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Better Society Capital improves the lives of people in the UK by connecting social investment to charities and social enterprises to achieve more. We believe the greatest chance to improve lives comes when investors and enterprises are both motivated by the social mission. We engage with investors, fund managers, charities and social enterprises to make it easier to use social investment. With our co-investors, we have made over £1bn of new capital available to organisations with a social mission, through investments into fund managers and social banks. We have a special focus on: providing homes for people in need; supporting communities to improve lives; and early action to prevent problems.
Poplar HARCA is an award winning Housing and Regeneration Community Association in East London. It provides homes, support and opportunities to residents; creating a place where people, communities and businesses can grow and thrive. With partners, it is leading an extensive place-shaping programme; attracting £2.5 billion investment in communities, homes and infrastructure.
Mears is a market leader in housing services for the affordable housing sector and a major presence in the homecare and support market. We offer innovative financial solutions for both short- and long-term accommodation and full asset management tenancy services. We operate two not-for-profit registered providers, Plexus and Omega Housing, which deliver affordable and sustainable social housing solutions. We also offer a Home Improvement Service to help older or disabled people live independently at home.Our vision is to make a positive difference to the communities we serve. We do this by improving homes, improving communities and improving lives. Mears Housing Management manages over 10,000 homes across the UK, in partnership with central and local government, registered providers, landlords and investors. We focus on providing affordable housing for homelessness, affordable housing, market rent and care.
YMCA Bedfordshire delivers accommodation and training programmes. We currently house more than 220 people aged 16 – 64 across seven locations including two women’s refuges. Our family work includes Fun 4 Young People which supports 400 disadvantaged and marginalised young people each year and Magic Key4 courses which help parents support their children’s early development. Our training programmes include Skills4 Resettlement and Princes Trust Team courses, which enable young people not in education, training or employment to gain the skills and experience they require. We also run The 1844 Coffee Company in Bedford.
Southern Housing is one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the South East, the Isle of Wight and the Midlands, giving over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own. At Southern Housing we understand the difference safe, secure and affordable homes can make to people’s lives. Whether it’s traditional social housing, shared ownership, affordable rent, private market rent, student accommodation, care and support or outright sales, we offer a range of services. Our vision is to create communities where everyone has a safe home in a place where they’re proud to live.
Partners Foundation was established in 1994, and we are a not for profit Registered Social Landlord, working hard to make a difference to the lives of our tenants. Our aim is to provide tenancies and tenancy support for people with a disability, who require good quality homes to rent. Partners Foundation offer and source houses for disabled tenants which can become their forever home. We provide a wide variety of houses across the UK. For those tenants who wish or need to live alone and those who benefit from sharing, we can find a solution.