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Our Social Impact

Explore visual data of our social impact and stories of change from the charities and social enterprises we support. Build your understanding of the social value we’re helping to create.

Driven by social impact

Charity Bank is driven by social impact, and it is how we measure our success. By using the funds deposited by individuals and organisations to provide loans to impactful organisations, we aim to create positive change and address societal challenges.

100%

of borrowers said that their Charity Bank loan had contributed towards the achievement of their mission.

89%

said that their Charity Bank loan had improved the quality of support they could offer the people they work with.

50%

said that their loan enhanced their ability to plan for the future.

Look at our impact across the UK

Hover over the map below to see how much we’ve lent to charities and social enterprises in your region since 2002. Click on a region to see how much we’ve lent to organisations in each area.

United Kingdom

£653,279,837

Total amount of money

1488

Total number of loans

Region Amount of money Number of loans
Eastern £53,991,055 132
East Midlands £31,658,949 91
London £194,028,686 250
North East £18,561,395 39
Northern Ireland £6,740,028 12
North West £45,084,194 131
Scotland £21,092,107 77
South East £104,314,319 232
South West £55,863,992 186
Wales £13,340,463 57
West Midlands £49,180,196 109
Yorkshire & Humber £59,424,453 172

Eastern

£53,991,055

Total amount of money

132

Total number of loans

County Amount of money Number of loans
Bedfordshire £10,045,800 11
Cambridgeshire £11,356,689 23
Essex £20,004,496 42
Hertfordshire £5,121,725 19
Norfolk £4,535,403 21
Suffolk £2,926,942 16

East Midlands

£31,658,949

Total amount of money

91

Total number of loans

County Amount of money Number of loans
Derbyshire £5,799,761 30
Leicestershire £8,934,633 17
Lincolnshire £6,535,531 14
Northamptonshire £2,790,024 13
Nottinghamshire £7,409,000 15
Rutland £190,000 2

London

£194,028,686

Total amount of money

250

Total number of loans

County Amount of money Number of loans
Barking and Dagenham £2,026,000 5
Barnet £14,002,044 20
Bermondsey £812,500 1
Bexley £1,575,000 1
Brent £5,757,891 10
Bromley £1,451,044 3
Camden £16,206,270 13
City of London £8,477,750 9
Croydon £358,000 3
Ealing £5,973,500 9
Enfield £3,635,500 4
Greenwich £10,255,119 8
Hackney £10,857,274 16
Hammersmith and Fulham £5,952,401 7
Haringey £5,138,000 7
Harrow £12,983,644 9
Havering £4,264,391 8
Hillingdon £4,181,667 2
Hounslow £2,450,000 2
Ilford £1,375,000 2
Islington £4,933,935 18
Kensington and Chelsea £941,772 3
Kingston Upon Thames £2,971,250 6
Lambeth £13,062,000 16
Lewisham £3,903,371 2
Merton £4,117,000 3
Newham £9,738,069 13
Redbridge £1,267,500 1
Richmond £215,000 1
Southwark £2,010,995 14
Sutton £423,199 1
Tower Hamlets £3,271,912 11
Waltham Forest £1,380,000 1
Wandsworth £8,616,283 5
Westminster £19,443,405 16

North East

£18,561,395

Total amount of money

39

Total number of loans

County Amount of money Number of loans
Durham £7,398,809 15
Middlesbrough £144,000 1
Northumberland £1,770,000 7
Tyne and Wear £9,248,586 16

Northern Ireland

£6,740,028

Total amount of money

12

Total number of loans

County Amount of money Number of loans
Antrim £5,920,310 8
Derry £100,000 1
County Tyrone £599,718 1
Newry £120,000 2

North West

£45,084,194

Total amount of money

131

Total number of loans

County Amount of money Number of loans
Cheshire £10,012,652 13
Cumbria £6,672,046 31
Greater Manchester £5,751,073 24
Lancashire £11,272,052 30
Merseyside £11,376,371 33

