Tag: Better Society Capital

Government opens search for fund manager as £500m Better Futures Fund moves into delivery

Stuart Mitchell

The UK Government has opened a competition to appoint a delivery partner for Round 1 of the Better Futures Fund (BFF), the first major procurement milestone since the fund was announced in July 2025. The delivery partner will be selected by 10 July 2026 and will oversee the commissioning of Social Outcomes Partnerships (SOPs) for Round 1, which commits up to £37 million of government funding to tackling child poverty through outcomes-based contracts. Organisations wishing to apply have until 12 June 2026. Once the delivery partner is in place, the…

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Thrive Renewables and Better Society Capital launch £40 million funding partnership for community energy projects

Stuart Mitchell

Renewable energy investment company, Thrive Renewables plc, has formed a strategic joint venture with the UK’s leading social impact investor, Better Society Capital, to mobilise £40 million for community-owned wind and solar projects across the UK. The new initiative, Community Energy Catalyst, will support local communities to build their own clean energy infrastructure or secure stakes in larger regional renewable energy schemes. Fair Play Clean Energy, Thrive’s existing joint venture with Top Cashback Sustainability Ltd, will provide £20 million of the investment, with Better Society Capital providing matched funding. Community…

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Investors put £10 billion into a better society as Treasury considers budget cuts

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s social impact investment market continued to demonstrate stability despite economic uncertainties, growing to £10 billion at the end of 2023, according to the annual assessment by the UK’s leading social impact investor, Better Society Capital (BSC). This represents a 7% increase from £9.4 billion in 2022 and shows stable investor support for initiatives focused on tackling social issues such as reducing child poverty, combatting homelessness and preventing long term health conditions, even in challenging macro and micro economic conditions. This increase comes in the same month as the…

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Investors put £10 billion into a better society as Treasury considers budget cuts

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s social impact investment market continued to demonstrate stability despite economic uncertainties, growing to £10 billion at the end of 2023, according to the annual assessment by the UK’s leading social impact investor, Better Society Capital (BSC). This represents a 7% increase from £9.4 billion in 2022 and shows stable investor support for initiatives focused on tackling social issues such as reducing child poverty, combatting homelessness and preventing long term health conditions, even in challenging macro and micro economic conditions. This increase comes in the same month as the…

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Investors put £10 billion into a better society as Treasury considers budget cuts

Stuart Mitchell

The impact market has grown 12x over the last 12 years, driven by an increasingly diverse group of investors Better Society Capital’s investments represent 5% of the market – with a typical investment bringing £3 of co-investment in for every £1 invested originally Ahead of the Budget at the end of the month, Better Society Capital is calling for active partnership from government to unlock more social impact investment in communities across UK The UK’s social impact investment market continued to demonstrate stability despite economic uncertainties, growing to £10 billion…

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