About Us
By 2012 The Big Life group will be the largest social enterprise group in the country. Our diverse
businesses and charities share the same values and mission:
The Big Life Company
Making a success of good business
The Big Life Company aims to grow successful social enterprises, by providing a range of support services to help social businesses grow and in turn, to help people change their lives.
Self Help Services
Helping people to help themselves
Self Help Services provides self help groups and other initiatives to people experiencing mental ill health and/or social exclusion.
Big Life Centres
Helping communities to help themselves Big Life Centres enables people to live their best lives. It does this by developing health and well being centres that deliver holistic services to improve the quality of life for people living in disadvantaged areas. It enables people to make choices for themselves.
The Big Issue in the North Trust
Improving lives
The Big Issue in the North Trust supports vendors of The Big Issue in the North to get the services they need to improve their lives.
Aisha Childcare
Inspiring lives
Aisha Childcare offers an inspiring environment for children, bringing communities together, celebrating differences and helping families live inspiring lives. It does this through delivering a range of children’s services and managing children’s centres.
Big Life Employment
Achieving aspirations
Big Life Employment believes everyone has the potential to achieve their aspirations. It offers a
tailored package of training and employment support to help people achieve their goals.
The Big Issue in the North
Working not Begging
The Big Issue in the North is an independent, innovative publisher whose mission is to provide a means to earn a legitimate income for people who are marginalised from society.
Big Life affiliates…
In the next 5 years The Big Life group will attract health and social care professionals who wish to establish social enterprises within the group structure. These businesses will purchase services from The Big Life Company.
Open Door
More than just health
Open DoorOpen Door is a social business which is committed to ensuring that the people who are most vulnerable in society get the opportunity to access a range of health and care services, and get the information, advice and services they need to improve their lives.