Alternatives Activity Centre

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Alternatives Activity Centre

Established in 1990, Alternatives Activity Centre (AAC) is a registered charity that provides support for adults with learning disabilities in the city of Derby, in the form of an activity-based day centre, a training shop (which offers training workshops as well placements within their own charity shop) and community support.

Duration
3 years
Cost of capital
6.5%
Turnover
£262,000
Investor Details
CAF (Charities Aid Foundation)
Amount invested
£75,000 (Loan) and £25,000 (Grant)
Product type
Blended – part grant, part loan

For Board Members

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Get in touch to find out more about hosting a 'Let's Talk Good Finance' event for your members.

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Downloadable Resources

Slide decks, videos and presentations that can be edited or used to explain social investment to your audience
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Scoping Social Investment

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Dedicated support for infrastructure organisations

The ecosystem of support for social enterprises, charities and community businesses plays a vital role. Infrastructure organisations are often the first port of call for organisations seeking advice, guidance and signposting.

When it comes to social investment, how best can you support your members? And where is a good place to start?

It’s important to get a sense of where your own organisation and the market you serve is, in terms of readiness to learn about social investment. That’s where the Scoping Social Investment tool comes in! 

Discover your social investment persona

Try the 'Scoping Social Investment' tool to find out which persona is most relevant to your organisation at this point in time.

Developed in collaboration with NAVCA and supported by The Connect Fund, managed by Barrow Cadbury Trust, our goal is to help you benchmark your understanding of social investment and the appetite of your members to learn more, in turn providing you with the tools and resources to best support them on their individual social investment journeys. Read more about how the tool was developed here.

On completing the tool, you'll be signposted to a bespoke selection of Good Finance resources to support you and your members, at whatever stage you're at in your social investment journey!

 

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Social investment is pretty new to you and your members. You're unsure if it's the right option at this point in time.

Investigator
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You and your members are considering funding options, and are keen to learn more about the role of social investment.

Explorer
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Investigator

 

You and your members are actively exploring the role social investment could play in your organisations.

Champion
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You're pretty clued up about the fundamentals of social investment and feel confident in signposting members to more information.

Further resources

Social Investment Backing the Nation’s Leading Social Enterprises – Hear From Winners of the UK Social Enterprise Awards

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At the end of 2021 some of the country’s leading social enterprises gathered at London’s iconic Guildhall for the UK Social Enterprise Awards. The Awards were a chance to come together and celebrate the incredible work of the social enterprise community.

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