imabi Community CIC Becomes a Certified Social Enterprise and Member of Social Enterprise UK
We’re proud to share that imabi Community CIC is now a Certified Social Enterprise and a member of Social Enterprise UK.
For us, this is more than a badge: it is recognition of the work we are building through imabi Community CIC - using technology, partnerships and lived experience to support safer, more connected communities.
At a time when many communities are facing growing pressures, from anti-social behaviour and public safety concerns to loneliness, vulnerability, digital exclusion and barriers to accessing support, social enterprise has an important role to play.
It sits in the space between purpose and action, and that is exactly where imabi Community CIC belongs.
What It Means to Be a Certified Social Enterprise
A social enterprise is a business with a clear social or environmental mission. It trades to create positive impact, reinvesting profit or surplus back into its purpose rather than being driven primarily by shareholder return.
For imabi Community CIC, that purpose is centred on helping people stay safe, connected and informed.
Our work focuses on making safety information, support routes, community engagement tools and trusted resources more accessible to the people who need them.
Becoming certified through Social Enterprise UK confirms that imabi Community CIC is part of a wider movement of organisations using business as a force for good, creating value not only through what they deliver, but through the impact they aim to achieve.
Why This Matters for imabi Community CIC
imabi Community CIC was created to extend the reach of imabi’s community safety mission.
We know that safety is not only about emergency response, but more importantly it’s based on prevention, confidence, communication and access.
It is about whether someone knows where to turn when they feel unsafe
It is about whether community voices are heard
It is about whether trusted support is visible and easy to find
It is about whether local authorities, charities, organisations and residents can work together more effectively
Through the imabi app and wider imabi platform, imabi Community CIC helps bring together:
trusted local safety information
mapped Safe Spaces and support locations
community engagement tools such as Your Voice
reporting routes and support links
partner resources from trusted organisations
accessible safety guidance for everyday situations
The goal is:to make community safety more connected, more inclusive and easier to access.
Part of a Wider Social Enterprise Movement
Becoming a member of Social Enterprise UK connects imabi Community CIC with a national network of purpose-led organisations working to tackle social challenges in practical, sustainable ways.
Across the UK, social enterprises are delivering impact in areas such as health, education, employment, climate action, community resilience, inclusion and public safety.
For imabi Community CIC, this membership strengthens our commitment to responsible growth, measurable impact and collaboration.
It also reflects the values already embedded in our work:
listening before acting
supporting communities rather than speaking for them
building tools that serve real needs
working with partners who share our commitment to positive change
Collaboration at the Heart of Impact
imabi Community CIC works alongside local authorities, councils, community safety partners, charities, venues and national initiatives to make trusted support more visible.
Our partnerships and platform integrations help connect people with resources that already exist. This is where technology can be most powerful: not replacing human support, but helping people find it faster, understand it more clearly and access it with more confidence.
Becoming a Certified Social Enterprise reinforces that this work is rooted in purpose:
Not technology for technology’s sake - technology for safer, better connected communities