BIGinvest

Big Issue Invest is a specialised provider of finance to social enterprises or trading arms of charities that are finding business solutions that create social and environmental transformation.

Part of The Big Issue group of companies, it is led by social entrepreneurs with any dividends paid to The Big Issue.

Social Entrepreneurs say that they like dealing with a unique financial organisation that has had first hand experience of building and running social businesses in both good and difficult times.

Big Issue Invest's Team is made up of a unique combination of social entrepreneurs, practitioners and financiers. Our Board and partners bring together a wealth of experience, innovation and success.

We provide Loan Finance, either cash flow or asset backed senior debt, at competitive rates of interest. The average size of Big Issue Invest's loans is around £200,000. The minimum loan size is £50,000.

Our Contract Finance Fund provides off balance sheet contract finance up to £8,000,000 to help bid for, win and deliver public sector contracts.

We will soon be launching a Social Enterprise Investment Fund to provide risk capital to social enterprises and businesses, that have the capacity for scale, profitability and significant social impact.

We are also developing an Alternative Credit Scoring Index, that may help increase access to mainstream credit for up to 1,500,000 low-income consumers.