Finance For Social Enterprises

Our aim is to provide investment funding for social enterprises and income generating arms of charities. Our investments have included transformational social enterprises such as "15", 4Children, Active Life, Barnardos, Belu, Digartref Ynys Mon, HCT, Pathfinder Healthcare Developments, SCA Healthcare, Pines Calyx, Stevenage CAB, Training for Life, Turning Point, the Venture Partnership Foundation, Mow and Grow and War Child.

Please call us on 020 7526 3431 or email enquiries@bigissueinvest.co.uk should you wish to discuss your requirements or circumstances.

We can invest £50-500k in loans or equity, and everything in between for:
• Commercial property purchase or renovation
• Residential property which provides substantial support services
• Equipment and other capital expenditure
• Growth or acquisition
• Working capital

Please note that we do not provide grant funding and we will syndicate with other social investors for investments in excess of £500k.

You will need to be serving a disadvantaged population with a focus on at least one of the following:
• Job, Education, Training
• Health and Social Care
• Environment
• Social and Financial Inclusion
• Community Development
• Social Housing

You will need to be able to demonstrate:
• Clear social mission with significant measurable, direct outcomes
• Strong management with proven capability to deliver
• Good corporate governance
• Operating for at least 24 months (newer businesses are considered on a case-by-case basis)
• A history of positive cash generation or a clear near-term path to surplus cash generation
• Robust business plan and financial projections
• Operations based in the UK (social enterprises with head office in the UK but operations overseas are considered on a case-by-case basis)

If you think the above applies to you, please complete and send us by email or post the application form below.