Loans

Secured loans up to £500,000

A secured loan can support your organisation to deliver social impact.

We offer loans to social sector organisations delivering impact across the UK

Charity Bank loans are normally secured against property assets that your organisation owns or seeks to purchase. Think carefully before taking on a secured loan as failure to repay your loan may put assets at risk.

Our Secured Loans Under £500,000

Amount Available

We offer secured loans from £100,000

Loan security

Loans are normally secured against property assets

Sector Specialists

We are the specialist lender for the UK social sector

UK-Focused

We only support UK-incorporated social sector organisations

Do you provide unsecured loans?

Charity Bank has very limited appetite for unsecured loans which are normally only available through specialised funding programmes that may be announced from time to time.

What information do I need to provide to support a loan application?

Once you have submitted an enquiry and if we think our loans are right for you, we will ask you to send more information. This will include:

  • Financial Statements for the past 3 years (including income and expenditure and balance sheet).
  • Management accounts covering the period since the last full year end (including income and expenditure and balance sheet).
  • A financial budget for the current year (forecast income and expenditure)
  • Financial forecasts for the next two years (income and expenditure).
  • A brief summary of the professional experience of your Board and Senior Management team.

What are your typical terms and rates?

Typical terms for a secured loan under £500k are:

  • Amount:
    • Up to 70% Loan to value for residential property
    • Up to 65% Loan to value for commercial property.
  • Interest rate: 3.6% above base rate.
  • Term: Up to 25 years.
  • Arrangement fee: 1.95% of the amount borrowed.
  • Commitment fees: No commitment fees apply.
  • Early prepayment fees: No early prepayment fees apply unless loan is refinanced with another provider.
  • Security: A first legal charge over property assets.
  • Valuation Report: A professional valuation report is required for secured loans. Fees will be paid by the borrower.
  • Legal Fees: Legal fees associated with the loan including legal due diligence and putting in place the legal charge will be paid by the borrower

What happens once I’ve submitted a loan enquiry?

Once you have submitted an enquiry one of our regional managers will be in touch to discuss.

If we think that our loans are right for you, we will ask you to send us more information. This will include (as a minimum) the following information:

  • Financial Statements for the past 3 years (including income and expenditure and balance sheet).
  • Management accounts covering the period since the last full year end (including income and expenditure and balance sheet).
  • A financial budget for the current year (forecast income and expenditure)
  • Financial forecasts for the next two years (income and expenditure).
  • A brief summary of the professional experience of your Board and Senior Management team.

What is your key lending criteria?

We lend to organisations that meet the following criteria:

  • Incorporated (Company, Community Benefit Society or Charitable Incorporated Organisation).
  • Registered in the UK.
  • Have a clear social mission delivering positive social impact in the UK.
  • Trading for over 2 years.
  • Able to demonstrate an ability to repay our loan.
  • Are looking to borrow over £100k.

Enquire about a Secured Loan

If you are interested in a secured loan please complete our enquiry form.

Enquire about a loan
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Why Charity Bank?

We’re more than just an ethical bank. For over 20 years, we’ve created positive social change in everything we do.

All our shareholders are charities and social impact investors. Our borrowers are delivering social impact helping to drive real change for people, communities and the planet – now, and for the long term.

Lending across the Social Sector

We lend to a range of sectors, focusing on creating positive social impact. Here are some of the key sectors we support:

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

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Community

£52,802,514

Total amount of money

216

Total number of loans

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Education

£43,983,605

Total amount of money

119

Total number of loans

Read Our Stories

Environment

£11,343,337

Total amount of money

59

Total number of loans

Read Our Stories

Faith

£82,471,251

Total amount of money

Total amount of money

Total number of loans

Read Our Stories

Health & Care

£98,538,402

Total amount of money

233

Total number of loans

Read Our Stories

Social Housing

£177,638,242

Total amount of money

319

Total number of loans

Read Our Stories

Sport

£12,061,601

Total amount of money

71

Total number of loans

Read Our Stories

HARP

Southend-on-Sea, England

“We wanted a social lender, who would see the bigger picture rather than just the bricks and mortar. Charity Bank were very positive, engaging and helpful. Our sector would be lost without this type of funding.”

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Aspatria Dreamscheme

Cumbria. England

“Without this loan, we couldn’t have bought the building so wouldn’t be able to deliver some of our community programmes. It’s great to know that the interest we’re paying means that Charity Bank can help other organisations like us.”

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Dundee Women’s Aid

Dundee, Scotland

“The loans team at Charity Bank were there for us every step of the way. We could call them by Teams or send an email and they’d respond really quickly; our daft questions didn’t faze them!”

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Open Door North East

Middlesbrough, England

“Charity Bank is an ethical bank that wants to do good. It felt like a warmer relationship than we’d have with a normal commercial lender.”

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René House

Nottingham, England

“What you get with Charity Bank is understanding. They understand our structure, our model and how we work financially.”

Read Story

Case Studies