Worcester-based Remade Worcestershire CIO is a finalist in the UK Social Enterprise Awards, recognising it as one of the country’s most innovative and impactful start-up enterprises.
Remade Worcestershire has been shortlisted in the prestigious ‘One to Watch’ Award, sponsored by PwC, at the 2025 UK Social Enterprise Awards. The award celebrates new social enterprises with a clear vision for the future and the potential for significant impact.
Founded in 2023, Remade Worcestershire has quickly grown into a vibrant community hub that diverts textiles and craft materials from landfill and gives them new life. Starting with just three volunteers opening one morning a week, the organisation now runs with a team of 38 volunteers, opening five days a week, and supporting people of all ages and backgrounds.
Its core activity is collecting surplus materials from upholsterers, manufacturers, and individuals, then reselling them at low cost in-store, online, and at craft events—making high-quality resources affordable and accessible to the community. Alongside this, Remade hosts workshops in sewing, crochet, patchwork, leathercraft, and creative reuse, and earlier this year staged “Fashion Fantasia”, a showcase of costumes made entirely from reclaimed materials.
In less than two years, Remade has created jobs, supported schools and community groups, and worked with partners including Worcester Cathedral, Worcester Community Trust, and local refugee projects. Its ethos is rooted in collaboration, inclusion, and sustainability.
Sue Fry, Trustee, said “We’re so thrilled to be recognised at a national level so early in our journey. Being shortlisted for the ‘One to Watch’ award is a celebration of what we’ve achieved so far and a huge boost as we continue to grow our vision to empower creativity, reduce waste, and build community resilience.”
The winners of the UK Social Enterprise Awards will be announced at a VIP ceremony at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London, on Wednesday 26 November.
There are an estimated 131,000 social enterprises in the UK, employing more than two million people and contributing £60bn to the national economy while tackling some of the biggest challenges facing people and planet.
“Our Awards are the ultimate showcase of social enterprise impact and excellence – so those who made the shortlist represent the future of business, and a beacon of hope in turbulent times” says Peter Holbrook CBE, Chief Executive of Social Enterprise UK. “Despite economic challenges, these trailblazers are not only making profit but using it for the good of people and planet.”
Find out more about Remade Worcestershire at www. remadeworcester.org/ and about the UK Social Enterprise Awards at www.socialenterprise.org.uk.
About Remade Worcestershire
Remade Worcestershire is registered as a charity in England & Wales no. 1203768
Remade’s main mission is to save fabric and other quality materials from going to landfill by collecting them to be recycled, repurposed and made into new things. They also host a range of workshops to teach people new creative skills.
We sell reclaimed materials to the general public and local craftspeople from their shop, located at Friary Walk (previously the Crowngate Centre), Worcester, WR1 3LE
Shop opening hours are currently Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays 10am-2.30pm. (Closed on Tuesdays and Sundays).
Gill Hutchinson is a trustee at Remade.
About social enterprises
Social enterprises are businesses that trade for a social or environmental purpose and reinvest or donate more than half their profits to further their mission. A growing strength in British business, the UK’s 131,000 social enterprises have a collective turnover of £60 billion and a workforce of 2.3 million. Social Enterprise UK research shows the sector outperforming traditional business in terms of start-up rates, turnover growth and innovation. They are also ahead of the pack when it comes to workforce diversity and pay. For more information and statistics, see the State of Social Enterprise 2023 report.
More information about the UK Social Enterprise Awards can be found at www.socialenterprise.org.uk.
