DIRECTORY OF INTERMEDIARIES
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Allia Ltd
http://www.allia.org.uk
Type of support:
Finance; business advice and support; membership/trade body
For whom:
Social enterprises; charities; voluntary and community organisations; social businesses; cooperatives/mutuals
Region:
East of England
Specific eligibility criteria:
Access to funding is limited to charities UK-wide. Business support is available for social enterprises, voluntary and community organisations in the East of England.
Type of finance:
Grants
Funding for:
Property purchase; other asset/equipment purchase; working capital; development capital
Type of business support:
Business planning; financial modelling; organisational change; measuring impact; training, mentoring and coaching; networks and events
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ART
http://www.reinvest.co.uk/index.php/about-art/art-for-borrowers
Type of support:
Finance
For whom:
Social enterprises; SMEs
Region:
Birmingham and Solihull
Specific eligibility criteria:
Rejection (wholly or partially) from a bank, restrictions regarding certain retail businesses
Type of finance:
Secured loans; unsecured loans
Funding for:
Property purchase; other asset/equipment purchase; working capital; development capital
Finance available:
£10,000 - £50,000
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Aspiren
http://www.nottinghamsehub.com/
Type of support:
Business advice and support; investment readiness advice and support; membership/trade body
For whom:
Social enterprises; charities; voluntary and community organisations; social businesses
Region:
East Midlands
Type of business support:
Business planning; financial modelling; organisational change; investment readiness; measuring impact; mergers and collaboration; franchising and replication; training, mentoring and coaching; networks and events; research and information
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BCRS Small Business Loans
http://www.bcrs.org.uk/about-bcrs.html
Type of support:
Finance
For whom:
Social enterprises; charities; voluntary and community organisations; social businesses; cooperatives/mutuals
Region:
West Midlands
Specific eligibility criteria:
Any viable business that has been turned down by bank (subject to some excluded sectors)
Type of finance:
Secured loans; unsecured loans
Funding for:
Working capital; other asset/equipment purchase; development capital
Finance available:
£10,000 - £50,000
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Bethnal Green Ventures
http://bethnalgreenventures.com/
Type of support:
Investment; business advice and support
For whom:
Social ventures using technology to solve social or environmental problems.
Region:
UK
Specific eligibility criteria:
Must be a small team (2-4 founders) building a high growth social venture that uses technology to solve a social or environmental problem. Teams must be willing to relocate to London for a 3 month programme of support.
Type of finance:
Equity
Funding for:
building first version of service, working capital
Finance available:
£12,500 - £15,000
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Big Issue Invest
http://www.bigissueinvest.com
Type of support:
Finance
For whom:
Social enterprises; charities; voluntary and community organisations; social businesses; cooperatives/mutuals
Specific eligibility criteria:
Organisations with a track record and a plan to increase trading income and deliver high social impact
Type of finance:
Secured loans; unsecured loans; equity; quasi equity
Funding for:
Property purchase; other asset/equipment purchase; working capital; development capital; risk capital
Finance available:
£50,000 - £1,000,000
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Big Lottery Fund
www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Type of support:
Online fund finder tool to identify the most suitable grant funding available from the Big Lottery Fund
For whom:
Social enterprises; charities; voluntary and community organisations; social businesses; cooperatives/mutuals; unconstituted community groups
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Bradford Enterprise Agency (Business Enterprise Fund)
www.befund.org
Type of support:
Finance; business advice and support; investment readiness advice and support; investment structuring and capital raising
For whom:
Social enterprises; charities; social businesses
Type of finance:
Secured loans; unsecured loans; quasi equity
Funding for:
Property purchase; other asset/equipment purchase; working capital; development capital
Finance available:
£0 - £250,000
Type of business support:
Business planning; financial modelling; organisational change; investment readiness; measuring impact; franchising and replication; training, mentoring and coaching; capital raising; networks and events; research and information
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Bridges Ventures
www.bridgesventures.com/our-funds
Type of support:
Finance
For whom:
Social enterprises; charities; social businesses; cooperatives/mutuals
Specific eligibility criteria:
Bridges Social Entrepreneurs Fund - scalable social enterprises delivering high social impacts and operating sustainable business models; Venture Funds - growth businesses in four themes (Underserved Areas, Environment, Education & Skills, Health & Wellbe
Type of finance:
Secured loans; unsecured loans; equity; quasi equity
Funding for:
Property purchase; other asset/equipment purchase; working capital; development capital; risk capital
Finance available:
£250,000 - £10,000,000
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Bristol Enterprise Development Fund
www.bedf.co.uk
Type of support:
Finance
For whom:
Social enterprises; social businesses; cooperatives/mutuals; small and micro businesses
Type of finance:
Unsecured loans (in case of limited companies, personal guarantees from each/every director required)
Funding for:
Asset/equipment purchase; working capital; development capital
Finance available:
£1,000 - £10,000 for start-ups / £20,000 for business expansion
