Using social value measurement to articulate the impact of physical activity.
Case Study: Fife Council
- January 23, 2026
- Case Studies
Author: Maddie Kortenaar
The Scottish Community Wealth Building Bill: Practical information for third sector organisations
- January 14, 2026
- Articles, News and Events
Scotland's Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill represents a significant shift in how public spending is approached across local and national government. If you work for a third sector organisation delivering services, competing for contracts, or working in partnership with...
Free tool: Visualise your impact with Impact Card Studio
- January 8, 2026
- Tools
Articulating impact clearly is a common challenge in social value delivery. The issue is rarely a lack of activity. More often, it is about finding a proportionate way to describe change that is structured, clear, and useful to others.
2025: A Year of Social Value
- December 16, 2025
- News and Events
2025 has been a landmark year for the Social Value Engine, and we would like to start by thanking all our customers, partners and supporters for everything you have contributed over the past twelve months.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council wins national award for outstanding social value impact
- December 1, 2025
- News and Events
We are delighted to share that our co-founders, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, have won the Outstanding Impact award at this year’s Institute of Economic Development (iED) Annual Awards for their work measuring and maximising social value using the...
Open Letter: Building an Open Infrastructure to Measure Scotland’s Social Value Delivery
- November 10, 2025
- Uncategorized
As the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill progresses, Scotland has the opportunity to lead internationally by creating shared, open frameworks for measuring community wealth and social value. Today, we're publishing an open letter calling on the Scottish Government, Parliament,...
Charities SORP 2026: implications for social value reporting
- November 3, 2025
- News and Events
From January 2026, charities preparing accruals accounts will need to follow updated accounting rules under Charities SORP 2026. The changes introduce a three-tier reporting system based on charity size, with new requirements for impact reporting that will affect organisations...
How will the Community Wealth Building Bill be implemented in Scotland?
- October 22, 2025
- News and Events
Scotland's Community Wealth Building Bill will require every council to measure and demonstrate local impact by 2026. Will we build 32 separate measurement systems, or connect to shared infrastructure that already exists?
What is sensitivity analysis?
- October 20, 2025
- Articles
Sensitivity analysis is a technique that helps you test how your social value results change when you adjust key assumptions.
Can Artificial Intelligence really help measure social value?
- October 3, 2025
- Opinion
Measuring social value is difficult, but AI is being touted as a transformative solution to speed up reporting and cut through complexity. In this article we explore whether AI can truly deliver on this promise, or if it risks...