Since its launch in January 2017, Impact Loans England has invested over £6m supporting 104 social enterprises. The investments have been across the UK including Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Bradford, Sunderland and York. Rural areas such as Hexham, Derbyshire and Cumbria have also benefited from investment. 8% of those receiving investment were BME- led organisations, 45% […]

Reach Fund to be extended for at least three more years Over £7m available to support charities and social enterprises in England Programme funds investment readiness work in partnership with social investment providers Pilot over the last two years has proven successful Access – The Foundation for Social Investment (Access) and Social Investment Business (SIB) […]

Major new five year, £40m, programme to support charities and social enterprises develop or grow their enterprising activity has launched, funded by Access – The Foundation for Social Investment. The programme will commence with a year-long pilot grant programme and pilot learning programme operating in the Youth and Homelessness sectors. The grant programme, called “Enterprise […]

Launched as a two-year grant programme in 2016, The Reach Fund, helps charities and social enterprises raise investment, typically for the first-time. These organisations may have the potential to grow or diversify their income and develop stronger balance sheets, but are not yet investment ready. Following the successful piloting of the Reach Fund over the last […]

Access – The Foundation for Social Investment has today published its new five year strategy, with a commitment to help charities and social enterprises to develop enterprise models which help increase their earned income and thereby build resilience. Access’s work will focus on those who are likely to use social investment as a tool for […]

The Growth Fund is to close to new applications this December. Organisations looking to make loans to charities and social enterprises in England have until December to apply to the Growth Fund by submitting an expression of interest.