Welcome to our Social Enterprise Christmas Gift Guide for 2025 🎁
A wide selection of curated gifts from members of the Edinburgh Social Enterprise Network, from hampers and chocolates to truly unique Edinburgh experiences 🎄
We’ve laid out the businesses below but it’s also available in a PDF we’re circulating which can be accessed here, please feel free to share the link to friends, family, colleagues and whoever else! 👪
You’re not only buying a Christmas gift your friends/family/co-workers will never forget, you’re making Edinburgh (and the world!) a better place to live 🎅
Thank you and have a very Good Stuff Christmas, From Edinburgh Social Enterprise Network ☃️
Social Stories Club – Shop Now
Social Stories Club offer sustainable gift hampers which are filled with products each supporting different social causes including empowering individuals with disabilities to helping rescue dogs. The inspiring social stories behind each sustainable gift hamper are shared in a story booklet included.
One World Shop – Shop Now
One World Shop’s aim is to reduce poverty in poor areas of the world through trading more fairly. They sell jewellery, toys, cookware, clothing, coffee & tea, hair and body products and much more.
Their Mission is to source and sell sustainable & fairly traded goods from around the globe, using an ethical & transparent framework. Striving to promote equality, empower artisans & workers, and educate consumers about the impact of their purchases.
Chocolate and Grace – Shop Now
Chocolates and Grace craft more than exceptional chocolates. They fuel the opportunity for new beginnings. 100% of the profits empower women from the justice system to rebuild their lives with confidence, dignity and hope.
From velvety truffles to bold vegan creations, wee favours to grand gift boxes, here you’ll find the full range of artisan handmade chocolates. Every piece tells a story of quality, compassion, and indulgence.
Grassmarket Community Project – Shop Now
The Grassmarket Community Project (GCP), based at the Grassmarket Centre in Edinburgh, is a community of over 500 people, working together to support positive changes in one another’s lives.
With an award winning tartan workshop & full woodworking studio, they offer beautiful handcrafted gifts that any loved one will remember and cherish for years to come.
Pre-Loved
All Together Edinburgh – Learn More
Prefer to buy preloved? All Together Edinburgh aim to empower adults with learning disabilities and autism by providing meaningful retail training, personal development, and pathways into work, further education or volunteering.
They run a charity shop where adults with learning difficulties are trained in the day to day of working within a retail environment, offered training in photography/videography and much more. You can visit them at All Together Edinburgh, 87 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH6 8LX
Four Square EFI – Learn More
Four Square is an Edinburgh charity supporting people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
They stock a huge variety of quality Preloved Furniture, Homeware & Gifts. If you’re buying new furniture for Christmas this year, they also offer a free collection service for old furniture you’d like to donate!
Goodies – Learn More
Goodies collect surplus items from local businesses to prevent them from going to waste and redistribute them to people facing financial hardship. They operate a community cafe with fresh, healthy meals that reduces foodwaste, offer event catering and have recently opened a new shop, which has a larger selection of pre-loved items, including clothes and furniture. Visit them at Goodies, 6A & 6B Grange Road, Edinburgh, EH9 1UH
The Bike Station – Learn More
Looking to get more active whilst staying sustainable? The Bike Station in Edinburgh & Perth sell affordable refurbed bikes and parts. Their expert retail team are always on hand to help with any questions and find the perfect bike for you! All sales income is reinvested so they can continue to support our local communities and refurbish bikes to save them from landfill. Donated kids bikes go into the “Wee Bike Library” which makes kids bikes (and cargo bikes) available for free to those that need it!
The Edinburgh Remakery – Shop Now
The Edinburgh Remakery is an award-winning environmental social enterprise based in Leith. Founded in 2012, their mission is to put an end to waste by providing people and communities with the skills and opportunities to live more sustainably
They have a huge selection of laptops and tech available for purchase which has all been lovingly checked over to make sure it’s in perfect working order before going to a new home.
St Columba’s Hospice – Shop Now
St Columba’s exists to give everyone who needs it the very best hospice care. An independent charity at the heart of the local community, offering free, flexible and person-centred palliative care and support to their patients and families.
With a number of shops around the city, including charity shops in Stockbridge, Leith Walk, Ocean Terminal, Morningside, Canonmills and Haddington with clothes and accessories, a book shop, second hand furniture store and even have a Depop & eBay store to buy online! The Ocean Terminal shop also has a wide variety of pre-loved and ex-sample bridalwear.
