Look at our impact across the UK
Hover over the map below to see how much we've lent to charities and social enterprise in your region since 2002.
Click on a region to see how much we’ve lent to organisations in each county.
Tap a region to see how much we’ve lent to organisations in each county.
| Region | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | £493,445,458 | 1,267 |
| East Midlands | £20,356,858 | 67 |
| Eastern | £41,144,835 | 113 |
| London | £139,883,246 | 202 |
| North East | £14,252,128 | 28 |
| North West | £36,521,805 | 118 |
| Northern Ireland | £5,214,709 | 11 |
| Scotland | £20,512,981 | 76 |
| South East | £83,832,317 | 211 |
| South West | £36,426,294 | 154 |
| Wales | £11,820,463 | 57 |
| West Midlands | £31,609,989 | 84 |
| Yorkshire & Humber | £51,869,833 | 146 |
Last updated: 07 Nov 2023
| County | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire | £3,368,959 | 25 |
| Leicestershire | £7,397,634 | 13 |
| Lincolnshire | £461,000 | 7 |
| Northamptonshire | £1,910,265 | 8 |
| Nottinghamshire | £7,029,000 | 12 |
| Rutland | £190,000 | 2 |
| County | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire | £2,545,800 | 10 |
| Buckinghamshire | £513,278 | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | £8,125,940 | 21 |
| Essex | £16,879,497 | 34 |
| Hertfordshire | £3,464,725 | 12 |
| Norfolk | £3,761,153 | 17 |
| Norwich | £227,500 | 1 |
| Peterborough | £2,700,000 | 1 |
| Suffolk | £2,926,942 | 16 |
| Borough | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | £4,005,000 | 7 |
| Barnet | £11,938,250 | 17 |
| Bermondsey | £739,120 | 1 |
| Bexley | £1,575,000 | 1 |
| Brent | £1,800,000 | 4 |
| Bromley | £1,000,000 | 1 |
| Camden | £14,186,269 | 13 |
| City of London | £11,577,395 | 12 |
| Croydon | £308,000 | 2 |
| Ealing | £3,878,598 | 6 |
| Enfield | £1,635,500 | 3 |
| Greenwich | £3,826,002 | 6 |
| Hackney | £7,628,710 | 7 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | £5,950,612 | 7 |
| Haringey | £5,138,000 | 7 |
| Harrow | £4,506,500 | 8 |
| Havering | £271,891 | 2 |
| Hillingdon | £3,999,667 | 1 |
| Hounslow | £2,450,000 | 2 |
| Ilford | £1,000,000 | 1 |
| Islington | £4,933,935 | 18 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | £878,250 | 2 |
| Kingston Upon Thames | £953,500 | 3 |
| Lambeth | £5,862,000 | 12 |
| Lewisham | £3,903,371 | 2 |
| Merton | £117,000 | 2 |
| Middlesex | £182,000 | 1 |
| Newham | £8,412,069 | 9 |
| Richmond | £215,000 | 1 |
| Southwark | £2,060,995 | 15 |
| Tower Hamlets | £2,659,912 | 12 |
| Waltham Forest | £2,647,500 | 2 |
| Wandsworth | £6,460,000 | 4 |
| Westminster | £9,183,200 | 10 |
| Wimbledon | £4,000,000 | 1 |
| County | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| Durham | £4,487,128 | 11 |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne | £435,000 | 2 |
| North Shields | £375,000 | 1 |
| Northumberland | £1,770,000 | 7 |
| Tyne & Wear | £7,185,000 | 7 |
| County | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| Cheshire | £10,322,516 | 14 |
| Cumbria | £4,679,117 | 27 |
| Derbyshire | £130,000 | 1 |
| Greater Manchester | £3,871,503 | 17 |
| Lancashire | £10,172,052 | 29 |
| Merseyside | £7,262,651 | 28 |
| Stockport | £82,000 | 1 |
| Liverpool | £1,966 | 1 |
| Council Area | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council | £3,922,991 | 4 |
| Belfast City Council | £472,000 | 3 |
| Derry City and Strabane District Council | £100,000 | 1 |
| Fermanagh and Omagh District Council | £599,718 | 1 |
| Newry, Mourne and Down District Council | £120,000 | 2 |
| Council Area | 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 City | £320,000 | 2 |
| Fife | £1,362,384 | 2 |
| Glasgow City | £9,183,634 | 17 |
| Lanarkshire | £5,874,152 | 17 |
| Midlothian | £411,097 | 2 |
| Perthshire | £62,000 | 2 |
| Renfrewshire | £212,000 | 2 |
| West Dunbartonshire | £60,000 | 2 |
| West Lothian | £153,000 | 1 |
| County | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | £2,375,656 | 10 |
| Buckinghamshire | £6,579,175 | 17 |
| East Sussex | £12,049,951 | 28 |
| Hampshire | £10,550,642 | 30 |
| Hertfordshire | £2,309,500 | 8 |
