Ruksar, Seagulls
We Are
Key Fund
Providing social investment to organisations, enabling growth and sustainability for communities most in need.
Ann, Settle Victoria Hall
More than
Money
Providing social investment to organisations, enabling growth and sustainability for communities most in need.
Yasin, HQ Recording
Right Money,
Right Time
Providing social investment to organisations, enabling growth and sustainability for communities most in need.
More Than Money
We provide flexible loans and grants to help enterprises start up, become sustainable, and grow; creating jobs, reinvigorating communities and offering social investment.
As a Social Enterprise ourselves, we understand the challenges you face and will support you, pre and post-investment, offering the right kind of money at the right time.
We offer investments from £5k up to £300k to community and social enterprises operating in the North of England and the Midlands.
Client Story
Foresight North East Lincolnshire (FNE) Ltd
- Location: Lincolnshire
- Sector: Health Care and Social Care
- Amount: £140k
- Purpose: Energy Resilience
Client Story
Ablestay
- Location: Harrogate
- Sector: Housing and Accommodation
- Amount: £70k
- Purpose: Refurbishment
Client Story
Autism Dogs
- Location: Cheshire
- Sector: Health Care and Social Care
- Amount: £69k
- Purpose: Expansion and Growth
Client Story
Factory of Creativity
- Location: Manchester
- Sector: Arts, Creative and Digital Services
- Amount: £200k
- Purpose: Growth
Client Story
Africawad
- Location: Tyne & Wear
- Sector: Employment, Education and Training
- Amount: £20k
- Purpose: Working Capital
Client Story
Citizen Coaching
- Location: Birmingham
- Sector: Health Care and Social Care
- Amount: £75k
- Purpose: Working Capital
We call ourselves a bit of a last chance saloon for anyone really who needs a leg up. It’s quite holistic; we eat together, cook together and listen. It’s about providing somewhere people can get back on an even keel.
Kate – Seagulls Reuse
We worked every Bank Holiday and on Saturdays, because the need was consistent. I thought I needed to get a food parcel to this lady that day. It transpired, she lived in a little flat, hidden away at the end of a cul-de-sac, so nobody would walk past. She had big posters in the window saying, ‘Please give me food. I’m hungry. I can’t get out.’ I dropped the bags at the doorstop. She was in an horrendous way – you could tell she was a very poorly lady, and very nervous about touching the bags, but she needed the food. She’s someone we supported for a couple of weeks and she ended up in hospital. The desperation there was awful.
Alisa – The Welcome Inn
Key Fund has stood shoulder to shoulder with our hub and taken us to the next level.
Gulnaz – Firvale Community Hub
Our Funders
Key Fund receives funding from a variety of partners who support the growth of social impact and enterprise.
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