Case studies and testimonials

Social Investment Business (SIB) is a leading provider of finance and support for charities and social enterprises, helping to build a more sustainable, resilient, and equal society. Since its founding in 2002 as the Adventure Capital Fund, SIB has played a pioneering...

We’re a not-for-profit service funded by Lancashire’s local councils and run by Green Rose CIC, a community organisation with deep roots in energy support work. Our team understands the challenges people face and the confusion around energy upgrades—we’re here to make...

The Samuel Gardner Memorial Trust was established in April 1970 following a bequest from Arthur Gardner, who wished the Trust to be named in honour of his father, Samuel Gardner, a prominent landowner and benefactor in the Harrow on the Hill area. The Trust was...

Our VisionPendle New Neighbours vision is that refugees and people seeking asylum will be welcome in Pendle. They will get justice, live free of poverty and be able to successfully rebuild their lives. Our AimWe are the only organisation that is wholly dedicated to...

NASPP’s vision is for children in separated families to have positive childhood experiences. Through the work of NASPP they will normalise attendance at separated parenting programmes, by providing core standards and a trusted directory of providers. Anyone separating...

QED Foundation has been creating opportunities for all since 1990. We believe that people of every race and faith should be able to fulfil their potential. Our aim is to help to build a peaceful and cohesive society where everyone can contribute and be rewarded for...

Clyde Cycle Hub is a community-focused social enterprise promoting cycling for a healthier, sustainable lifestyle. We recycle and sell bikes, offer bike hire (including electric bikes), provide cycling education, and offer volunteering opportunities.

We’re a growing team of researchers, innovators, and community builders dedicated to increasing social connection and fostering stronger, more inclusive communities. Whether we’re diving into research, developing creative strategies, or simply connecting over coffee –...

The Yorkshire Champions Group is an initiative founded by Gill Arnold MBE JP DL, former Chair of the West Yorkshire Magistrates’ Bench, supported by the Chamber of Commerce, Bradford Breakthrough and other organisations including Sekhon Group Limited, Bradford...

Head In The Game is a UK registered charity that offers the invaluable opportunity for people in the local community to unite and indulge in the sports they love. Our weekly sessions, provided free of charge, cater to anyone between the ages of 18-65, regardless of...

Shanly Foundation aims to support causes across a wide spectrum that benefit the local community including support for: Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds  The homeless  Mental health People with physical disabilities  Life limiting illness Shanly Foundation...

FreshWater Watch is a global project run by Earthwatch Europe, an environmental charity with science at its heart. We train and empower communities around the world to measure and monitor the health of their rivers, lakes, streams, ponds and wetlands, so that we can...

Everything we do is about education in its broadest sense. Education enables us all to fully engage with the world around us and to be active and compassionate citizens. When you join our DWRM community, you can choose from a range of possibilities. Education: Launch...

Business for Good, WY is a new partnership of 8 local and national specialist organisations – all Alternative Businesses themselves – that understand the needs, challenges and amazing opportunities for social enterprise, co-operatives and community business. The...

The PCPLD Network is a charity. In 1998, a small group of learning disability and palliative care professionals came together, concerned by their experience that people with learning disabilities who were facing a life-limiting illness did not seem to access the same...

We’re a charity that believes everyone deserves a chance at a better future. We help make that happen for people in different stages of life as a charity working both in the community and in prison. Our bike repair sessions can prevent people being pulled in to crime...

Established in 1974, Fresh Futures is a regional charity that supports vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people, and their families, within Kirklees and surrounding areas. Our vision is for all young people to have opportunities for a better life, now...

The Apprenticeshop is a supported working and learning space timetabled to be manned 2 days per week by Beech Lodge pupils and on other days it is available to other local special schools. To date the initiative has been tremendously successful. Over 30 pupils have...

At Youth Matters Kirklees, our mission is clear: to empower Kirklees’ youth. Through innovative programs, mentorship, and community partnerships, we provide the support and opportunities young people need to thrive. We’re dedicated to fostering leadership,...

SELFA works with children and young people who live or go to school in North Yorkshire. Reasons for referral are varied and complex. Many of the children and young people have autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, attachment disorder, mental and physical health issues....

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REMAP is the UK’s only charity providing custom-made equipment, free of charge for people with disabilities. Every year we help an average of 3,500 people with a disability, thanks in no small part to our network of over 65 volunteer-run branches, and our charity is...

Office Odyssey is a social enterprise, a business with a mission: to create opportunities for people on the autistic spectrum and those with other barriers to work while minimising the environmental impact of our clients’ print operations.

The Aire Rivers Trust is a charity dedicated to improving our River Aire and its catchment, We are part of a national network of Rivers Trusts, each of which works to improve their river for people, wildlife and the environment. We believe in connecting people, places...

The We are Seacroft network grew out of wanting to be a well connected community that recognises its power to create social change and sustain a safer environment for everyone. In responding to local, and global, challenges, we saw the power of collaboration and a...

BELONG PROVIDE HOPE, REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY TO VICTIMS AND PERPETRATORS OF CRIME. THEY INSPIRE CHANGE BY PROVIDING LONG-TERM, INDIVIDUALISED RESPONSES TO CONFLICT AND CRIME.WE BELIEVE THAT WITH THE RIGHT SUPPORT, PEOPLE CAN CHANGE.

RFFR fund Romanian charities - with whom they work closely on various long-term community based projects with their partners or they deliver services directly with their own projects. The charity also funds national campaigns and training programmes particularly...