Half the Story is a social enterprise run by Grace Enterprises, changing the lives of people experiencing major barriers to work, including homelessness. Since its launch in 2023, Half the Story has already generated over 10,000 hours of real Living Wage work, and sold over a million biscuits to corporate and retail partners around the UK. And now, Half the Story is celebrating the opening of its new bakery! Based at Half the Story’s site in Wilford, Nottingham, this state-o

We wanted to spotlight one of our funders - the Randal Charitable Foundation, who have supported Half the Story in its mission to create life-changing jobs through great-tasting biscuits! Founded by Dr Nik and Moni Kotecha, the Randal Foundation has saved or significantly improved 1 million lives globally, supporting various charities and enterprises in their missions. Half the Story are privileged to be one of the Randal Charitable Foundation's beneficiaries. Their support h

Our latest Impact Report is out now! We’re excited to share testimonials, key information and progress across 2024; it’s well worth the wait! A picture of our team, including wider team members from Radiant Cleaners, Jubilee Events & Half the Story The greatest win for us is hearing feedback from our employees about how Jubilee Events have benefitted them. Heather shared her experience: "My mental wellbeing is much relaxed. It (the job) gives me that stability for myself." So

Suzannah O’Brien, chair of the Christian Funders Forum, and Matthew Parfitt, founder of Grace Enterprises, chat to Esther Higham about...

Half the Story & Grace Enterprises founder Matt, and our wonderful team member Anthony took biscuits and the story of life-changing jobs...

Grace Enterprises is looking for a dedicated and detail-oriented Communications & Business Development Associate to join our passionate...

Are you a passionate communications professional looking to make a meaningful difference? Grace Enterprises, a pioneering charity...

We are absolutely delighted to announce that we are double finalists in the NatWest Social Enterprise 100 awards! The awards, created and...

Transforming lives through supportive employment in our sustainable businesses We started Grace Enterprises in 2017 to tackle one of the...

The real Living Wage is a voluntary minimum hourly rate designed to cover the average person’s living costs. Over 14,000 organisations...

Grace Enterprises second social enterprise business Jubilee Events partnered with the university of Derby to host and manage their...

Morgan Sindall Construction recently completed refurbishment works to Darley Bank and Peak Court student accommodation at the University...

Sharing a vision to transform lives Wates and Grace Enterprises have formed a partnership that sees them using multiple GE companies for...

Willmott Dixon committed to using social enterprise businesses to supply everything from everyday items, such as hand soap...

Ruth O'Reilly-Smith talks to Matt about how he got from teaching to biscuits, via Kenya! Listen to his inspiring story of transforming...

One of the core marks of Faith Driven Entrepreneurs is to be active in the local church. But many entrepreneurs struggle to know what...

Matt launches Half the Story, the third business in the Grace Enterprises family and the National Social Value Conference.

Are you all in? Matt Parfitt ventures across the UK to explore various Christian businesses and hear testimonies of Christians who went...

Founder Matt Parfitt officially launches Grace Enterprises and its first social enterprise, Radiant Cleaners, on BBC Radio Nottingham...