SASC makes a second investment of £1.11 million to Positive Steps Partnership in Dundee to buy properties to house vulnerable adults

Positive Steps Partnership (PSP), a Dundee-based charity providing supported accommodation services for vulnerable adults, has received a second social investment loan of £1.11 million from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) to purchase properties to house adults with addiction issues, including ex-offenders. This loan is from SASC’s Social and Sustainable Housing Fund II (SASH II) and [...]

Social and Sustainable Capital backs Social adVentures with £405,000 investment for new children’s home in Greater Manchester

Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) is thrilled to announce a substantial investment of £405,000 from its Community Investment Fund (CIF) in Social adVentures, a leading social enterprise based in Greater Manchester. This investment marks SASC's first investment in the residential children’s home sector, highlighting its commitment to delivering social impact. Founded in 2011, Social adVentures [...]

SASC invests £1.415 million in Ara Recovery for All to fund properties to house vulnerable homeless people in Bristol

Ara Recovery for All (Addiction Recovery Agency), a UK charity working with people who are experiencing addiction and mental health issues in Bristol, the South West and Wales, has received a social investment loan of £1.415 million from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) to buy properties to house single homeless people. Ara is Bristol City [...]

IDAS secures £1.685m Investment from SASC to expand housing for domestic abuse survivors

Independent Domestic Abuse Services (IDAS), the largest specialist charity in the North of England, supporting people affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence, has secured a significant social investment loan of £1.685 million from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) to expand its range of safe accommodation for those fleeing abuse. The loan from SASC’s Social [...]

SASC invests £2.33 million in The Brick to fund properties to support homeless people in Greater Manchester

The Brick, a leading UK charity addressing poverty and homelessness across Wigan and Leigh in Greater Manchester, has received a social investment loan of £1.93 million from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) alongside £400k of grant funding from Access Foundation’s Cost of Living Social Investment Support Fund* to buy properties to support people experiencing homelessness. [...]

SASC’s support for the domestic abuse sector

Most readers of this blog will know what a serious social problem domestic abuse is. Governments have recently been recognising its importance, too. In 2019 the UK Parliament appointed Nicole Jacobs as the first Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales; in 2022 she was reappointed for a second three-year term. In 2018 the Scottish [...]

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A new chapter for SASC

Benjamin Rick, co-founder of SASC, has today stepped down as CEO. SASC was founded in 2012 by Ben and Adam Knight. Ben and Adam believed that there were many charities in the UK that could do more to support disadvantaged people if they had access to the right kind of finance. Over the last eleven […]

SASC Team Highlights 2022

We wanted to end the year by sharing some of our personal highlights from 2022. During lockdown, SASC has doubled in size, from a small firm where everyone did a bit of everything, to a team structure focussed on specific areas of work that drive the business forward. The achievements of this year are due, [...]

Reflections on 2022 and a look ahead to next year

2022 is coming to a close, and it’s a year that brought fresh challenges to businesses and charities with the cost of living crisis impacting organisations at a time when they are still recovering from the pandemic years. All of this means our investment activity is increasingly important. Here we reflect on some of our [...]

SASC invests £2m in North East charity Handcrafted to develop its supported accommodation services

Handcrafted, a charity that helps disadvantaged and socially isolated people in Durham, Gateshead and Chester-le-Street, has received a social investment loan of £2m from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) to expand its supported housing services. The loan from SASC’s Social and Sustainable Housing fund (SASH) will enable Handcrafted to purchase 23 properties and house at […]

SASC invests £2.8m in The Benjamin Foundation to buy properties for young people facing homelessness in East Anglia

The Benjamin Foundation, a charity that supports young people and families across Norfolk and Suffolk to overcome big challenges in their lives, has received a social investment loan of £2.8 million from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC). The loan from SASC’s Social and Sustainable Housing fund (SASH) will enable The Benjamin Foundation to buy 10 […]

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