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After 32 Let’s Talk Good Finance (LTGF) events , there has been a lot of learning about what social investment is and what it isn’t. Here, we take a look at the highlights from that learning.

It’s often pretty darn expensive to help people in need or tackle environmental issues, as well you know. Trouble is, the grants won’t keep coming forever, donations to charities are dropping , and public-sector funding is as elusive as an agreed deal on Brexit.

We often get asked what the differences are between the various tax reliefs available to charities and social enterprises. This is why, together with Bates Wells Braithwaite (BWB), we are pleased to publish A Simple Guide to Tax Reliefs . As well as covering the relatively new Social Investment Tax...

In memory of Mike Britten, Founder and CEO of Goodwill Solutions CIC.

While there is plenty of research available on the demand from investors for social investment opportunities there’s far less knowledge and understanding of what charities and social enterprise want from the social investment market.

The Bevy sees itself as “more than a pub” re-opening its doors in 2014 to provide a vital range of community services to the people of Moulsecombe and Bevendean.

Many ex-offenders are reconvicted within one year of release. There is plenty of research to say that many prisoners think having a job is a vital part of keeping them out of prison. The problem is finding employment on release can be difficult, particularly for those who were unemployed before they...

If you’re visiting this website it’s probably because you were thinking about social investment and wanted to understand more about it.

Last year Cass Business School published some practical research into social investment, specifically focused towards charity and what they want from it.

Coming from Quaker Social Action ’s creaking and “characterful” offices in Tower Hamlets, my director and I were a little out of our comfort zone.

As always, it was fantastic to be at Social Enterprise UK ’s Social Enterprise Awards in November to celebrate the achievements of so many organisations.

What makes an organisation suitable for social investment? This is a question we’re often asked by potential investees. As providers of simple finance for UK charities and social enterprises, we do of course receive many applications for finance from organisations who simply aren’t ready for...