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Finance providers

Use this facility to search for finance providers according to the type and /or scale of finance, and type of services, they provide.

All organisation profiles are presented in the words of the organisations themselves. While we make every effort to keep this resource up-to-date, Social Finance cannot be held responsible for any inaccurate or out-of-date information.

Ashden Trust

Small loans and investments in organisations working in the areas of environment, climate change, sustainable regeneration and people at risk.

Big Issue Invest

Big Issue Invest is a specialised provider of finance to social enterprises. Part of The Big Issue group of companies founded by John Bird and Gordon Roddick, it is led by social entrepreneurs and staffed by experienced financiers.

Bridges Ventures

Bridges Community Ventures are a for-profit, mission-driven venture capital firm. They invest in businesses with high growth potential located in under-invested, mainly inner city areas of the UK.

Bright Ideas Trust

The Bright Ideas Trust is a charity which works with young people with good business ideas and provides them with advice, guidance and funding.

CAN Social Investment

CAN Social Investment deploys a range of funding and business support into social enterprises and includes the pioneering Breakthrough programme. They work with corporate partners to leverage capital and strategic support into leading social enterprises.

Charity Bank

A bank that invests deposits from individuals and organisations for the common good, not for commercial gain.

Clearly So

ClearlySo is the online marketplace for social business, enterprise and investment. Amongst other services (including offline events, a trading directory and a jobs board), it provides investors and other interested parties with information on social businesses and enterprises that are seeking new sources of capital.

Co-operative Financial Services (incl. Co-op Bank)

Seek to support charities and the broad range of organisations which make up the Social Enterprise sector.

DoH - Social Enterprise Investment Fund (SEIF)

Capital and revenue funding available to new and existing social enterprises delivering health and social care services.

Equity Plus

Equity Plus is an investment organisation focused on the social enterprise and social business sector. Equity Plus business angels want to work with all types of organisations that are delivering social benefits through trading, including social enterprises, social businesses or charities undertaking trading activities.