Through our Venturesome Impact Fund, we provide social investment for purpose driven organisations – charities, social enterprises and community groups – all over the UK. This is in line with our vision for a fair and sustainable future for all. The fund offers flexible finance options designed to help your social organisation ease cashflow, develop new services or purchase assets – all of which can play an important part in sustaining and growing your impact.
Our social investment fund is designed for social organisations that would find it hard to borrow from a mainstream lender or social bank.
CAF first pioneered social investment in 2002, through its Venturesome funds; using philanthropic capital to make social investments, donated by private and corporate clients, and other charitable foundations.
We were one of the first social investors in the UK and for the last 20 years have been one of the most active.
The social investment team lends money to social purpose organisations and, as they repay us, we use the same money to make loans to other organisations looking for affordable and flexible finance to grow their impact. This means that one pot of money can benefit many causes and multiply the impact social purpose organisations make.
At CAF, social investment recycles capital provided by our generous donors.
Young People Matter (YPM) is an award winning charity and community action group bringing together people of all ages and backgrounds to nurture children’s potential, promote healthy living and develop a greater sense of social responsibility.
Inner City Music is an award-winning charity that exists to celebrate music and its power to engage, inspire and unify.
Established in 1990, Alternatives Activity Centre (AAC) is a registered charity that provides support for adults with learning disabilities in the city of Derby, in the form of an activity-based day centre, a training shop (which offers training workshops as well placements within their own charity shop) and community support.
Old Spike Roastery source, roast and pack some of the finest coffee available whilst offering meaningful employment to those affected by homelessness. Here's how a £60,000 loan from CAF Venturesome is helping us deliver our mission.
Hubbub is a London-based environmental charity that engages with corporates and foundations to sponsor research and campaigns, in order to promote understanding and behaviour change to help people cut waste, make clothes last longer, save money and create cleaner spaces to live and work in.