At NatWest, we aim to make a positive social impact in the communities where we live and work. We have a specialist Community Finance and Social Enterprise team that runs programmes and partnerships promoting community businesses across the UK.
Established 25 years ago, an independent charity, NatWest Social & Community Capital provides funding options to trading Charities and Social Enterprises that cannot access mainstream borrowing but have a positive impact within our communities.
NatWest Social & Community Capital is proud to support this year’s Locality conference in Manchester.
Our sponsorship of the networking area builds on our commitment to promoting local development and supporting community-driven initiatives. If you have any questions about social investment why not come and speak with us and other social lenders.
Alternatively you can find out more information and contact us through our website NatWest Social & Community Capital or on LinkedIn

At The National Lottery Community Fund, we believe everything starts with community. That’s who we serve. That’s where you’ll find us, across the UK. We turn National Lottery money into game-changing grants to strengthen society and improve lives.
After launching our new strategy, we've got new plans to focus our funds in England. Come and speak with us to find out more.
Website: www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/
Twitter: @TNLComFund

Local Trust is a place-based funder, set up to deliver the Big Local programme. We believe that trusting communities and giving them more power will enable local people to significantly improve their quality of life and the places in which they live.
Website: localtrust.org.uk
Twitter: @LocalTrust

We’re an independent charitable foundation funded by Lloyds Banking Group. We work in partnership with small and local charities, people and communities, changing lives and working towards a more just and compassionate society.
Website: lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk
Twitter: @LBFEW

Charity Bank is the loans and savings bank owned by and committed to supporting the community sector.
Since 2002, Charity Bank has made more than 1,200 loans totalling over £450m to housing, education, social care, community and other social purpose organisations.
Its UK wide network of regional managers have a detailed understanding of the unique requirements of social sector organisations.
Charity Bank aims to use its expertise, commitment and flexible approach to lending, to help charities and social enterprises get the support and funding they need.
Website: www.charitybank.org
Twitter: @CharityBank

Anthony Collins is a national sector specialist law firm with a clear purpose; to improve lives, communities and society.
We combine market-leading expertise with a commitment to excellence underpinned by a strong set of values; we want to help you make a difference in your community.
Whether your issue is community asset transfer, developing community led housing, updating your constitution, issues with staff or pensions, or any other legal problem, we can help.
Website: www.anthonycollins.com
Twitter: @ACSLLP

Key Fund is a team of like-minded individuals dedicated to supporting new enterprises, creating new jobs, and reinvigorating communities offering social investment to the North and the Midlands.
We take pride in our relationship-based approach, with us you can do business and do good. We give loans and grants to enterprises that make a positive impact, tackling social issues in the heart of their communities.
Website: thekeyfund.co.uk
Twitter: @KeyFund

Ubele [oo-beh-leh] is taken from Swahili meaning ‘the future’. The Ubele Initiative was founded in 2014, following a series of dialogue sessions with African Diaspora leaders, to find effective solutions to persistent social and economic issues in the UK. We support the growth of individuals and community-based groups and organisations through intergenerational leadership initiatives, capacity support, enterprise, and asset development.
Community-rooted and collaborative in character, Ubele began to serve its purpose - building a sustainable and resilient future for our communities. We are proud to be intergenerational Intergenerational practice runs like a golden thread through our work. We value what each generation can contribute and create opportunities for intergenerational dialogue. We pass to younger generations cultural values and traditions of the African Diaspora community and we work with young emerging leaders aged 18+ to find their voice and assume leadership roles.
Website: www.ubele.org/
Twitter: @ubeleinitiative

The AHF will reach its 50th year in 2026. Starting in 1976 with a revolving loan fund of £1m, we have now supported nearly 2000 historic building reuse projects across the UK, through £90m of loan offers and £33m+ of grants invested in the community-led regeneration of historic buildings and places.
website: ahfund.org.uk

The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest funder for the UK’s heritage. Using money raised by National Lottery players we support projects that connect people and communities to heritage. Our vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future.
Website: heritagefund.org.uk
Twitter: @HeritageFundUK

We want to see a social investment ecosystem that works for all charities and social enterprises.
- Through our programmes and our advocacy work, we ensure that charities and social enterprises can access the finance they need to sustain or grow their impact. Combining grants with loans to provide patient, flexible and affordable finance
- Increasing resilience and diversifying income streams through enterprise activity.
Local Access is a joint funding programme, established by Access and Better Society Capital that aims to take a locally-led place-based approach to developing more resilient and sustainable social economies.
Website: access-socialinvestment.org.uk/
Twitter: si_access

Historic England is the public body that helps people care for, enjoy, and celebrate England’s historic environment.
It provides expertise, grants, and guidance to ensure the value of historic places is recognised and valued.
It supports community organisations to manage and preserve their local heritage.
Website: https://historicengland.org.uk/
Twitter: @HistoricEngland

We support charities and social enterprises to build stronger and fairer communities. We offer funding and flexible, adaptive support to the organisations that make up the social economy, providing them with the tools they need to make a positive difference to the communities they work within.
Website: www.sibgroup.org.uk/
LinkedIn: the social investment business

We’re Right Here is a campaign led by community leaders and backed by Locality and others. It is working to build a united movement for community power, spanning places and communities across the UK as well as the political spectrum. They'll be telling people about the campaign and asking people to take action to push for more powers for communities. Looking for answers? We're Right Here.
Website: right-here.org
Twitter: @right_hereUK

