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“With Charity Bank, it feels like we’re part of a team”
“It doesn’t feel like Charity Bank is the lender and we’re the borrower; it feels like we’re in this together.” Read our interview with Robin Roberts, Chief Executive of Sutton Housing Society.
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A £5 million loan to save a children’s charity
“It would have been hugely difficult if we’d closed down; there's hardly anywhere else for these children to go. But we didn’t have enough cash to keep going, and we couldn’t get a loan from a high street bank.”
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What are the benefits of loan finance for charities?
In this blog we’ll highlight some of the key advantages of loan finance for charities and provide case studies to demonstrate how charities big and small have benefited from borrowing funds.
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“Having a lender who understands YMCAs is really helpful”
Y:Housing helps YMCAs to keep their properties, and young people to have affordable homes. But the charity couldn’t do what it does without loan finance. Melissa Lloyd, CEO of Y:Housing, tells us more.
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Can a charity borrow money from a bank?
Can my charity borrow money from a bank? Is borrowing possible for a charity? Does a charity need express power to borrow? We go through the first things to consider when a charity is thinking about taking out a loan.
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“Without this loan, we couldn’t have extended our church”
“When a property is owned by a charity, loan providers aren’t interested.” Custodial trustee Milton Rodosthenous explains why a Charity Bank loan was so important to The Twelve Apostles church.
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“Other banks wouldn’t lend to us without personal guarantees”
“Banks says they want to support non-profits, but they won’t lend us money. Thankfully, Charity Bank and Big Issue Invest have been brilliant.” Read our interview with Ann Martin, CEO of Birmingham Supported Living 2010.
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“Our church is a legacy to pass to the next generation”
After over 20 years of renting, Elpis Ministries has finally bought its own church premises. It couldn’t have done so without the help of a £1.27 million loan from Charity Bank. Pastor Victor Darteh tells us more.
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Trialling a new model with the help of a loan
“We spoke to several lenders. It was like banging our heads against a brick wall. Then we approached Charity Bank, and it was a case of, ‘Yes, fine, no problem.’” Read our interview with Andrews Charitable Trust.