Half year results are out 📢 So far this year we've: ☀️ Acquired a 10MW solar farm in Essex which is now operational. 💡Teamed up with @bettersocietycapital.com to mobilise £40 million for community wind and solar. 🏘️ Donated £30K for solar rooftops on community buildings. And much more.... 👇

We're pleased to be featured in the latest report from the Netherlands Advisory Board on impact investing, a systematic review of blended finance structures from around the world. Read the full report for insights into the design of various blended finance vehicles here: ➡️ bit.ly/4pJ8VG9

🤔 Curious about building a career that uses finance to drive positive impact? Join us for a session on Careers in Social Investment, open to anyone interested in entering the sector. 🗓️ Thursday, 23rd October ⏰ 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM 📍 Better Society Capital, 44 Featherstone Street, London, EC1Y 8RN

🏠 Great to be in Mansfield yesterday to celebrate the completion of The Old Eight Bells, a supported living property development in the town centre. Formerly a night-club, the building now provides self-contained flats for people with learning disabilities and autism, along with a community space.

Can generative AI help evaluate social impact investments? The @bettersocietycapital.com team designed an experiment to test this question on their own portfolio. They found some promising results—and some clear lessons learned that might be helpful to others.

🌹 This year at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, we, along with @access-si.bsky.social and @pathwayfund.bsky.social, are hosting a Mission-Driven Business Reception at the Royal Albert Dock on Tuesday 30 September, 4–6pm.

@yorspace.bsky.social is bringing York’s first community-led housing co-op to life! Laura and her family can’t wait to move into Lowfield Green, a cosy, energy-efficient home with shared community spaces. Watch to learn more: youtu.be/bTWWbRoFxwc?... #CommunityLedHousing

🚀 We’re excited to announce our investment in WorkerTech I, a £6.75 million fund that aims to back start-ups using technology to support workers and improve jobs, pay and prospects in sectors marked by low pay or insecure employment. To find out more, visit bit.ly/4ppB19f

We're pleased to announce our investment in Scotland's first 100% community-owned onshore wind turbine. This is our first investment through the Community Energy Catalyst Facility, a joint venture with @thriverenewables.bsky.social to mobilise community-owned wind and solar projects across the UK.

Community Energy Catalyst has made its first investment in Kilbirnie wind project📢 The community-owned turbine will soon be operational, with profits from electricity sales being reinvested back into the local area, helping to drive regeneration.

🏠 Our Senior Manager Susanna Hudson recently visited Bicester to see some of the homes supported through the Savills IM Simply Affordable Homes Fund. Read her reflections on why social and affordable housing is entering an important period of growth 👇 bit.ly/4mHolc6

🌱 We’re pleased to partner with the Government Outcomes Lab, University of Oxford to host an interactive workshop at the 2025 Social Outcomes Conference on the fundamentals of investing in social outcomes.

🚀 The Impact Highlight series is back with our MD Douglas Sloan in conversation with Tony Jamous, founder & CEO of the unicorn venture Oyster. Visit the link below to hear Tony’s insights for investors keen to back the next generation of impact VCs. 👉 bit.ly/45OM56U

🚀 How can focusing on impact drive commercial success? Our MD Douglas Sloan sat down with Paul Miller from @bgventures.bsky.social to discuss how investing in impact ventures can unlock scalable solutions to societal challenges, whilst enabling business growth. 💡 Learn more here: bit.ly/47JdI3E

🌱 Help shape the future of The Diversity Forum! Take part in their short stakeholder survey to share your views on what’s working, what’s needed, and where the sector must go next on EDI. 📝 Complete the survey by 29 August 👉 forms.gle/NQPwsDVGtGeu...

🍫 It was lovely to visit Harry Specters yesterday, an amazing social enterprise which not only makes delicious chocolates but has impact at the heart of what they do. Many thanks to @charlotte-cane-mp.bsky.social for joining us!

@allchilduk.bsky.social is working to improve life chances for children in underserved neighbourhoods. Government's recent launch of the Better Futures Fund is a welcome step towards empowering socially motivated enterprises by encouraging the adoption of more outcomes-based commissioning.

Today, we accompanied MP Charlotte Cane on a visit to Harry Specters Ltd, a social enterprise chocolatier in her constituency of Ely and East Cambridgeshire 🍫

Government’s announcement of the Better Futures Fund marks a major milestone in our mission to improve the UK’s public services. Over the past decade, Social Outcomes Contracts (SOCs) have delivered interventions across areas like health and education while delivering better value for taxpayers.

🏠 Great to see Homes for Good, a social enterprise letting agency in our portfolio, teaming up with the charity Crisis to offer good-quality, affordable homes to Londoners who have experienced homelessness or are on low incomes. Learn more about the project: bit.ly/458bAQp

Congratulations to @bettersocietycapital.com, recipients of a Parenting Policies Award #WorkingDads

🌱 As the UK Government looks to expand Britain's energy infrastructure, our Investment Director Joe Shamash writes about how community energy schemes are well-placed to deliver long-term prosperity for communities by helping them gain greater control of their energy systems. 👉 bit.ly/44VsXns

📢 Government's launch of The Better Futures Fund marks a significant milestone for the UK’s growing impact economy. We're proud to welcome the £500m Social Outcomes Partnerships Fund, set to improve the lives of up to 200,000 children and families through early intervention. 🔗 bit.ly/4nVYEFR

Where does child-lens investing fit within the impact economy? 👇 Our MD Aman Johal spoke with New Private Markets about our investment approach and how it aims to deliver positive outcomes for children by focusing on social impact, financial returns and overall systems change. 🔗 bit.ly/40eSLct

🎧 The latest EUVC Impact Highlight podcast features Jacqueline van den Ende, CEO & Co-founder of Carbon Equity, in conversation with our MD and ImpactVC Co-Founder Douglas Sloan.