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Business Link
www.businesslink.gov.uk
Type of support:
Business advice and support; investment readiness advice and support
For whom:
Social enterprises; social businesses; cooperatives/mutuals; SMEs
Type of business support:
Government's online resource for business including guides, tools and advice on starting up, running and growing a business from business planning to employing , tax issues, health and safety, marketing, and raising and managing finance
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CAF Venturesome
http://www.venturesome.org
Type of support:
Finance; business advice and support
For whom:
Social enterprises; charities; voluntary and community organisations; social businesses; cooperatives/mutuals
Specific eligibility criteria:
At least one year of trading activities; registered in the UK; demonstrable charitable purpose
Type of finance:
Secured loans; unsecured loans; quasi-equity
Funding for:
Property purchase; other asset/equipment purchase; working capital; development capital; risk capital
Finance available:
£25,000 - £250,000
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CAN
www.can-online.org.uk
Type of support:
Finance; business advice and support; investment readiness advice and support
For whom:
Social enterprises; charities; cooperatives/mutuals
Specific eligibility criteria:
Pre-scale business support (business modelling, market analysis)
Type of finance:
Grants
Funding for:
Working capital; development capital
Finance available:
£25,000 - £200,000
Type of business support:
Business planning; financial modelling; investment readiness; measuring impact; franchising and replication; networks and events
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Capitalise Business Support Ltd
www.capitalise.org
Type of support:
Finance; business advice and support; investment readiness advice and support
For whom:
Social enterprises; charities; voluntary and community organisations; social businesses; cooperatives/mutuals; commercial businesses
Type of finance:
Secured loans; unsecured loans
Funding for:
Property purchase; other asset/equipment purchase; working capital; development capital
Finance available:
£3,000 - £35,000
Type of business support:
Business planning; organisational change; investment readiness; training, mentoring and coaching; B2B exhibitions; apprenticeships
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CapitaliSE Financial Solutions CIC
www.capitalisenorth.co.uk
Type of support:
Business advice and support; investment readiness advice and support; investment structuring and capital raising
For whom:
Social enterprises; charities; voluntary and community organisations; social businesses; cooperatives/mutuals
Type of business support:
Business planning; financial modelling; organisational change; investment readiness; measuring impact; mergers and collaboration
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Cascade Training Plus
www.cascadetrainingplus.co.uk
Type of support:
Business advice and support; training
For whom:
Social enterprises; charities; voluntary and community organisations; social businesses; cooperatives/mutuals; public and private sector
Region:
UK
Type of business support:
Business planning; financial modelling; organisational change; investment readiness; measuring impact; mergers and collaboration; franchising and replication; training, mentoring and coaching; investment structuring; capital raising; networks and events;
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CDA (BRAVE Ltd)
www.cda.coop
Type of support:
Business advice and support; investment readiness advice and support; co-operative specific development advice (legal structures, governance, etc.)
For whom:
Cooperatives/mutuals
Region:
South West
Type of business support:
Business planning; financial modelling; organisational change; investment readiness; training, mentoring and coaching; capital raising; networks and events; research and information; legal structures, governance issues
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Charity Bank
www.charitybank.org
Type of support:
Finance; business advice and support; investment readiness advice and support
For whom:
Social enterprises; charities; voluntary and community organisations; social businesses
Region:
UK
Specific eligibility criteria:
Lending to registered charities, community associations, voluntary organisations, community businesses, social enterprises or social landlords as long as the purpose of the loan is charitable; as well as to for-profit companies if the loan is for exclusiv
Type of finance:
Secured loans; unsecured loans
Funding for:
Property purchase; other asset/equipment purchase; working capital£50,000 - £2,000,000
Finance available:
£50,000 - £1,000,000 +
Type of business support:
Investment readiness; measuring impact; networks and events; research and information
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CIC Association CIC
www.cicassociation.org.uk
Type of support:
Business advice and support; investment readiness advice and support; investment structuring and capital raising; membership/trade body
For whom:
Community Interest Companies
Region:
UK
Type of business support:
Business planning; financial modelling; investment readiness; training, mentoring and coaching; investment structuring; networks and events; research and information
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ClearlySo
www.clearlyso.com
Type of support:
Business advice and support; investment readiness advice and support; investment structuring and capital raising; membership/trade body
For whom:
Social enterprises; social businesses
Region:
UK
Specific eligibility criteria:
Work with mature and established businesses to help them raise high levels of capital
Type of business support:
Business planning; organisational change; investment readiness; measuring impact; training, mentoring and coaching; investment structuring; capital raising; networks and events; research and information
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