Our members provide responsible finance across the UK. Otherwise known as community development finance institutions (CDFIs), they tailor their services to meet the needs of their customers.
To quickly find your nearest Responsible Finance provider, you can search at www.findingfinance.org.uk
A full list of our members is given over the proceeding pages:
Scottish Communities Finance Ltd
SCF Ltd assists Scottish communities (both place-based and thematic) to be more vibrant by encouraging ordinary people to collectively reinvest back into their communities via Community Bonds. This money is lent to local, social and community businesses in need of repayable finance to undertake local economic & social actions. SCF Ltd currently…
- https://www.scotcomfinance.scot/
- @ScotComFin
Sirius
Sirius can offer business loans to local people looking to either start up or grow a business in the Hull or East Riding Of Yorkshire. Whether you are just considering an idea, or you have fully researched your new business and are ready to launch, the Business Advisors at Sirius are there…
- https://www.sirius-hull.co.uk
- @siriushull
Social Investment Scotland
Social Investment Scotland provides loans from £10,000 to £1,7m to charities and social enterprises in Scotland. Loan finance is aimed at community enterprises and social businesses that find access to finance from mainstream providers difficult. Loans cover everything from buying a building and bridging funding gaps to growing a business.
- https://www.socialinvestmentscotland.com
- @socinvestscot
SWIG Finance
SWIG Finance provides flexible, unsecured loans from £500 to £250k to most sectors for a wide variety of purposes. Operating for over 30 years across the South and West Country, we support viable SMEs and start ups with the funding they can't secure from their bank. SWIG Finance is a people-based business that…
- https://www.swigfinance.co.uk