The Community Shares Unit provides advice, guidance and data on all thing’s community shares. We run the Booster Fund which provides business support, development grants and matched equity investment into community share offers. We train practitioners and oversee market standards through our community shares Standard Mark.
Website: www.uk.coop/support-your-co-op/community-shares
Twitter: @ComShares

Good Finance is a collaborative project to help improve access to information on social investment for charities and social enterprises. Our mission is to be the single trusted source of information on social investment by improving knowledge, enabling organisations to make informed decisions and making connections.
Website: www.goodfinance.org.uk
Twitter: @GoodFinanceUK

At Ecology Building Society, we specialise in impact-led lending to community groups, charities and voluntary organisations, as well as small businesses with a focus on sustainability.
Our mortgages support projects which benefit the environment and local communities, such as the renovation and conversion of poor quality, derelict and empty properties.
We also lend to intentional community-led housing schemes for the construction of energy-efficient new homes.
Website: www.ecology.co.ukTwitter: @EcologyBS

As a leading specialist legal practice outside London, Wrigleys has a large team of lawyers dedicated to Charities and the Social Economy.
We are recognised experts in our chosen fields, including community-led housing, governance and social investments, as well as employment law, education, mutuals and data protection.
There is also a property law team on hand to help with your land and community asset transaction needs.
With offices in Leeds, Sheffield and Newcastle, we help clients across England and Wales with a modern approach that still upholds traditional beliefs.
Do visit our stand to find out more and discuss a free, no obligation appointment with our specialists.
Website: www.wrigleys.co.uk
Twitter: @Wrigleys_Law

Eden Project Communities brings people together, supporting and empowering them to make positive changes where they live, through The Big Lunch, their Introduction to Community Action course and a Network, which connects and supports community-minded people right across the UK. This year, their Winter Warmer campaign will also give communities lots of ways to connect over the colder months.
Working with organisations and charities to encourage and support community action is key to the Eden Project Communities programme, so visit their stand to discuss how you can get involved and how they might be able to help you. They are delighted to once again be part of the Locality Convention.
www.edenprojectcommunities.com/

GMCVO works across Greater Manchester to drive economic and social inclusion. GMCVO started delivering Social Investment in 2017 and we currently have different investment funds including a growth programme in partnership with the Greater Manchester Credit Union Consortium and the Proper Good programme working in Bolton, Oldham, Stockport and Wigan.
Website: www.gmcvo.org.uk/
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/gmcvo

Utility Aid is the UK’s largest energy broker for the not-for-profit sector. We are passionate about helping our customers become greener, save time, and save money on their energy provision.
Website: utility-aid.co.uk/
Twitter: UA_Energy

With over 130 offices across the UK and Ireland, Xeinadin provide comprehensive accounting and advisory support with experts across Accounting, Audit, VAT, Payroll, and related services, including cutting-edge digital and cloud solutions.
Our dedicated team of not-for-profit specialists is here to assist Locality Members with all your financial and planning challenges.
Website: xeinadin.com
Twitter: xeinadin

BBC Tiny Happy People is a FREE service from BBC Education that provides simple, evidence-based activities, tips & advice and child development content to support parents / carers to develop the speech, language and communication skills of their 0-4 year old children.
Find out:
- How to use Tiny Happy People resources as part of existing community groups
- How you can embed THP in the workstreams of community workers / health care professionals / organisations that work on the front line of the community sector.
- How to navigate the THP website to access the content relevant to you / your organisation.
- How to sign up to our THP Champions Training sessions to show you more.
Website: bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people
Facebook: bbctinyhappypeople

CAST supports social impact organisations to harness the full power of digital. We provide free programmes, initiatives and resources, including networking opportunities, an AI peer group, digital and design courses - and more.
Come and chat to us about how we can help you make the most of digital and AI.
Website: wearecast.org.uk/
Twitter: techforgoodCAST

Voice4Change England is a national membership organisation dedicated to the Black and Minoritised Ethnic (BME) voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector.
Our aim is to build a stronger and inclusive civil society to improve the life outcomes for BME and other disadvantaged populations who are subjected to disadvantage and discrimination. Our expertise lies in offering them infrastructure and capacity building, resilience and influence development. This specialised expertise is foundational for our dedication to deliver impactful services.
Website: www.voice4change-england.org
Twitter: V4CE

plinth AI for the Third and Public sectors
Talk to us to find out how AI can support you as a charity, a funder or a commissioner.
We will:
- Go through all your existing processes
- Look for places where AI and data can make things faster or better
- Work together to come up with new ideas that would never have been possible before
Then, we will give you:
- An easy-to-use platform that you can use day to day, that brings your information together so AI tools have full context on what you do
Website: www.plinth.org.uk
Twitter: getTimetoSpare

Our year-round campaign works towards a world where everyone has a say in what counts as culture, where it happens, who makes it, and who experiences it.
Part of our campaign includes events called Fun Palaces; free local events made by communities, for their community. Fun Palaces are packed with arts, culture, sciences and showcase the brilliant, whacky and wonderful skills of local people. Ultimately, Fun Palaces are about communities coming together to have fun, learn something new and strengthen their connections.
Come and speak to us about:
- Community-led culture
- Community power
- Grassroots action
Website: funpalaces.co.uk
Twitter: funpalaces

Howden, formerly Endsleigh, has over 30 years’ experience supporting the insurance needs of charities and not-for-profit organisations, and many of their solutions go beyond the traditional broking model, providing a holistic approach to managing your risks, liabilities, health and safety responsibilities, and cyber security.
Visit Howden’s stand to chat with their specialist team.
Website: www.howdengroup.com
LinkedIn: howdencommercialuk
