Social Enterprise Code

a social enterprise

Since 2016, A Beautiful Mess has been affiliated with Social Enterprise NL. Refugee Company has a priority share in the company. Making profit is never the goal of our activities, but a means to an end. We operate primarily from a social mission(impact first). The goal is to enable refugees to take an important step towards social and economic independence. Through the activities of our limited companies, income is raised to cover the costs of part of the activities. Below you can read how we have secured our social mission.

CODE social enterprises

In November 2019, A Beautiful Mess was admitted to the Social Enterprise Code. The Social Enterprise Code creates recognition and trust. If a company is included in the Register, then everyone – from consumers to government and from employees to investors – can see that, deep down, it is a social enterprise. The Code is also a tool on the road to growth and improvement: social enterprise is a process, and in that process the Code can act as a guide. Last but not least, by joining the Register, the social entrepreneur becomes part of a learning network of passionate colleagues who, each in their own way, pursue the same goal: impact first! The companies in the Register keep each other on their toes – through peer review – and encourage each other by exchanging knowledge and experiences.

Statutes

Check out A Beautiful Mess’s bylaws here.

Annual figures

View A Beautiful Mess’s 2024 annual figures here.

Governance and accountability

A Beautiful Mess is part of the broader organizational structure of Refugee Company. Stakeholder dialogues, Code of Conduct, Theory of Change, policy documents, impact reports, bylaws and financial information, which relate to this joint structure are therefore published centrally. The link below will give you direct access to these documents.