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casaltd.com CASA; Employee Ownership Scaleability, & Social Investment In The Social Care Sector Dr Guy Turnbull, Managing Director, Care & Share Associates Limited
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casaltd.com Roundtable Purpose Understand The CASA Model of Employee Owned Social Care Provider Understand The Challenges Of Scaleability – How Do You Scale Social Enterprise Models?
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Key Performance Indicators Established 5 CASA Franchise Companies Delivery of 13,500 Hours Of Support Per Week Operates Across 5 Territories Developed innovative ‘social care products’ Employ over 650 people Current run rate; £9m business/circa 600k PBT
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casaltd.com From Geographer To CASA’s Managing Director! The penny drops in 1988 – the power of mutualism Public sector co-operative development worker (1991-95) Founder & Director of Co-op consultancy, Economic Partnerships Limited (1995 – 2014) Founder & Director of RED Initiatives & The Social Work Co- operative – both Co-operative CICs Vice-Chair of Co-operative and Community Finance Founder & (Managing) Director of Care & Share Associates Limited (CASA) – 2004 - present Helped develop some of the most successful UK social enterprises around Ghost writer of the first North East SE Regional Action Plan Founder & Vice President of the European Social Franchising Network (ESFN)
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casaltd.com In The Beginning; The Rochdale Pioneers
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casaltd.com Co-operatives & Mutual Benefit Definition: A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically controlled enterprise. Values: Cooperatives are based on the values of self-help, self- responsibility, democracy, equality, equity, and solidarity. In the tradition of their founders, cooperative members believe in the ethical values of honesty, openness, social responsibility, and caring for others. Principles: The cooperative principles are guidelines by which cooperatives put their values into practice.
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CASA Organisational Structure
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casaltd.com Why The Franchising Route? Internal Ideological – We want to change the world Fun – we wanted new challenges Innovative Response To Increased Cost Base/ Downward Pressure On Price - No choice – grow or die! We had an ‘offer’ - We had something good, tried and tested External Ideological Drive - Clear Growth Opportunities, But Nothing Happening Market Opportunity – Scary Demographics/Work force challenges/Public Finance ‘chaos’
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Phases Of Development 1976 – Little Woman Fun, Ideological, & Values Based Small loan/Sweat Equity 1993 – Sunderland HCA Fun, Ideological, & Values Based Small grant/Sweat Equity Contract – straight-forward/guaranteed 2004 – Care & Share Associates Fun, Ideological, & Values Based Sweat equity & Complex mix of grants and loans – Key Fund & CCF Contracts – Complex procurement process 2010 – CASA One Fun, Ideological, & Values Based meets quasi commercial investment
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casaltd.com Why CASA Is ‘Good To Scale’ Strong track record & proven replication model, franchise manual & licence agreement An attractive ‘worked through’ social franchise ‘offer’ Skilled, experienced, and ‘values-driven’ central management team Significant Market & Policy Opportunities A Unique Social Enterprise Proposition A Plan
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casaltd.com What we do 4 main groups of stakeholders: Service Users Staff Commissioners The wider community CASA: Our Social Impact
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casaltd.com CASA Impact; Internal Service Users Continuity of support Well trained & motivated staff The ‘extra mile’ –ICOE Service Staff Share ownership Investment in staff development Transparency in terms & conditions
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casaltd.com CASA Impact; External Commissioners Transparency & Value For Money Co-production & ‘Market Shaping’ Product Research & Development Community Job creation Social Return On Investment – Evidence base for wealth retention ‘One off’ gifts
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casaltd.com Vision For The Future Become a national provider through developing new franchise companies and territories Consolidate and develop existing companies into CASA ONE Further diversification, including: LIFE/self-directed support Extra Care End of Life Hospital admission avoidance through rapid response ‘domi care’ Build the private/personalised market
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casaltd.com Facilitated Discussion Key Success Factors: Entrepreneurship Finance Business Systems Employee Engagement
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casaltd.com People!
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casaltd.com Money!
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casaltd.com Phases Of Development 1976 – Little Woman Fun, Ideological, & Values Based Small loan/Sweat Equity 1993 – Sunderland HCA Fun, Ideological, & Values Based Small grant/Sweat Equity Contract – straight-forward/guaranteed 2004 – Care & Share Associates Fun, Ideological, & Values Based Sweat equity & Complex mix of grants and loans – Key Fund & CCF Contracts – Complex procurement process 2010 – CASA One Fun, Ideological, & Values Based meets quasi commercial investment
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casaltd.com Investment Requirement Objective – change up a gear £1m target A partner/fellow traveller Additional expertise/Fresh perspective Flexibility Shared Risk
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casaltd.com Raising Social Venture Investment; Normal Rules Still Apply
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casaltd.com Campari & Soda Character Ability Market Purpose Amount Repayment Interest Security Organisation Debt/Equity Attitude
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casaltd.com Growth Challenges Identifying leaders & entrepreneurs Giving up control Act like owners! Wearing a suit/Getting a hair cut/Dog stays at home Is fast knee jerk? And what about social impact?
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casaltd.com Business Systems Care Free care mgt software Weekly dashboards Single brand ‘Live Files’ Business Manual Manager forum
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casaltd.com Employee Engagement; How Can We All Act Like Owners
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casaltd.com Employee Engagement & The Great Game Of Business
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casaltd.com The CASA Manchester Profit Bucket Pay tax Pay off debt Build a buffer Re-invest for the future Improve terms & conditions Pay A Bonus
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casaltd.com So Back To Basics; Where Does Profit Come From?
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Back To The Levers LEVERROLES/Actions PriceKnowsley Council Contract CCG Private New markets – Bank staff, prisons VolumeSay ‘YES’! Have the management capacity to deliver more Develop new products/markets Recruit & retain staff Overhead/Office CostsKeep tight control Carer wages/costsLow staff turnover Stay competitive
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casaltd.com CASA Newcastle Mini Game Improving You Private Parts Objective: Increase private client base Method: Carer distribution of POS material Rules: £25 bonus for every 10 hours of private work secured – triggered after first 4 weeks Communication: Scoreboard based in office
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casaltd.com The Bigger CASA Game
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casaltd.com What We Know Now Social Enterprise Is A Movement Not A Legal Definition Social Enterprises Are Run By Fellow Travellers Mutuality Is More That Nice People Doing Nice Things A Better Business Model Needs To Realise Social Value Social Enterprise Needs To Colonise Expanding Markets Has Different Business Development Needs
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Further Information 0191 298 2160 07958 356 990 guy@casaltd.com www.casaltd.com
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