UnLtd Impact report 2018/19

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Thrive AwardAccess toEmployment£211,046social value generatedper year.Scaling-upCleaning-upThrive, UnLtd’s social business accelerator,offers truly specialist support for social ventureslike Radiant Cleaners, who provide meaningfulemployment.Measuring ImpactOver the last six months wehave helped the ventureson our Thrive: Access toEmployment acceleratorbetter understand, measureand celebrate their socialimpact, so that it’s tied intotheir core business strategyand activities. This supporthas involved running acombination of workshopsand working one-to-onewith ventures. We’ve helpedthem articulate their theoryof change, prioritise what tomeasure and develop plans tocollect data. We are sharingsome tips in a series of blogsso other social entrepreneurscan gain from our learning,and prioritise what and whento measure in their work.Supported bycertified and award-winning living wage employer,Nottingham-based Radiant Cleaners providedsupportive employment for 20 people in 2018.Their employees are often long-term unemployed and facemultiple barriers to work, such as drug and alcohol addiction,homelessness, mental health barriers or disabilities.Radiant Cleaners go well above minimum business practicesin the cleaning industry. Their patient on-boarding processoffers the chance to trial the job first with bespoke jobmatching,and skills development. In the financial year2018/19, they paid approximately £75,000 to their employees –£10,000 above the average in the industry.UnLtd helped them prove the impact of this businessmodel, gathering the data necessary to help them get morecontracts, and further their growth. The data has shown thatRadiant Cleaners’ commitment to paying the living wage hashad significant impact on their employees’ financial security,generating approximately £211,046 (£16,262 per person) insocial value for the UK per year. 12 Radiant Cleaners developeda ‘Living Life Index’ to help staff track wellbeing and thinkabout their employment. Employees also showed a 29%increase in self-confidence and personal value.As Matt Parfitt, Managing Director and Founder, says:“Cleaning is a service that is always going to be needed.We are not offering an innovative product – but we are sayingthat you don’t have to accept the status quo. It is possible torun a sustainable, competitive business that has its employeesat the heart of it.”Photography: Nigel Barker10 UnLtd impact report 2019
Matt ParfittManaging Director and FounderRadiant Cleanersradiantcleaners.co.ukUnLtd impact report 201911
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