James Perry is currently Chief Executive of Panahpur, where he has led the transition of a traditional grant making charitable trust into a sustainable social impact investor. He has been in this role since 2009, having first been Managing Director of Cook, a fast growing premium prepared food manufacturer. He was then Executive Chairman and now remains non-executive Chairman. Since 2012, Deputy Chairman of the Social Stock Exchange; James chaired the UK Mission Alignment Working Group for the UK Advisory Board of the G8 Social Impact Investment Taskforce . He is currently managing the programme to launch B Corporations in the UK. James brings a wealth of experience to Access, not least on how a foundation can use all its resources to maximise positive impact.
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Access publishes new Impact Report detailing approach to aligning money with mission
Access – The Foundation for Social Investment (‘Access’) has published its latest impact report looking at the investment of their endowment, the social and environmental impact it has generated and the financial return. Access was given a £60 million endowment by Government in 2015 to spend over ten years on funding programmes which help charities […]
Aviva joins Dormant Asset scheme
Seb Elsworth, Chief Executive of Access – The Foundation for Social Investment said: “This is a big moment for the Dormant Assets Scheme. By tackling youth unemployment and giving people and communities in need access to finance, the Scheme tackles deep-rooted social problems and inequalities through sustained long-term investment – helping those who are not […]
New Dormant Assets provide urgently needed investment to tackle social issues
The government has announced today (7 March) that the expanded Dormant Assets Scheme, which will unlock £880 million of forgotten money, will fund much needed investment into organisations tackling social problems in their communities including social enterprises and charities. In addition, the government has announced £31 million of immediate funding from dormant assets to help […]
New task force chair calls on foundations to examine role of enterprise
The incoming Chair of the Enterprise Grants Task Force, Anna de Pulford, has called on charitable foundations to examine the complex ways in which their grants interact with enterprise and trading. In a blog, published today on civilsociety.co.uk, the Director of the Dulverton Trust says that foundations – regardless of whether they directly support enterprise […]
