We're not just about grants! We know some organisations need flexible, low-cost loans or equity to grow and deliver social impact. We can help with this.
We want to support diverse, enterprising, and impactful organisations who find accessing other sources of investment difficult or too expensive. We're particularly interested in investing in:
- Organisations and projects led by the people directly affected by the issues addressed
- Smaller organisations – maybe those trying investment for the first time.
Our primary focus is on unlocking impact, so our financial terms are generous. But invested funds are all repayable – so we can lend them again.
We're open and transparent about what we can and can’t invest in and will be happy to discuss ideas with you – so do get in touch if your organisation is:
- Based and works in London
- Has been operating for at least one year
- Has a clear social mission
- Can provide a business and financial plan
Size of investment is flexible and can be as small as £50,000 up to a £1m, but what matters is the positive impacts your work can create.
Projects we're funding
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Repowering London
A social investment to support Repowering's community clean energy projects.
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Micro Rainbow
A social investment loan of £400,000 to help Micro Rainbow to provide safe housing and support for LGBTQI+ asylum seekers and refugees.
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Branches
A social investment loan of £300,000 to purchase a new property to support single homeless people in Waltham Forest.
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Hackney Co-operative Developments
£550,000 towards renovation costs of a new building that will support local social enterprises and help create new employment opportunities
What we're working on
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Putting investment decisions in the hands of Young Londoners
Applications are open for a new £300,000 participatory social investment programme, funded by Trust for London. Vested is a programme offering up to £100,000 of investment to organisations that provide good work for young Londoners (16-25 years old) and aim to tackle poverty or inequality in London.
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An affordable co-working space, support to get investment-ready and three new projects: our social investment work in 2023
Did you know that alongside grant making, we invest in businesses, charities and organisations with a social mission? Social investment allows us to support a wide range of projects and organisations tackling inequality in London.