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Other sources of help

However, you may be able to apply to one of the following national CDFIs – particularly if you are from a social enterprise or charity. We advise you to visit their websites and check their eligibility criteria carefully before approaching them:

Big Issue Invest
Description Big Issue Invest is a specialised provider of finance to social enterprises and CDFI's seeking to scale up and find business solutions that create social and environmental transformation. Part of The Big Issue group of companies, it is led by social entrepreneurs and experienced social financiers.We provide finance for social enterprises in the form of loans, participation loans (where repayment is linked to the future performance of the enterprise) and equity. We work closely with social enterprises to tailor our finance to fit with their growth needs and repayment capability. We can offer finance between £50,000 and £500,000. Big Issue Invest is accredited both as a wholesale and retail CDFI and can offer Community Investment Tax Relief to Investors.
Loan Type Social enterprise
Website http://www.bigissueinvest.com
Email enquiries@bigissueinvest.com
Address 1-5 Wandsworth Road, London, SW8 2LN ( map )
Telephone 0207 526 3434
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Bridges Ventures
Description Founded in 2002, Bridges Ventures is a private investment company majority-owned and managed by its Executive Directors and the Bridges Charitable Trust. We benefit greatly from the support, expertise and contact networks of the private equity companies that have backed us since inception, Apax Partners, 3i and Doughty Hanson. It is a founding principle of our company that all the funds that we raise aim to achieve dedicated social and/or environmental goals as well as aiming to achieve financial returns for investors. We pride ourselves on working closely with the companies we back and we are committed to helping entrepreneurs achieve long-term success for their businesses.
Loan Type Social enterprise
Website http://www.bridgesventures.com
Email info@bridgesventures.com
Address Bridges Ventures Ltd, 1 Craven Hill London W2 3EN ( map )
Telephone 020 7262 5566
Fax 020 7262 6389

Charity Bank
Description Charity Bank provides loans and guarantees and related business support to charities, social enterprises and other community and voluntary organisations.
Loan Type Social enterprise
Website http://www.charitybank.org
Email enquiries@charitybank.org
Address 194 High Street, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1BE ( map )
Telephone 01732 774 050
Fax 01732 774069

Cooperative and Community Finance
Description Co-operative and Community Finance exclusively serves the co-operative and social enterprise sector, and for nearly 40 years we have supported hundreds of businesses ranging from small community-run enterprises to large award-winning organisations. We provide sympathetic loan finance to help people take control of their economic lives and create social benefit.
Loan Type Social enterprise
Website http://www.co-opandcommunityfinance.coop/
Email info@co-opandcommunityfinance.coop
Address Brunswick Court, Brunswick Square, Bristol BS2 8PE ( map )
Telephone 01179 166750
Fax 01179 166751

Rootstock
Description Rootstock is a social investment society set up as an initiative of the Radical Routes network of co-operatives. Radical Routes is a growing network of housing co-ops, co-operatively run social centres and workers' co-operatives working for social change. We invite individuals and organisations make ethical investments in Rootstock. Rootstock then invests money into Radical Routes. Radical Routes is then able to make loans to its member co-operatives. Rootstock's ethical investment fund is responsible for helping to house hundreds of people and create bases where people can work from to help make changes to the world for the better.
Loan Type Social enterprise
Website http://www.rootstock.org.uk
Email info@rootstock.org.uk
Address Rootstock, BM Rootstock, London WC1N 3XX ( map )
Telephone 0870 458 1132
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Triodos
Description Triodos Bank only lends to organizations which create real social, environmental and cultural value – charities, social businesses, community projects and environmental initiatives. Each one is a practical and well-grounded initiative dedicated to social aims which benefit the community, care for the environment, respect human freedom and develop individual talents and capacities
Loan Type Social enterprise
Website http://www.triodos.co.uk
Email mail@triodos.co.uk
Address Triodos Bank, Deanery Road, Bristol BS1 5AS ( map )
Telephone 0117 973 9339
Fax 0117 973 9303

CAF Venturesome
Description Venturesome is a social investment fund that provides investment to help charities and social enterprises deliver on their mission.
Loan Type Social enterprise
Website http://www.venturesome.org
Email venturesome@cafonline.org
Address Venturesome, Charities Aid Foundation, St Andrew's House, 18-20 St Andrew Street, London EC4A 3AY ( map )
Telephone 03000 123 300
Fax 03000 123 201