3.5.5 Case study conclusions

This article examined how participatory governance is realised in a young social enterprise with the public limited CIC legal form in the UK. The case study concluded that the participatory governance of community stakeholders yet to be formally realised. Although the participation of the community in the ownership of shares and membership of the organisation was at the core of Stratford’s PLCIC objectives, the PLCIC was still developing its organisational structure. Accordingly, only the Stratford PLCIC with the objective to collect stakeholder feedback on the progress and development of the organisation’s activities established several limited informal types of stakeholder mechanisms. As such, a number of informal stakeholder mechanisms were identified mainly as regards the organisational functioning of the examined CIC. Informal stakeholder participation was found to be exercised in a regular and direct manner by means of engaging the decision-makers of the examined social enterprises with their community stakeholders.