Social Investment Scotland

The Social Investment Scotland team More than one million Scots have benefitted either directly or indirectly from social investment according to Social Investment Scotland’s (SIS) latest annual Social Impact report.

Founder of Locavore Reuben Chesters with Darrin Nightingale, chief customer officer, Social Investment Scotland Responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has reached a significant milestone by lending to Locavore, marking its 300th investment in Scottish social enterprises.

Impact First, the ‘profit with purpose’ fund launched by social impact investor SIS Ventures, has secured 50% of target capital commitments within the first two months of launch. SIS Ventures, the mission-led investment arm of responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS), is in

Lindsay Wake Responsible finance provider, Social Investment Scotland (SIS), has appointed three new members to its commercial team, following continued growth in customer lending.

Alastair Davis Social Investment Scotland has invested over £56 million in 270 projects, says CEO Alastair Davis.

Bill Crossan and Thomas Gillan SIS Ventures is launching its first £5 million fund to back Scotland’s high impact enterprises.

Bill Crossan and Thomas Gillan Responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has launched a new mission-led investment venture aimed at stimulating social entrepreneurship in Scotland.

Theresa Sharp Finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has appointed two new investment managers, as it continues to grow its investments in charities and social enterprises.

A new publication from the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) explores the concept of Housing First and the principles behind it and looks at how it is being put into practice across the UK and Ireland as a one of a range of approaches to tackling homelessness. Housing First offers permanent accom

An organisation which was set up to explore new funding options for charities and social enterprises has reported a 15th consecutive year of growth. Social Investment Scotland (SIS) said total unrestricted income including lending operations, fees, transfers and grants had reached £1.46 million in

Glasgow Together, a social enterprise dedicated to creating full-time jobs for ex-offenders by building new affordable homes and bringing empty properties back into use, has started work on its latest, and biggest, residential property conversion in the city. With funding from Social Investment Scot

Alastair Davis, SIS chief executive Scottish third sector lender Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has won a prestigious award from the Cabinet Office for its pioneering work on the SIS Community Capital Fund.

Third sector funder Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has announced 11 board and committee appointments. In a move that signals its intent to expand the sector SIS announced that the appointments include former Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group senior director Eric Gibson and former chief exe

Scotland’s professional services could hold the key to growing the country’s social enterprise sector in the coming years, according to investment experts at Social Investment Scotland (SIS). The leading lender of finance to Scotland’s third sector, whose core aim is to expand social enterpris

Social Investment Scotland chairman Nick Kuenssberg and chief executive Alastair Davis in their office on Broughton Place Increased third sector lending by Social Investment Scotland has supported the creation of hundreds of new jobs and an increase in trading income by its customers over the past y