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Big Issue Invest social enterprise investment

Big Issue Invest

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
£4,000,000

Social investment through loans and equity to social enterprises and mission-led businesses. Ticket sizes range from tens of thousands of pounds for early-stage lending to several million for growth capital.

Funder

Big Issue Invest (Big Issue Group)

private · national

Deadline: Open all year — Applications assessed on a rolling basis; specific funds (for example the Impact Loans England programme) may have their own windows.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

UK social enterprises, charities and mission-locked businesses that can demonstrate social impact and repayment capacity.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.bigissue.com/invest/

"loans from £20,000 to £4 million ... If you’re a social enterprise or charity looking for funding to grow your impact, submit an enquiry below"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.bigissue.com

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