| Kent | £17,245,420 | 51 |
| Merton | £542,750 | 1 |
| Oxfordshire | £7,230,205 | 14 |
| Surrey | £22,594,946 | 37 |
| West Sussex | £2,354,072 | 15 |
| County | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol | £2,316,250 | 3 |
| Cornwall | £3,653,444 | 15 |
| Devon | £8,601,904 | 36 |
| Dorset | £3,084,125 | 18 |
| Gloucestershire | £9,066,250 | 21 |
| Somerset | £6,825,620 | 34 |
| Warminster | £100,000 | 1 |
| Wiltshire | £2,778,701 | 26 |
| County | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| Anglesey | £20,000 | 1 |
| Blaenau Gwent | £20,000 | 1 |
| Cardiff | £4,425,956 | 11 |
| Carmarthenshire | £369,800 | 4 |
| Ceredigion | £798,688 | 5 |
| Clwyd | £20,000 | 1 |
| Denbighshire | £127,175 | 1 |
| Dyfed | £415,184 | 3 |
| Gwynedd | £1,994,100 | 11 |
| Monmouthshire | £130,000 | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | £480,000 | 4 |
| Powys | £637,000 | 3 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taff | £930,000 | 6 |
| Torfaen | £1,196,921 | 1 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | £95,200 | 1 |
| Wrexham | £160,439 | 2 |
| County | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | £1,428,671 | 3 |
| Herefordshire | £250,000 | 1 |
| Shropshire | £1,542,500 | 8 |
| Staffordshire | £4,945,701 | 25 |
| Warwickshire | £525,000 | 2 |
| West Midlands | £21,328,117 | 38 |
| Worcestershire | £1,590,000 | 7 |
| County | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| East Riding of Yorkshire | £1,380,004 | 8 |
| Lincolnshire | £3,399,531 | 5 |
| North East Lincolnshire | £4,214,600 | 3 |
| North Yorkshire | £14,424,058 | 42 |
| South Yorkshire | £14,399,717 | 49 |
| West Yorkshire | £14,051,923 | 39 |
Follow the money from sector to sector
Click on an icon to see how much we've lent to each charitable sector since 2002 and what our loans are helping to achieve.
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.
| Sector | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | £493,445,458 | 1,267 |
| Arts | £18,490,390 | 90 |
| Community | £52,570,704 | 216 |
| Education & Training | £43,448,605 | 117 |
| Environment | £11,343,337 | 59 |
| Faith | £82,469,463 | 167 |
| Health & Social Care | £98,297,430 | 232 |
| Social housing | £174,868,928 | 316 |
| Sport | £11,956,601 | 70 |
Last updated: 07 Nov 2023
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Charities and loans, a good match? We think so.
Here’s why. This is what our borrowers say about the impact our loans and support have on their activities, based on surveys in 2021.
Services
89% of borrowers said that their Charity Bank loan had improved the quality of support they could offer the people they work with.
Financial Management
50% of borrowers said that their loan enhanced their ability to plan for the future.
New Projects
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Sustainability
Strengthening Organisations
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New Roots: giving young people a place to call home
New Roots gives vulnerable young people in Bassetlaw a place to call home and a strong support network.
YMCA Thames Gateway: turning modular units into affordable homes
Could modular housing help to solve London’s affordable housing crisis? YMCA Thames Gateway’s latest project is a great example of what can be achieved.
The Askrigg Foundation: Creating affordable homes
The Yorkshire village of Askrigg is very popular with holidaymakers. While that’s good for tourism, local people are being pushed out of the housing market. The Askrigg Foundation is using a community-led housing loan from Charity Bank to put things right.
Baltic Creative CIC: keeping our city creative
Baltic Creative is a Community Interest Company, established in 2009 with the ambition to protect property within Liverpool city centre for those working in creative industries.
Chrysalis: Housing the people society ignores
Vulnerable people deserve decent homes and the support they need to rebuild their lives. Chrysalis is helping to make that a reality. The charity recently strengthened its housing provision using a loan from Charity Bank.
