Big Issue Invest (BII) | Social Investment Partner

Investment Readiness Services

Big Issue Invest (BII) supports social businesses and charities to deliver social, economic, and environmental impact across the United Kingdom.

Since 2005 they have supported over 550 organisations with over £80 million in funding.

They offer a range of repayable finance options, from loans as small as £20,000 to larger investments of up to £3.5 million. Eastside People have worked with them providing services around social investment such as business planning, forecasting and financial modelling to check the suitability of organisations to take on loan finance.

Latest available Big Issue Invest funds:

These funds can access Reach Fund to pay for Eastside People’s social investment team help with application preparations:

Impact Loans England

The Impact Loans England £16.5m programme is aimed at making a lasting impact across England, supporting social enterprises and charities to grow, buy assets and weather the post-Covid landscape.

£20,000 to £400,000 investment with up to 20% as a grant
1 to 8 years terms with up to 12 months of initial interest-only period
Competitive interest rate of ca. 7.5%-8.5%.

Social Impact Property-Backed Debt Fund IV

£1m to £4m secured loans.
3-5 year terms with flexibility around interest and repayment profiles
LTV up to 90%.
Competitive pricing vs. comparable providers
Sector focus on Health and Social Care; Affordable Housing and Homelessness; Social and Community Infrastructure.

Find out more about how our specialist Social Investment Services consultants can help with your application (and access Reach Fund monies to pay for our services).

Anne Nkune, Eastside People Consultant running a Powering Up London Workshop

Photograph courtesy of Big Issue Invest.

“We are proud to say that BII is an ‘Access Point’ under the Reach Fund which is provided by Access – The Foundation for Social Investment and managed by our friends at The Social Investment Business. The Reach Fund providing grant support to help social enterprises become ‘investment ready’.

In this, Eastside People is one of BII’s preferred providers to whom we refer Reach applicants for such support. We have built a strong working relationship with Eastside People and their support providers to meet the needs of our ‘pre investment’ applicants in developing their business proposition to reach ‘investment ready’ stage.

Due to the experienced team at Eastside People, it’s extremely encouraging to see a good number of our Eastside People referrals return to BII post the support to go on to secure social investment funding to develop activities, strengthen operations and increase social impact”.

Mick Burns – Investment Manager, Big Issue Invest.

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Big Issue Invest Charity Investment Readiness Services

Latest available Big Issue Invest funds:

Impact Loans England

Social Impact Property-Backed Debt Fund IV

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