The NatWest SE100 Data Report May 2017 | Page 7

THE BIGGEST ENTERPRISES ARE ON AN IMPRESSIVE JOURNEY OF GROWTH The biggest 100 enterprises (by turnover) handle most of the money that passes through the Index. The total turnover of the biggest 100 enterprises is £6.5bn which represents 76% of the total turnover of the whole Index. SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ARE PROVIDERS OF THOUSANDS OF JOBS FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Data from 610 enterprises on our Index shows that they employ a total of nearly 116,000 people, that’s an average of 190 people per enterprise, and a median of 21. SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ARE GROWING AS THEY MATURE 44% of the enterprises on the Index are between five and nine years old. The average turnover of enterprises under three years old on our Index is £634,000. The average turnover of enterprises which are ten years old or more is £8m. SE100 DATA REPORT | 7