Burnhams Surgery: Ensuring NHS patients get a great service
Burnhams Surgery has found an innovative way to move premises, take on more patients and attract new GPs.
Transforming Lives for Good: Making The Difference
Transforming Lives for Good operate 11 education centres that give young people a second chance for an education, and 39 early intervention centres across the UK that provide extra support to children at school at a crucial period of their personal development
Sutton Housing Society: tackling loneliness by building communities
Sutton Housing Society is a small registered provider (RP) that is helping to tackle social isolation by providing homes for older people (over 55s), as well as the opportunity to be part of a supportive community.
Finchley Reform Synagogue: Growing with the community
Finchley Reform Synagogue (FRS) has seen membership grow from 20 families in 1960 to 900 today. It badly needed a new place to worship. With the help of a Charity Bank loan, FRS is building a brand-new synagogue offering twice as much space.
Age UK Herne Bay: Helping older people stay independent
Age UK Herne Bay & Whitstable gives older people the chance to socialise, try new activities and receive practical support. Its day centre was recently extended with the help of a Charity Bank loan.
Mayfield Trust: transforming care in Calderdale
The Government’s Transforming Care programme is shaking up the care sector, helping people with a learning disability to get out of hospitals and group homes, and integrate back into the community. One charity that’s moving with the times is Mayfield Trust.
Central YMCA: The world’s first YMCA
Central YMCA was founded by an apprentice, 177 years ago. So it’s fitting that today, the London-based charity is helping thousands of young people to access apprenticeships nation-wide.
NewStarts: supporting people through crisis
A loan from Charity Bank meant NewStarts could buy its warehouse and save £15,000 a year. It’s now able to support even more people with furniture, household essentials and emergency food parcels.
North Derbyshire Youth Football League
600 children are set to benefit from North Derbyshire Youth Football League’s new site. There are also considerable benefits for the local community.
Whitley Bay Big Local: helping to bring a community together
“I dropped in one day for a coffee and a chat, and I kept coming back. Everyone is looking forward to the refurbishment. It means the centre can grow, which will help the people to grow.”
Tamworth Cornerstone Housing Association: taking a holistic approach to tackling homelessness
Tamworth Cornerstone Housing Association offers homeless young people a three-stage journey to independent living.
Collaborative Women: Breaking the cycle of domestic violence
Women fleeing domestic abuse need safe accommodation. With the help of a Charity Bank loan, Collaborative Women is giving survivors that safe space and so much more...
Hope Church Ipswich: striving for its community
When COVID-19 hit, Hope Church feared its new community centre refurbishment would be stalled significantly. But with the help of Charity Bank, a loan and grant from the Resilience and Recovery Loan Fund has meant the centre was able to open sooner than hoped.
Homes for Good: creating affordable homes in Scotland
Homes for Good is bringing quality, affordable homes within reach of hundreds of people on low incomes in Glasgow.
Ruby’s Fund: Supporting SEND children and their families
It can be difficult to access support if your child has additional needs. Ruby’s Fund provides that support, and gives children the opportunity to play and learn, and family members the chance to socialise with their peers.
Govanhill Housing Association: providing safe secure housing in the South of Glasgow
Govanhill Housing Association is a community-controlled social landlord operating in the Govanhill and Merrylee neighbourhoods of Glasgow.
Abbeyfield South Downs: supporting older people with independent living
Abbeyfield South Downs operates supported sheltered housing for older people across the area and is developing one of its sites to modernise its housing model.
Manchester Maccabi: Engaging the Jewish community through sport
Manchester Maccabi has had many ups and downs over the last few years. Charity Bank has stood by its side throughout.
Foresight North East Lincolnshire: improving the lives of disabled people
Paul Silvester of Foresight North East Lincolnshire on how social investment has been the catalyst for the growth of the charity.
Glover’s Trust: helping older people keep their independence
Glover’s Trust offers sheltered accommodation for over-60s. The trust has recently extended and renovated all of its properties with the help of a Charity Bank loan.
On the Brink: the benefits of communal living
On the Brink is an intentional community of people who have come together to create a co-housing collective which shares values, resources and time.
Swindon Therapy Centre: supporting those living with neurological conditions
Swindon Therapy Centre offers a range of therapies and support to those living with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions.
Totnes Renewable Energy Society: a community fighting climate change
In 2007, the Totnes Renewable Energy Society was formed with the aim of developing renewable energy resources in the area to benefit Totnes’ local community.
