A community-based construction company has secured a loan from Co-op Loan Fund to purchase a new van enabling services that will provide training and supported employment for young people in the East Lothian area. The Ridge Foundations CIC is a construction company and social enterprise in Dunbar formed in 2016 as part of the Ridge […]
One of the oldest organisations in Yorkshire that supports survivors of domestic abuse and sexual exploitation has bought a town centre office building thanks to the co-operation of several responsible finance organisations. On 22 October Rotherham Rise completed the purchase of the Grade II listed building in Rotherham High Street that it already occupied together […]
An award-winning co-op that is credited with keeping children healthier and safer while helping to reduce car-dependency, accidents and air pollution is scaling up its operation with help from Co-op Loan Fund. Safe Kids Walking Ltd, which trades as Brightkidz, was set up in 2004 by concerned parents in Kettering, Northamptonshire, who were operating a […]
One of the UK’s longest established and most successful social enterprise development agencies is opening two new commercial kitchens and cafes in London, north and south of the Thames, that will provide training and business incubation, as well as good food and refreshments. Co-op Loan Fund and Big Issue Invest have provided Greenwich Co-operative Development […]
Award-winning, employee-owned care provider Care and Share Associates (CASA) has completed the first phase of its ambitious plan to more than double its turnover in the next five years. The Co-operative Loan Fund, Co-operative & Community Finance and Big Issue Invest are providing finance following an innovative restructuring of the business. CASA provides domiciliary care in […]
The Co-operative Loan Fund helped an employee-owned care provider to smooth the financial highs and lows of rapid growth. The workload and staffing of Newcastle Home Care Associates (NHCA) doubled since it successfully re-tendered to provide services to the local authority in August 2012. It is contracted to provide 2,600 hours of care a week. […]
One of the leading providers of home care in Scotland is set for further growth thanks to a refinancing package involving three ethical lenders. Loans The Co-operative Loan Fund, Co-operative & Community Finance, and Big Issue Invest have given Highland Home Carers, an employee-owned business with nearly 250 staff, the capacity and incentive to win more […]
A unique co‐operative in Tyne and Wear which will offer a variety of different counselling services, will be up and running throughout the region this autumn thanks to support from The Co‐operative Loan Fund and other co‐operative organisations. Community Counselling Co‐operative will provide a variety of services that are tailored to the needs of people […]