Charity Bank

established in 2002, following a successful pilot loan fund experience, Charity Bank is a registered charity and a fully regulated bank. It is a social enterprise dedicated to unlocking personal and corporate liquidity as a source of affordable finance for on-lending to charities and social enterprises. Through its actions it seeks to change attitudes and to develop a social finance market in the space between grants and commercial finance. In 2003, it became the first bank to be accredited by the UK Government under the community investment tax relief, a system whereby the Government provides a fiscal incentive for investment into disadvantaged communities through accredited community finance intermediaries.

charity Bank’s focus is presently in the UK but is seeking to build a network of trusted intermediaries around the world capable of adopting common values to social investment.