Blog
Progress, partnership and what comes next
Seb Elsworth, CEO, reflects on Access’s role, progress and priorities following the Oversight Trust’s independent review.
Local Access Bristol
Overview
Local Access Bristol is run by a partnership of organisations from different sectors, and building on the Bristol City Funds. It is one of six places working to develop stronger, more resilient and sustainable social economies as part of the Local Access Programme.
It aims to deliver a step-change in the local social economy through a combination of enterprise grants and advice, affordable social investment and associated market development, awareness raising and partnership development activity.
Partners
A citywide investment programme supporting organisations doing good: The Bristol Local Access Programme is an innovative programme created to develop a stronger and more sustainable social enterprise sector in Bristol through a combination of investment and business support.
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£2.8 million
grant committed
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427
interventions with charities and social enterprises
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£3.4 million
investment deployed
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Find out more
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March 2025 impact report