Established 2005 by John Bird & Nigel Kershaw; managing/advising £150m social impact funds. Invested £100m+ across 400+ social enterprises/charities since inception. 2024/25: deployed £9.4m to 50 organisations (139 portfolio cos, 1.88m beneficiaries). Funds: SEIF II (equity), Outcomes Investment Fund (payment-by-results), Social Impact Debt Fund IV (£1-4m), Growth Impact Fund (diverse-led), Impact Loans England (£20-400k). Leadership: MD Holger Westphely (ex-CAF Venturesome, Schroders). Team incl. investment managers, lending specialists.
Investment Focus
Investment Thesis
Social impact investor backing social enterprises, charities, social-purpose businesses dismantling poverty & inequality in UK. Seed-growth stage £20k-£4m (primary £200k-£2.5m). Focus: affordable housing, homelessness, employment, health, learning difficulties, outcomes-based contracts. Value-add: strategic capital, wrap-around support, mentoring. Portfolio 139+ investees. AUM £150m+, ~£45m direct mgmt. Avoids extractive models; favours mission-aligned orgs with proven social impact metrics.
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