Scotland

£21,092,107

Total amount of money

77

Total number of loans

County Amount of money Number of loans
Angus £150,000 1
Argyll & Bute £1,074,117 15
Aryshire £284,840 3
City of Edinburgh £1,124,757 7
Dumfries & Galloway £241,000 3
Dundee £320,000 2
Fife £1,463,761 2
Glasgow City £270,000 6
Lanarkshire £14,787,785 28
Midlothian £888,847 3
Perthshire £62,000 2
Renfrewshire £212,000 2
West Dunbartonshire £60,000 2
West Lothian £153,000 1

South East

£104,314,319

Total amount of money

232

Total number of loans

County Amount of money Number of loans
Berkshire £4,013,205 12
Buckinghamshire £7,620,020 18
East Sussex £15,239,257 34
Hampshire £15,200,642 36
Isle of Wight £132,500 1
Kent £22,507,588 60
Oxfordshire £7,110,205 13
Surrey £29,409,080 39
West Sussex £3,081,822 19

South West

£55,863,992

Total amount of money

186

Total number of loans

County Amount of money Number of loans
Bristol £8,485,250 9
Cornwall £8,613,444 19
Devon £11,769,904 44
Dorset £3,581,079 21
Gloucestershire £10,972,573 24
Somerset £8,090,569 36
Wiltshire £4,351,173 33

Wales

£13,340,463

Total amount of money

57

Total number of loans

County Amount of money Number of loans
Anglesey £20,000 1
Cardiff £4,565,956 12
Carmarthenshire £369,800 4
Ceredigion £1,213,872 8
Conwy £1,570,000 2
Denbighshire £127,175 1
Gwynedd £1,994,100 11
Monmouthshire £130,000 2
Pembrokeshire £480,000 4
Powys £637,000 3
Rhondda Cynon Taff £780,000 5
Torfaen £1,196,921 1
Vale of Glamorgan £95,200 1
Wrexham £160,439 2

West Midlands

£49,180,196

Total amount of money

109

Total number of loans

County Amount of money Number of loans
Herefordshire £620,831 3
Shropshire £1,872,500 10
Staffordshire £9,170,303 31
Warwickshire £990,000 5
West Midlands £35,216,562 54
Worcestershire £1,310,000 6

Yorkshire & Humber

£59,424,453

Total amount of money

172

Total number of loans

County Amount of money Number of loans
East Riding of Yorkshire £3,526,850 12
Lincolnshire £4,364,600 4
North Yorkshire £18,203,991 53
South Yorkshire £16,402,069 53
West Yorkshire £16,926,943 50

Follow the money from sector to sector

Numbers provide a glimpse of a more complex picture of change. To get a deeper understanding of our borrowers’ impact on people’s lives, read their stories.

Arts

£18,740,390

Total amount of money

91

Total number of loans

Community

£52,802,514

Total amount of money

216

Total number of loans

Education

£43,983,605

Total amount of money

119

Total number of loans

Environment

£11,343,337

Total amount of money

59

Total number of loans

Faith

£82,471,251

Total amount of money

167

Total number of loans

Health & Care

£98,538,402

Total amount of money

233

Total number of loans

Social Housing

£177,638,242

Total amount of money

319

Total number of loans

Sport

£12,061,601

Total amount of money

71

Total number of loans

Sustainability

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70%

said that their loan helped them stay afloat.

84%

reported the Charity Bank loan increased what they could offer to beneficiaries

34%

said that their loan helped them stay afloat

Strength and Learning Through Horses

Barnet, England

“We tried getting in touch with quite a few people; Charity Bank was the only one that was genuinely helpful... Everyone we've dealt with at Charity Bank has basically said, ‘Yes, how can we help you?’"

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Birmingham Supported Living 2010

Birmingham, England

“Charity Bank and Big Issue Invest were very supportive. There were no problems at all; they were both brilliant. It’s also nice to know that our repayments will be regenerated to help other non-profits.”

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