3.5.5.2 Practical implications

However, the examined case study contributed to a preliminary understanding of participatory governance in social enterprises as part of the broader research attempt.1 As this Sub-section demonstrates, participatory governance is also realised in community owned energy schemes in the UK that employ the PLCIC, and as such, the research also uncovers the practical implications that may emerge in PLCIC governance. The examined case study also shed light on the developing functioning of the examined CIC’s governance and it may provide inspiration in relation to the development of stakeholder participation mechanisms for other similar community owned energy schemes undertaken by similar social enterprises in the UK.