Edinburgh Food Social – Shop Now
Edinburgh Food Social is a social enterprise teaching young people and communities about local, seasonal food. Their community food projects are supported by wedding catering and event catering.
With a team of experienced, talented chef’s they have a range of cookery classes perfect for picking up a new skill in the new year including baking, sauces, mezze, pasta, deserts and more!
Reunion Canalboats – Shop Now
Instead of a product, how about an experience? Reunion Canal boats offer private cruises through Fountainbridge, be it a family, a romantic trip or small events, they’ll do their best to cater to you! Re-Union Canal Boats is part of the Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust. We are a social enterprise and provide private hire and trips on our boats, the Lochrin Belle and Waterwitch. All the profits go to supporting local community activities and supporting the aims of the organisation
Edinburgh Open Workshop – Shop Now
Edinburgh Open Workshop is a multi-arts hub our community of makers, bringing people across a wide range of creative disciplines, with a variety of skills and interests into close quarters. Fostering development and collaboration, providing resources and support to hobbyists, freelancers and creative companies.
Designed for a variety of skill levels, their courses, workshops, and bespoke trainings are led by professional makers – and are tailored to give you the confidence and skill to start any project you imagine! DIY, welding, woodworking, furniture making, there’s something for everyone.
Shore Psychology – Find out more
Bear with me on this suggestion for Christmas gifts, what better gift could someone get than having their life completely changed for the better, whilst also supporting others in doing so? That’s the affect that an ADHD/Autism diagnosis can have after being on a waiting list for years and that’s just one of the services that Shore Psychology offer, with all of the profits made going back into services for those in the local community that can’t afford them. They offer mental health services, trauma therapy, mindlfulness, speech and language therapy and more.
Hadeel – Shop Now
Hadeel sells Fairtrade Palestinian crafts and food items to sustain infrastructures, as many of the Producer groups also provide health, education and emergency services in their communities which lack any form of local government which might do this.
Palestinian handcrafts have always been living examples of ethnic art deeply rooted in Palestinian folklore; they have now become a symbol of the people and their striving for a normal way of life with a national identity.
Edinburgh, EH2 4JN
Hadeel is a non-profit Fairtrade shop located in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Hadeel shop is run by by the UK charity Palcrafts.
Silver Stag of Scotland – Shop Now
Silver Stag of Scotland are dedicated to helping the most vulnerable and disadvantaged members of society. Their mission is to make a positive impact in the local community through the sale of beautiful unique gifts.
With a large focus on Scotland, check out their range of home fragrances, tartan, Hector the Cuddly Coo toys, jams and much more.
Shop online or visit the store at Suite 8, Enterprise House, Kirkintilloch, Scotland, G66 3XQ
Upmo – Shop Now
Upmo is an Edinburgh-based charity providing support and opportunity for adults with learning disabilities and autism. They run a community garden, multiple cafes and have a retail shop.
The retail shop features a beautiful selection of gifts including plant pots, wax melts, macrame hangers, coffee, coasters, soap dishes, coffee, clothing, tote bags and much more!
All of the T-shirts are hand printed by their students, completely hand designed and screen printed by Upmo Retail Students. The skills learned by our students will prepare them to live more independently and to have more choice in how they live their lives in the future.
Coin Operated Press – Shop Now
Coin-Operated Press CIC is an artist-led social enterprise run that facilitate creative workshops, host zine fairs, manage the DJCAD Zine Library, create educational zine content, and produce, publish, and distribute collaborative zines every month!
Their Zines cover a vast variety of topics and could be just that unique item that you’ve been looking for that impossible to buy person, some of the latest editions include Halloween, Neurodivergence, Queer Photography, Feminism, Climate Action, Sex Education, Printmaking, Mythology and more.
What is a zine? A zine is a booklet-style artwork that you make yourself, and give away, swap, or sell for the cost of printing. Zines enable adaptable learning and provide a creative outlet that can be accessed by anyone regardless of experience or skill level. They are perfect for sharing information, art, writing, and anything you can fit on a piece of paper! Coin Operated Press value intersectional feminist culture and working with the LGBTQ + community, those with chronic illnesses & disabilities.
