SASC invests £3.25m in Trinity Homeless Projects in West London to provide affordable homes in Hillingdon
Trinity Homeless Projects, a charity in the London Borough of Hillingdon committed to ending homelessness, has received a social investment loan of £3.25 million from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) from its Third Sector Investment Fund (TSIF). This is the first time Trinity taken on social investment and it has enabled them to purchase and […]
SASC invests £2.05 million in London-based Peter Bedford Housing Association to support socially excluded adults
Peter Bedford Housing Association (PBHA), which provides housing and support services to people who have suffered social exclusion in Hackney and Islington in London, has received a social investment loan of £2.05 million from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC). Set up in 1971, PBHA is a Registered Provider (Housing Association) and provides housing with support […]
The power of a good welcome
April 26, 2022 by Gilly Orr
Filed under Impact Case Studies, Housing with support
The BACA Charity supports unaccompanied children and young adults who are refugees or seeking asylum in the UK. Through SASH, Baca has received £1.75m and purchased 6 properties in Loughborough. These properties provide a home for a number of young people so that they benefit not just from the accommodation but also new friends. It […]
My time at SASC
Over the past 18 months, the team at SASC has grown by almost 100% with new finance and legal staff, and expanded investment and portfolio management teams. At SASC we encourage our staff to grow, develop their careers, and feel proud of being part of a company that works with outstanding frontline and community organisations. […]
SASC invests £2.15 million in Rochdale-based charity, WHAG to purchase homes for vulnerable people
WHAG, a provider of housing and support services to homeless women, and men and women experiencing and fleeing domestic abuse, has received its first social investment loan of £2.15 million from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC). WHAG was set up as Rochdale Women’s Housing Aid Group in 1981, to provide affordable supported accommodation to homeless […]
Social and Sustainable Capital seeks housing charities in Southwest England to benefit from new £125m housing fund
A focus on growth as we celebrate achievements in 2021
December 20, 2021 by Lauren Rae
Filed under Blogs
Social investment enables Valley House to buy homes to help those escaping domestic violence
December 16, 2021 by Lauren Rae
Filed under Housing with support, Blogs
In December 2019, Coventry-based housing charity, Valley House took out social investment for the first time. We invested £2.5 million from our ground-breaking Social and Sustainable Housing fund (SASH) to fund the acquisition of 22 properties with 29 bed spaces for Valley House’s supported housing services. Now as Valley House has just completed on its […]
Homes for Good receives £3.5m further investment from SASC to grow property portfolio in Scotland
December 6, 2021 by Lauren Rae
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Homes for Good, Scotland’s first social enterprise lettings agency, which specialises in supporting people on low incomes and with limited housing choice, has received a £3.5m investment from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) to grow its property portfolio. This is SASC’s second investment in Homes for Good, which will use the funds to purchase up […]
Target Housing’s Thrive Project: John’s Story
November 16, 2021 by Lauren Rae
Filed under Housing with support
Our Thrive project is our newest service which provides long-term permanent housing and support to clients with complex needs. John suffers from mental health and physical issues. Due to arthritis and other progressive physical health issues he has very limited mobility and relies on the use of walking sticks. Before joining Thrive, John’s accommodation did […]
CCP’s Annual Impact Report 2020-2021
November 2, 2021 by Lauren Rae
Filed under Housing with support, Impact Case Studies
Read our borrower CCP’s first Annual Impact Report for 2020-2021. Visit their interactive site to read about the highlights and challenges they faced over the last year. “This site showcases the people CCP have helped over the last year, how we helped them, and how we allocated our resources. We take a look back at a […]
SASC invests £2.65m into HEYM to expand their accommodation services
October 20, 2021 by Lauren Rae
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Hull and East Yorkshire Mind (HEYM), a mental health charity and a Registered Provider of supported housing, has received its first social investment loan from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC). The loan of £2.65 million will be used to purchase properties and improve the accommodation it provides for adults and young people experiencing poor mental […]