Micro Rainbow: safe homes and support for LGBTQI asylum seekers
Many of the 2,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) persons who claim asylum in the UK every year end up facing discrimination and abuse, even in their shared accommodation.
Carlisle Key: helping young people build independent lives
Carlisle Key operates a drop-in centre for young people who are experiencing – or at risk of – homelessness; offering a listening ear, assistance, advice and signposting in response to each individual’s needs.
SFHT: Enriching lives through supported living
The Stable Family Home Trust offers a range of services for people who have a learning disability. Its newest supported-living property has ‘wowed’ tenants.
Target Housing: giving homes to the people society rejects
Target Housing’s clients often have multiple needs, from addictions to mental health issues and disabilities. Many have been turned away from other housing providers and some are in the last five years of life.
Jubilee Hall Trust: helping Londoners to get active
According to Sport England, one in four people do less than 30 minutes of physical activity a week. London gym Jubilee Hall is helping to remove some of the barriers to exercise, and recently refurbished its gym with the help of a Charity Bank loan.
Folkestone Sports Centre Trust: Affordable sports and leisure for all
Folkestone Sports Centre Trust is a social enterprise, working to make sports and leisure activities available to all.
First Fruit: tackling homelessness in one of the most deprived boroughs in the UK
One in 24 people in Newham is classed as homeless. First Fruit is helping to support some of the people most affected, with a package of support ranging from accommodation to training.
The Bevern Trust: compassionate care for adults with complex care needs
The Bevern Trust provides residential and respite care to young adults with profound disabilities, helping them live full lives and engage with their wider community.
Kingsley Hall: bringing the community together
Kingsley Hall Church & Community Centre has played an integral role in the local community for the last 90 years. It recently extended its nursery with the help of a Charity Bank loan.
Wat Buddharam Leeds: one of the UK’s newest Buddhist temples
Wat Buddharam Leeds has been welcoming Thai Buddhists since 2014. Read more…
Connect Church UK: bringing communities together
Connect Church UK has been operating for over 80 years in an inner-city area of Birmingham. Its aims throughout this time have been to forge connections within the local community, build supportive relationships and provide a wider sense of belonging.
Big Creative Education (BCE): helping young people into the creative industries
Big Creative Education offers a range of courses for young people aged 16-24, many of whom have struggled to engage with mainstream education.
Chesterfield FC Community Trust: uniting people through football
Chesterfield FC Community Trust uses the inspiration and impact of football to provide a wide range of sporting, educational and community-based opportunities throughout the local area.
Parchment Trust: promoting independence and inclusion
Parchment Trust provides day care services for people with learning and physical disabilities in East Sussex with a person-centred and inclusive approach. A Charity Bank loan assisted the charity to purchase the freehold of one of its sites.
Abbeyfield The Dales: giving older people a community
Abbeyfield The Dales gives older people the chance to enjoy life as part of a supportive community. It offers residents tailored housing solutions in addition to high-quality care and support, freshly cooked meals and a full calendar of social activities.
The Culture Trust Luton: promoting connectivity through culture
The Culture Trust Luton aims to connect communities of Luton and beyond through culture by providing opportunities to engage with arts, museums and heritage.
Jericho Foundation: a stepping stone to employment
The Foundation helps people overcome barriers to employment. It provides work opportunities and support services as a stepping stone towards mainstream work.
Coventry Church Municipal Charities: sheltered accommodation for those in need
Coventry Church Municipal Charities has been in existence since 1506 and currently operates 73 units of affordable supported living accommodation.
Second Floor Studios & Arts: Supporting London’s creative sector
Find out how a £2.7m loan is helping Second Floor Studios & Arts to restabilise the affordable artist studio sector through its acquisition of 30,000 sq. ft. on a 250-year leasehold giving 110 artists and other creative businesses the space to create.
Independent Cinema Office: Access to cinema that nourishes the soul and changes lives
The Independent Cinema Office (ICO) is the UK’s national body that supports independent cinemas, film festivals and exhibitors of all forms. It strives to develop an open, challenging and thriving film sector.
Hill Street: Saving a vital community asset
Hill Street Youth & Community Centre has been serving the people of Rugby for decades. When it was threatened with closure, a group of volunteers stepped in to save the centre.
St George’s Crypt: helping the homeless
St George’s Crypt offers support, care and compassion to those suffering from homelessness in the Leeds area.
Head2Head: Involving disabled young people in drama
A work experience placement with the Royal National institute for the Blind led to Anni Rhodes-Steere launching a theatre company for disabled children and young people. 15 years on, Head2Head reaches thousands of people across the South of England.