St Columbas Hospice Care – Shop Now
St Columba’s exists to give everyone who needs it the very best hospice care. An independent charity at the heart of the local community, offering free, flexible and person-centred palliative care and support to their patients and families.
Buy Online on Depop & eBay or visit a store,
- Bonnington Furniture Centre, Unit 4A, EH6 5PY
- Canonmills Book Shop, EH3 5EA
- 67 High Street, Haddington EH41 3ED
- 352 Leith Walk, EH6 5BR
- 195-197 Morningside Road, EH10 4QP
- Ocean Terminal, Level 1, Ocean Dr, EH6 6JJ
- 195 Portobello High Street, EH15 1EU
- 10-12 Hamilton Place, EH3 5AU
- Cafe & Bookshop, 39-41 Westgate, EH39 4AG
River Rescues Animal Sanctuary – Learn More
River Rescues is a non profit organization run by a small team of trained and dedicated volunteers. They rescue predominantly reptiles and exotics but also support other animals and pet owners in need of a helping hand.
If you’re looking for a new friend this Christmas, think about adoption with this incredible organisation with a wide variety of snakes, geckos, water dragons and other pets looking for a new home.
Contact riverrescues@hotmail.com to find your new best friend
The Edinburgh Remakery – Learn More
The Edinburgh Remakery is an award-winning environmental social enterprise based in Leith. Their mission is to put an end to waste by providing people & communities with the skills and opportunities to live more sustainably
They have a huge selection of repurposed laptops and tech available for Christmas.
Shop online at https://edinburghremakery.org.uk or visit them at The Edinburgh Remakery, 13A Newkirkgate, EH6 6AD
Christmas can be a hard time for families and people living alone, there’s so many good causes you can donate to in someone else’s name instead of buying a physical gift. In a time of excess it can be one of the most impactful presents you can give.
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Christmas can be a hard time for families and people living alone, there’s so many good causes you can donate to in someone else’s name instead of buying a physical gift. In a time of excess it can be one of the most impactful presents you can give.
If I were to write down every organisation in Edinburgh you can donate to, I’d need another 28 pages, so instead I’ll highlight a few organisations that are running fundraisers just now for good causes.
When doing the Christmas toys and clothes clear out, think about trying to do it before Christmas so someone less fortunate can enjoy them!
Studio Lutalica Designing for Trans+ Futures – Click Here
To celebrate 5 years of the business, Studio Lutalica is holding a fundraiser to raise £5000 to support Trans+ projects. They are a creative studio on a mission: to design a world where women and LGBTQ+ people are empowered to make the changes they want to see. They offer Branding, Web, Editorial, Content, Strategy, and more to LGBTQ+-led founders and organisations and are Trans+ and LGBTQ+-led.
Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust – Electrify our Fleet Campaign – Click Here
Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust are looking to change their boats to electric, they are estimated to save 1.7 tonnes of carbon a year. This will help wildlife and towpath users enjoy cleaner air and less noise. With a new boat and adapting the “Waterwitch” this is central to their future, keeping their social enterprise and charity afloat financially while supporting a greener canal.
They’re running a number of events in December including a Christmas Craft Cruise on 13th, Christmas Party Cruise on the 16th and another on the 18th.
The Aviva Community Fund is also fund matching every donation, so donate £10 & Aviva will also send £10 towards a cleaner canal!
The Bike Station #Everydayheroes – Click Here
Bike Station are raising money to get more people cyling and give them the equipment they need to do so safely.
Get more people on bikes — for their health, their minds, and the planet. Join our #EverydayHeroes and make change happen!
The Bike Station has been a cornerstone of Scotland’s charity sector for over 20 years, helping people discover the freedom, joy, and connection that cycling brings. From children learning to ride for the first time, to families finding affordable bikes, to communities building confidence on two wheels — they’re here to make cycling accessible for everyone.
As a charity, they use the revenue from sales and services to fund community programmes which focus on using cycling to help those most vulnerable in society to create a healthier, more connected & more sustainable community.
Save the Pregnancy and Parents Centre – Click Here
The Pregnancy and Parents Centre has helped expecting and new parents in Edinburgh for 40 years. They’re fundraising £40K to save the centre and continue the vital work they deliver to the expecting community in Edinburgh.
“I couldn’t have imagined how valuable the PPC would be… It has helped me feel educated, informed, empowered, confident and supported for birth and early parenthood.”
