising Solutions Awards; in 2005 the organisation won the Community Regeneration Awards (BURA) and was highly commended by the Centre for Social Justice in 2007.
Before founding his own social enterprise had spells working for Oxfam, Greenpeace and various disability charities.
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Charity Bank says its community interest tax relief deposits (CITR) create an average £7 return to society for every £1 forgone by the Exchequer, and has urged the Treasury to rethink its decision to include CITR within the limit on all uncapped income tax reliefs.
Charities are set to benefit as the Public Services (Social Value) Bill has been passed through the House of Lords and will now become law.
Peter Holbrook explains why he wants to more actively engage consumers with social enterprise.
The Social Value Bill has edged closer to becoming law, after passing its second reading in the House of Lords.
Cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood has proposed a kitemark to vouch for the effectiveness of social policy schemes.
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Former business lobbying chief appointed to key Big Society role
Tags: Big Society | Big Society Capital
Former CBI director-general Sir Richard Lambert has been chosen to chair the Big Society Trust, the holding company charged with ensuring that Big Society Capital stays true to its mission.
Social Enterprise UK has called on the Church of England to lead the way in investment in ethical and social causes.
Former Communities Secretary Hazel Blears MP has called for a legal definition for social enterprises, while minister for civil society Nick Hurd has conceded that such a definition may be required.
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