A portfolio of place makers
We’ve raised and placed over £50m of impact investment into our region’s purposeful businesses, social enterprises and affordable housing.
Cultivating long-term, sustainable impact in the west
Our funds take a place-based impact investment (PBII) approach, so our success stays in our area and can be reused again and again. Our portfolio is sector agnostic but interlinked to reinforce impact across our region.
Our mission is to support businesses that might not otherwise gain support. This means that some of these investments will be early stage. Where we do work with unproven businesses, it is usually a very small investment as a proportion of the fund, and will be allocated to the high end of risk bracket.
Some of the charities and businesses we have funded include:

















Our funds take a place-based impact investment (PBII) approach, so our success stays in our area and can be reused again and again. Our portfolio is sector agnostic but interlinked to reinforce impact across our region.
Our mission is to support businesses that might not otherwise gain support. This means that some of these investments will be early stage. Where we do work with unproven businesses, it is usually a very small investment as a proportion of the fund, and will be allocated to the high end of risk bracket.
See all our portfolio or filter by impact themes.
- All
- 4. Quality Education
- 8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Economy & Skills
- Social Enterprise/Enterprising Charity
- Term Loan
- All
- 4. Quality Education
- 8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Economy & Skills
- Social Enterprise/Enterprising Charity
- Term Loan