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Co-op Foundation

The Co-op Foundation offers a blend of loans and grants for enterprising ideas to improve community spaces

Investors

Gofal is a leading Welsh mental health charity providing a wide range of services to people with mental health problems, supporting their independence, recovery, health and wellbeing. Gofal Enterprises is its wholly owned trading arm.

Duration

Finance Wales - 5 years / Social Investment Cymru - 15 years

Cost of capital

7% - 10%

Turnover

£7.1 million

Amount invested

Development Bank of Wales - £175,000 / Social Investment Cymru (WCVA) -£75,000

Product type

Unsecured loan (incl. overdrafts)

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Social Enterprise UK Awards 2017

Social Enterprise UK Awards 2017

Blog

2 January 2018

As always, it was fantastic to be at Social Enterprise UK ’s Social Enterprise Awards in November to celebrate the achievements of so many organisations.

Social Investment Cymru

Social Investment Cymru is part of Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) and provides a range of repayable finance to social enterprises in Wales.

Investors

The Architectural Heritage Fund

The AHF is the UK’s only specialist lender for charities and social enterprises working on or operating from historic buildings. The AHF lends funds across the UK to organisations looking to give buildings of historic or architectural importance a sustainable future. The buildings we invest in are...

Investors

Crowdfunder

Crowdfunder aims to be the most effective social investment platform in the world, supporting individuals, charities, social enterprises and businesses in thousands of communities across the UK.

Investors

3SC Capitalise

3SC Capitalise

3SC Capitalise is a Social Impact Bond working with young people in Wales. It is part of the Department for Work and Pensions' Innovation Fund.

Duration

3 years

Cost of capital

Outcomes payment

Turnover

£1.94 million

Amount invested

£420,000

Product type

Social Impact Bonds

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Big Issue Invest

Big Issue Invest, the investment arm of Big Issue Group, supports social enterprises and charities to deliver social, economic and environmental impact across the UK.

Investors

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