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Esmee Fairbairn Foundation - Social Investment
The Foundation is one of the largest independent grant-makers in the UK. They also offer social investment.
Big Issue Invest
Provides social investment and loan finance to social enterprises, social ventures and third sector organisations in Scotland.
Business Energy Scotland - SME Loan Fund
The SME Loan provides unsecured, interest free loans from for the installation of energy efficient measures such as lighting and heating upgrades, double glazing and insulation.
CAF - Venturesome Impact Fund
CAF provides social investment loans which are unsecured. Investments are tailored to the needs of the organisations they finance and can be used for working capital, delivering new services or building organisational resilience.
Co-operative & Community Finance - Loans
The Community Shares Fund supports community-owned enterprises seeking to raise investment through a community share issue.
Co-operative & Community Finance Limited
Makes loans to employee or community owned social enterprises, including co-operatives, community businesses, development trusts and businesses developed from the charitable and voluntary sector.
Figurative - The Arts & Culture Impact Fund
The Arts & Culture Impact Fund provides affordable repayable finance that can be used, among other things, to acquire new assets, improve built infrastructure, develop new ventures or scale up existing revenue streams.
Figurative - Theatre Tax Relief Cashflow Loans
An from the Arts & Culture Impact Fund for UK not-for-profit theatre organisations to cashflow Theatre Tax Relief (TTR) claims. The loans are intended to contribute to the financial resilience of the subsidised theatre sector.
Firstport - Social Impact Catalyst Fund
The Catalyst Fund is a new kind of social investment product that support ambitious social enterprises to start and scale their businesses. It offers loans using a flexible, revenue-based repayment model.
Firstport - Step Up loans
Step Up offers 0% interest loans to support social enterprises based in Scotland that require financial support to strengthen and sustain trading.
Guide to finding funding
For support with funding and fundraising, take a look at our funding guide.