Increasing
access to
social
investment
Helping charities and
social enterprises
survive and thrive
We are Access – The Foundation for Social Investment.
Through our programmes and our advocacy work, we ensure that charities and social enterprises can access the finance they need to sustain or grow their impact.
We target those most in need of patient and flexible investment through:
Funding enterprise development and blended finance programmes in England.
Sharing knowledge and data and translating it into practical insight that others can use.
Mobilising others who share our goal of making capital work for communities.
Programmes to support charities and social enterprises to increase and diversify income through enterprise activity, and explore how social investment can help.
Enterprise DevelopmentOur blended finance programmes provide the affordable, patient and flexible investment which charities and social enterprises most need.
Blended FinanceIn the news / 26th February 2025
Please note that Access has recently moved offices. Our new address is: Access – The Foundation for Social Investment, Script, 44 Featherstone Street, London, EC1Y…
From the blog / 5th February 2025
The Challenge of Financial Sustainability in Social Enterprises Financial sustainability remains a significant challenge for many Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations. While a…
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