Adrenaline Alley: a world-class urban sports centre
Adrenaline Alley was set up to provide local kids with a safe place to skate and is now Europe’s largest urban sports centre attracting enthusiasts and professionals from across the world.
Harrogate Skills 4 Living Centre: supporting adults with learning disabilities
Harrogate Skills 4 Living Centre (HS4LC) provides a range of support and development opportunities for adults with learning disabilities and autism. The charity received a Charity Bank loan to enable it to restructure its finances.
St. Anne’s Hostel: Keeping people and their pets together
St. Anne’s is one of the few homeless hostels that are dog friendly. The charity is now starting an ambitious project to provide long-term homes for formerly homeless people and their canine companions.
Above Derwent CLT: Helping people onto the property ladder
As with many areas of outstanding natural beauty, Above Derwent in Cumbria is popular with holidaymakers. Unfortunately, that means that a large number of houses are second homes or holiday lets, and local people are struggling to get on the property ladder.
War Memorial Village Derby: creating homes for heroes
War Memorial Village Derby has been offering disabled war veterans a home for 70 years. The village has started a much-needed renovation programme with the help of a loan from Charity Bank.
Chooselife Wales: a path to recovery
Chooselife Wales runs a drop-in centre providing support, guidance, signposting and activities to those struggling with substance misuse and related difficulties.
DENS Bike Project: More than fixing bikes
DENS provides a wide range of services to support those facing homelessness, poverty, and social exclusion. We had the pleasure of visiting DENS to learn more about one of their social enterprises: The Bike Project.
EVA Women’s Aid: rebuilding lives after domestic and sexual abuse
EVA Women’s Aid helps women to rebuild their lives after domestic or sexual abuse. The charity gives women a safe place to call home, provides counselling and guidance, and makes sure that survivors’ voices are heard.
Burton Street Foundation – bringing the community together
Helen Bark of Burton Street Foundation on times when additional funding is required so that social enterprises can deliver greater impact.
Faith Hope and Enterprise: relationships that change lives
Faith Hope and Enterprise was started in the eighties by Carl Taylor, who was passionate about social work and helping others.
Magpas Air Ambulance: Saving lives 24/7
Every second counts in an emergency. Magpas Air Ambulance is often the first on the scene, and its new airbase could see response times cut even further.
The Andrew Windsor Almshouses: providing affordable housing for 400 years
Our 1000th loan paid for urgent repairs to a 400-year-old almshouse building which provides low cost accommodation for people in straitened circumstances.
Holne Community Shop & Tea Room: Saving a community hub
When the shop and tearoom faced closure, the community united to save what was an important social hub. It is now run for the benefit of the wider community and a Charity Bank loan help the social enterprise buy the premises.
Watford Mencap: Enriching the lives of people who have a learning disability
Watford Mencap will soon be moving into its new community hub, thanks to a £1.04m loan from Charity Bank. The hub will bring all the charity’s services together in one place and be used by more than 200 children and 600 adults.
The Light Church: Modern Christianity & social justice
Along with regular church services, the Light Church runs a food bank, debt support service, education centre, mental health support café and more.
The House of St Barnabas: supporting homeless people into employment
The House of St Barnabas helps people affected by homelessness and long-term unemployment to get their lives back on track.
Imago: empowering people and communities
Imago is a social action charity that delivers diverse services to support individuals, organisations and communities across Kent, Medway, East Sussex and London.
Lyvennet Community Trust: by the community, for the community
Lyvennet Community Trust ensures that local housing remains genuinely affordable. Charity Bank loans have helped the trust to grow the number of properties that are within the means of local people.
Stretham & Wilburton Community Land Trust: keeping the heart in the community
The East Cambridge parishes of Stretham and Wilburton joined forces in 2012 to address the housing crisis affecting their villages. They now provide affordable accommodation to those living and working in the area.
Pathfinder Dogs: Helping blind people to be more independent
Pathfinder Dogs offers training, support and assistance dogs to people who are blind or partially sighted. With the help of a loan from Charity Bank, it recently bought a property to use as accommodation for clients.
YMCA Black Country Group: Supporting young people to transform their lives
YMCA Black Country Group provides vital support for thousands of young people every year.
Common Ground Against Homelessness: offering homes for life
“There’s a revolving door of homelessness. People move into temporary accommodation, get kicked out because of their behaviour or addictions and end up back on the streets. We want to offer people long-term stability and support.”