Yorkshire and the Humber

Royal Society for Blind Children

RSBC provides a range of services in London and across England and Wales for blind and partially sighted children and young people, their families, and the professionals who work alongside them.

Duration

3 years

Cost of capital

0% first year, 6.5% from year 2

Turnover

£4.15 million

Amount invested

£250,000

Product type

Energy Resilience

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Estuary Homes CIC

Estuary Homes was created in early 2017 to enable the three partner organisations (Foresight, Preston Road Women’s Centre and CERT) to pursue their objective of offering safe accommodation to vulnerable groups locally in Humberside.

Duration

5 years

Cost of capital

5.5%

Turnover

Not available

Amount invested

£400,000

Product type

Blended – part grant, part loan

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First Enterprise

At First Enterprise – Enterprise Loans, we understand that accessing finance from traditional lenders can sometimes be difficult, which is why we provide business loans to small businesses, entrepreneurs and social enterprises unable to borrow from high street banks. Government-backed and set up in...

Investors

Postcode Innovation Trust

Postcode Innovation Trust’s Social Investment Programme has been created to provide sustainable funding for social enterprises that are looking to increase their social and environmental impact through growing their trading revenues.

Investors

Story: Lisa Hilder shares her experience of social investment

Story: Lisa Hilder shares her experience of social investment

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18 September 2019

The Architectural Heritage Fund

Active

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

https://ahfund.org.uk/loans/our-loan-funds/

Funds

Energy Resilience

UnLtd Impact Fund

UnLtd

UnLtd Impact Fund

Active

We want to create a society that is better able to meet the needs and aspirations of people distant from the labour market. To do this we want to support social entrepreneurs to create solutions at scale.

https://www.unltd.org.uk/our-support/scaling-up/unltd-impact-fund

Funds

Flexible Finance

Social Investment Business

Flexible Finance

Currently closed

The Flexible Finance Fund is a partnership between Social Investment Business, The Ubele Initiative and Create Equity. It will be providing £4m of funding and support to 15-25 Black and Racially Minoritised charities and social enterprises in England with a material package of funding and support to...

https://www.sibgroup.org.uk/funds/flexible-finance/

Funds

Reach Fund

Social Investment Business

Reach Fund

Active

The Reach Fund helps charities and social enterprises raise investment, the programme offers grants on average between £5000 and £15000. The grant is aimed at helping these organisations provide the final information that investors need before they can invest.

https://www.sibgroup.org.uk/funds/reach-fund/

Funds

Community Investment Fund

Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC)

Community Investment Fund

Active

The Community Investment Fund was launched in February 2014. The Fund invests between £250,000 and £2 million in community based, locally led organisations which are providing essential support and services to improve the well-being of local residents, developing the local economy and creating...

https://www.socialandsustainable.com/community-investment-fund

Funds

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