Reach Fund

You are eligible if your charity or social enterprise:

• Is close to raising repayable finance for a specific purpose
• Has a social investor who has indicated there is information missing that is preventing them from making an investment offer
• Is looking to raise repayable financing in the next 6 –12 months (from the point of application)
• Has a specific investment goal, the Reach Fund is unlikely to be able to support with general capacity building
• Has a clear social mission
• Distributes less than 50% of post-tax profits and reinvests at least 51% of surpluses into pursuing its social mission
• Has a constitutional or contractual lock on its social mission, dividend and surplus distribution policy (also known as an asset lock)
• Organisations must also have good governance, and a minimum of 2 independent Directors; the funds cannot support sole traders.

The fund offers:

£5k to £15k to help charities and social enterprises raise investment.

If you have already been referred by an Access Point, you can start the application form.

Guidance on how to complete the application form can be found here.

If you haven’t been referred, then please have a look at the Directory of Access Points.

You can then register your interest and once your registration has been approved, you can apply.

Need a little help choosing an Access Point or working out whether you’re eligible? We’re happy to help. Just get in touch.

It is funded by Access – The Foundation for Social Investment and allows social investors to refer charities and social enterprises who require extra support to raise investment to the Reach Fund.