Kibble is one of Scotlands largest social enterprises, working with young people who have a complex mix of social, emotional, educational and behavioural problems. We are pioneering social enterprise to deliver high quality and sustainable services for the public benefit.
On the 10th November 2006, Kibble was very pleased to win the ROCCO Award for Corporate Social Responsibility. This award is sponsored by Riverside Braehead (an office development by CSC and Park Lane). The ROCCO Awards once again demonstrated the progress and changes that have taken place in Renfrewshire over the last twenty years. It is now a diverse economy home to many world class businesses succeeding in competitive global markets.
Kibble was one of 40 local organisations presented with the BAA Fab 40 award which, recognises our important role in the community.
Graham Bell has been awarded the title of Scottish Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2006 in the Ernst & Young Awards for business.
Kibble was delighted to receive the Scottish Business in the Community Social Enterprise of the Year 2006 Award at SBC's Celebration Dinner on 15 June 2006. This new award looked for achievement in a range of areas including quality of management, leadership and purpose, communication, impact, society benefits and business benefits.
We received this year's UK Young Social Enterprise Award at an awards ceremony, in London, on Thursday, November 17.
It's the second year running Kibble has won a UK national award as, in 2004 it was named Upstarts UK Social Enterprise of the Year. This year's accolade is part of the Social Enterprise Coalition's Enterprising Solutions 2005 Awards to celebrate the best in community and social businesses.
Jonathan Bland, chief executive of the Social Enterprise Coalition said: “Social enterprises are making a real difference in every part of the country as these awards show. We want to encourage more fantastic businesses that take a truly entrepreneurial approach to social and environmental problems. Kibble is an exemplar of the way in which social enterprises can offer a real alternative to state or private sector delivery.”
The prize money for the Young Social Enterprise Award will be invested in Kibble's social enterprise activities giving training and work experience to care leavers.
Government minister Nigel Griffiths MP presented Kibble's chief executive Graham Bell with the UK's Social Enterprise of the Year Award at a ceremony in London.
The New Statesman Upstarts award was given to Kibble after the organisation was judged to clearly show it had the qualities and attributes of a successful social enterprise.
A social enterprise is an organisation that carries out a social mission or objective, but trades as a normal business selling its services and expertise. All profits are then re-invested into the organisation.
