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Our impact at a glance

Our story so far

How we’ve helped social investment reach organisations, places and communities that were previously excluded

Access in numbers

  • £57 million

    grant deployed

  • £96 million

    additional co-investment

  • £153 million

    total investment deployed to VCSEs

  • 122

    partners

  • 11

    programmes

  • 2700+

    charities and social enterprises supported

Cumulative grant and investment over time

This graph shows the deployment of Access grant over time since our inception in 2015 and the total investment unlocked.

Reaching into communities

How our work, alongside our partners, leads to lasting impact and positive change

  • 65%

    of Access grant goes to 40% most deprived areas

  • 44%

    goes to VCSEs that have not been funded by other major funders or social investors

  • £1.68

    investment for every £1

We measure how much of our money reaches more deprived places and communities using the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD). 

IMD ranks areas in England from 1 (most deprived) to 10 (least deprived). While it’s not the only way to measure deprivation, it gives us the most consistent data.

We know IMD has limitations, so we’re also exploring other ways to understand our reach This includes looking at other measures such as rural communities, and if we have a good geographic spread to our funding. 

We will build this work into future versions of data dashboards and our impact report.