Resonance

Contact person: Paul Handford
Phone: 01566 457065

Resonance

As a social impact investment company with 20 years of experience working with social enterprises throughout the UK, Resonance has built and manages 11 funds and currently has c£350m under management. Our funds focus on tackling major societal issues, with particular expertise in homelessness, poverty, community-led projects, health & wellbeing and education.

In addition to our investment funds, we also have frequent opportunities to invest directly into high impact social enterprises - also generating a risk-adjusted return.
 

Our Funds

Our Funds

Enterprise Growth Fund

Resonance's Growing Enterprise team have been pioneers in the UK social enterprise investment space for more than eight years.

Property Fund

If you are a social enterprise or charity that needs additional property to be able to grow and thrive - this could be for housing refugees or those at threat of homelessness - Resonance may be able to help.

Case studies by investor

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Golden Lane Housing

Golden Lane Housing is a leading provider of specialist supported housing for people with a learning disability and autistic people, providing high quality, safe homes to over 3,000 tenants across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. They were established in 1998 by the charity Mencap in response to the widespread lack of suitable housing for people with a learning disability. At that time, housing options were severely constrained — with many people either living with ageing parents or placed in residential institutions that offered limited independence, choice or connection to the wider community.

Duration
10 or 20 years
Cost of capital
6% or 6.5%
Turnover
£41.4m
Amount invested
£9m
Year of investment
2023
Investor
Resonance
  • Product type
    Secured loan

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Spectrum Days

Spectrum Days is a not-for-profit charity based in Droitwich, Worcestershire, providing day centre services for individuals with profound and multiple learning disabilities across the county. They are committed to promoting physical and mental wellbeing through a range of inclusive, person-centred activities tailored to members' abilities and interests.

Their members have complex needs and require high levels of support. To meet the needs of the members, they have specialist facilities, including fully adapted bathrooms, ceiling track hoists throughout the building, and a fleet of adapted vehicles to ensure safe and
comfortable transport.

Duration
6 Years
Cost of capital
6.5%
Turnover
£1.347,613
Amount invested
£100k
Year of investment
2023
Investor
Resonance
  • Product type
    Unsecured loan (incl. overdrafts)

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Mime Heuristics CIC (The Wildings)
MiMe Heuristics CIC (The Wildings)

MiMe Heuristics CIC trading as The Wildings established a new, specialist independent school in Devon for children with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health needs. 

Duration
6 Years
Cost of capital
7.5%
Turnover
£0 (pre-trading)
Amount invested
£150,000
Year of investment
2019
Investor
Resonance
  • Product type
    Blended – part grant, part loan