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 endowment delivers strong social impact and market returns
Access – The Foundation for Social Investment has published its latest Endowment Impact Report. The report reveals that in 2023 35% of its endowment was directly invested in UK-based charities and social enterprises. In total, 53% of Access’s portfolio was allocated to organisations driving significant social impact. This demonstrates that it is possible to generate […]
News on the Dormant Assets Scheme
The government has reconfirmed the release of £87.5 million from the Dormant Assets Scheme to support community organisations struggling to access mainstream finance. This includes £12.5 million for organisations that support improved youth outcomes. Over the next four years, thousands of trading charities, social enterprises, co-operatives, and other community enterprises will benefit from the scheme. […]
Access responds to the outcome of the UK General Election
We look forward to working alongside all elected representatives across national, regional and local government to deliver tangible economic and social change at pace by supporting charities and social enterprises that take entrepreneurial approaches to tackling social problems and creating jobs and growth. Reflecting on the outcome of the UK General Election, Seb Elsworth, chief […]
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 […]
