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Big Issue Invest

Social investor providing repayable finance to social businesses and charities across the United Kingdom

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About Big Issue Invest

Big Issue Invest supports social businesses and charities in the United Kingdom. It aims to create social, economic and environmental impact, and belongs to the Big Issue Group.

Services

  • Repayable finance: loans and larger investments for social organisations.
  • Support for start-ups: funding for new social ventures.
  • Support for established organisations: finance for groups that are already running.

Who it serves

Investees share the Big Issue Group's mission of opening social and economic opportunities for people affected by poverty in the UK. It has backed over 550 organisations since 2005.

Key facts

  • Working since: 2005
  • Organisations supported: over 550
  • Region: United Kingdom

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Sep 2026.

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