The Recovery Loan Fund closure: £6m in funding left to apply for before 20th May 2022

On Tuesday 26th April, the Recovery Loan Fund approved another four loans totalling £1.8m – this takes the total approved to date to over £4m to 11 charities and social enterprises. There is still a further £6m available to support charities and social enterprises that are improving people’s lives or the environment they live in across the UK.

In addition, SIB is working with The Ubele Initiative and Create Equity to provide grant and support funding alongside the Recovery Loan Fund to support Black and minoritised  ethnicity-led charities and social enterprises based in and delivering impact in England.

As part of its commitment to open and transparent data, SIB have published a dashboard of the Recovery Loan Fund applicants, including pipeline and demographic information. An case study of an organisation that recently took on investment through the Recovery Loan Fund can be found here. 

The Fund is being run by SIB, with initial investment from SIB and the Fusion21 Foundation – the charity parent and social investor of social enterprise and public sector procurement provider Fusion21. In January 2022, The Archbishop’s Council, Big Society Capital, MFS Investment Management, and Treebeard Trustwere announced as further investors in the Recovery Loan Fund. Access – The Foundation for Social Investment are providing the grant funding.

Rob Benfield, Director of Investments at SIB, said:

“We are delighted to have approved over £4m in funding to support charities and social enterprises as they bounce back from the pandemic. With the closing date fast approaching on the 20th May, we still have around £6m in funding left and we will progress applications on a first come, first served basis. We’d encourage all organisations who might be interested to get in touch with the team and start your application ahead of the deadline.”