Social Enterprise and the Social Investment Marketplace in the UK: An Initial Overview

Social Enterprise and the Social Investment Marketplace in the UK: An Initial Overview

This paper attempts to give an overview of social investment market in the UK in early 2010, outlining its development since 2001. It sets out some key dimensions of the social investment market including an overview of investor motivation, recent history, the role of government and the meeting a range of market needs. The paper maps the activity of venture philanthropy funds, social venture capital funds and other social investment funds against these dimensions.