🎹 Last week, our team visited Saffron Hall Trust, an award-winning concert hall, to see how it is broadening access to the performing arts for people of all ages and backgrounds. A huge thank you to the Saffron Hall team for welcoming us and sharing your experience of using social investment!

It was a pleasure to join Vision 2045 last week, the annual conference hosted by the Blended Finance Collective. This year’s discussions centred on the future of Blended Finance, mapping what a thriving market could look like in 20 years and exploring the steps needed to get there 🔎

🚀 Great to see Jon Coker – co-founder of Eka Ventures and part of our venture portfolio – featured in the latest Impact Highlights podcast, co-hosted by our MD and ImpactVC Co-Founder Douglas Sloan.

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📣 Applications are now open for the UK Social Enterprise Awards 2025! We're proud to sponsor the Social Investment Deal of the Year Award, which celebrates the vital role of social investment in helping social purpose organisations grow and thrive.

🌍 Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay - a moment to spotlight the vital role social enterprises play in building a more sustainable future, and to share how social investment is helping them achieve that goal.

As we develop the next phase of our strategy, we're looking to appoint two new Non-Executive Board members who will also sit on our Investment Committee.

📢 We're delighted to see the Department for Culture, Media and Sport publish its new Dormant Assets strategy, allocating £87.5 million to grow social investment in underserved places and communities across the UK. 👉 Read the full announcement: bit.ly/43HRvj3

🚀 We're excited to announce our investment in Meridian Health Ventures, the first NHS-anchored venture fund backing UK healthtech companies. Learn more in this exclusive piece from @thetimes.com: 🔗 bit.ly/3S1mKQM

We're proud to support Diversity VC's new Strategic Operations Toolkit – a comprehensive guide for VC funds looking to build more inclusive practices into their operations. Explore the full toolkit here: bit.ly/44VMxRW

🚀 We were thrilled to attend Good Finance Live yesterday, where we connected with social enterprises, entrepreneurs and social investors to explore how social investment can support charities and other purpose-led organisations. Swipe below for some snapshots from the event 👇

📢 We’re pleased to partner with The Diversity Forum to host an interactive lunchtime session focused on advancing social mobility in the social investment sector. 📅 Date: 13th May ⏰ Time: 12:00 pm-1:30 pm 👉 Register now: bit.ly/4cRvfYj

@bettersocietycapital.com has made £1bn-worth of investments into social enterprises and charities across the UK since it was founded in 2012, it has announced

🌱 We’re proud to share that after 13 years of growth, we have committed over £1 billion into UK charities and social enterprises. Our journey began in 2011, when we received £400 million from dormant bank accounts and £200 million from Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group and NatWest Group First.

🏘️ Our Managing Director, Gemma Bourne, recently spoke with @insidehousing.bsky.social about the critical role pension schemes can play in addressing the UK’s affordable housing shortage. Learn more here: bit.ly/4jdHMHW

🎙️ Great to hear Louisa Mitchell MBE, Chief Executive of @allchilduk.bsky.social, speaking about the benefits of Social Outcomes Contracts (SOCs) in her latest podcast with Radical Reformers. 🚀 Listen to the full episode to learn more: bit.ly/4i6JHwc

We've created a starter pack for #SocialInvestment. If you're working in the sector, are exploring repayable finance or would just like to keep on top of all the latest and greatest from the sector, join the chat via > go.bsky.app/GUPpMNv

🤔 Is culture the hidden force behind politics and policy? Our CEO, Stephen Muers, joined the SRI360° podcast with Scott Arnell to explain how unspoken norms and cultural stories influence political behavior far more than economic incentives.

📣 Our CEO, Stephen Muers, joined Scott Arnell on the SR180 podcast to talk about his journey into the impact space and the evolution of the UK's social investment market. 🎧 Tune in for the full episode 👉 bit.ly/42foVEQ

🚣 It was great to visit Falcon Boat Club in Oxford today, alongside the MP for Oxford East, Anneliese Dodds, to see first-hand the excellent facilities and learn more about its work with the local community.

🌱 We're pleased to share our investment into Thriving Investments' newly launched £200m essential-worker housing fund, alongside co-investors Greater Manchester Pension Fund, Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Places for People. Visit the link below to learn more 👇 bit.ly/4kZ37pP

🚀 Great to see RideTandem, a mobility app tackling transport poverty, featured in the FT1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies 2025 ranking! We're proud to support the organisation through the Fair by Design Fund, in partnership with our venture fund manager, Ascension.

📢 Our Managing Director, Hermina Popa, will be joining the 11th edition of #ImpactSummitEurope, hosted by Phenix Capital Group. 👇 Register now to join the discussion, exchange ideas, and connect with global institutional investors and impact leaders: bit.ly/4iEATil

Is your organisation seeking social investment? Join us on 29 April for Good Finance Live - a dedicated event to build knowledge and partnerships to support your social investment journey. For more information and to sign-up to attend in-person or online, visit buff.ly/KDRgUQ3 #Socialinvestment

🌱 We're excited to partner with @thriverenewables.bsky.social, a pioneer in community energy finance, to mobilise £40 million for community-owned wind and solar projects across the UK. 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4kW2b5g