Social Finance Limited
Social Finance Limited
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Social Finance is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to designing, funding, and scaling innovative solutions to complex social problems. With a team of over 130 professionals, they focus on improving lives and communities through impactful partnerships and systems change.
Founded: 17/10/2007
Industries: 70221 - Financial management
Website: https://socialfinance.org.uk
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Location: London
Products & Services
Apprenticeship Programs
Apprenticeships
Data Analysis
Data Analysis Skills Training
Impact Bonds
Non Profit Organisation
Non Profit Organization
Partnership Building For Social Impact
Partnerships
Social Impact
Financial Snapshot
Last accounts made up to 30 September 2024
Next accounts due 30 June 2026 (11 months)
Cash in Bank £1.64m
↓ -1%
Turnover £11.39m
↑ 1%
Total Liabilities £3.27m
↑ 27%
Directors
Name | Role | Appointed ↓ | Nationality | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie Waller | Non-executive Director | 21/05/2025 | French | 57 years |
| Frederick Alan Smyth | Finance Consultant | 21/05/2025 | Irish | 62 years |
| Carlotta Gioia Rosa Saporito | Head Of Impact Investing | 01/11/2024 | British,italian | 44 years |
| Andrew Peter Griffiths | Partner | 01/11/2024 | British | 58 years |
| Matthew Gordon | Ceo | 01/11/2024 | British | 46 years |
| Neil Robert Jeffery | Ceo | 17/01/2023 | British | 57 years |
| Lelabari Anne-marie Kogbara | Accountant | 17/01/2023 | British | 64 years |
| Lorna Yvonne Shaw | Executive And Leadership Teams Coach | 17/01/2023 | British | 67 years |
| Sarah Elizabeth Gordon | Chief Executive Impact Investing Institute | 20/01/2020 | British | 60 years |
| Mary Beth Christie | Chief Product Officer | 20/01/2020 | British | 62 years |
| Helen Edwards | Non Executive Portfolio | 20/09/2017 | British | 71 years |
| David Wayland Blood | Senior Partner, Generation Investment Management | 19/01/2016 | British | 66 years |
| Robert Gillespie | Non Executive Director | 01/11/2013 | British | 70 years |
| Toby Hal Michael Eccles | Social Venture Capitalist | 17/10/2007 | British | 53 years |
Role:
Non-executive Director
Appointed:
21/05/2025
Nationality:
French
Age:
57 years
Role:
Finance Consultant
Appointed:
21/05/2025
Nationality:
Irish
Age:
62 years
Role:
Head Of Impact Investing
Appointed:
01/11/2024
Nationality:
British,italian
Age:
44 years
Role:
Partner
Appointed:
01/11/2024
Nationality:
British
Age:
58 years
Role:
Ceo
Appointed:
01/11/2024
Nationality:
British
Age:
46 years
Role:
Ceo
Appointed:
17/01/2023
Nationality:
British
Age:
57 years
Role:
Accountant
Appointed:
17/01/2023
Nationality:
British
Age:
64 years
Role:
Executive And Leadership Teams Coach
Appointed:
17/01/2023
Nationality:
British
Age:
67 years
Role:
Chief Executive Impact Investing Institute
Appointed:
20/01/2020
Nationality:
British
Age:
60 years
Role:
Chief Product Officer
Appointed:
20/01/2020
Nationality:
British
Age:
62 years
Role:
Non Executive Portfolio
Appointed:
20/09/2017
Nationality:
British
Age:
71 years
Role:
Senior Partner, Generation Investment Management
Appointed:
19/01/2016
Nationality:
British
Age:
66 years
Role:
Non Executive Director
Appointed:
01/11/2013
Nationality:
British
Age:
70 years
Role:
Social Venture Capitalist
Appointed:
17/10/2007
Nationality:
British
Age:
53 years
People with Significant Control
| Name | Nature of Control | Notified On | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sigrid Rausing Trust | Ownership Of Shares 25 To 50 Percent | 06/04/2016 | United Kingdom |
| David Wayland Blood | Ownership Of Shares 25 To 50 Percent | 06/04/2016 | British |
| The R And S Cohen Foundation Nominees Limited | Ownership Of Shares 25 To 50 Percent | 06/04/2016 | United Kingdom |
Nature of Control:
Ownership Of Shares 25 To 50 Percent
Notified On:
06/04/2016
Nationality:
United Kingdom
David Wayland Blood
Nature of Control:
Ownership Of Shares 25 To 50 Percent
Notified On:
06/04/2016
Nationality:
British
Nature of Control:
Ownership Of Shares 25 To 50 Percent
Notified On:
06/04/2016
Nationality:
United Kingdom
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Charges
No charges registered
Properties
No property information available
Funding Rounds
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Grants
Total grant funding received: £15,408,037.68
| Programme | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/12/2024 | £50,000.00 | The Henry Smith Charity | Strategic |
| towards the cost of engaging a PR agency to amplify advocacy work, aiming to secure policy ownership within the government and propose an advocacy expansion fund. | |||
| 31/07/2023 | £64,500.00 | Barrow Cadbury Trust | Connect Fund |
| To grow social investment approaches within NHS Charities and Integrated Care Boards.? | |||
| 13/06/2023 | £350,000.00 | The Dunhill Medical Trust | Special Initiative |
| Outcomes Based Approach to Care: Dementia and Older People’s Complex Needs | |||
| 23/07/2021 | £37,500.00 | Sam and Bella Sebba Charitable Foundation | Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers |
| Towards research and innovation project | |||
| 23/03/2021 | £200,000.00 | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | Other grants and programmes - Strategic Interventions Fund |
| Social Finance is a not for profit organisation that partners with the government, the social sector and the financial community to find better ways of tackling social problems in the UK and beyond. This grant is a two-year extension of support for the Impact Incubator, a collaboration between Social Finance and UK charitable foundations that seeks to drive systemic change on social issues. | |||
The Henry Smith Charity
£50,000.00towards the cost of engaging a PR agency to amplify advocacy work, aiming to secure policy ownership within the government and propose an advocacy expansion fund.
Date Awarded:
04/12/2024
Programme:
Strategic
Barrow Cadbury Trust
£64,500.00To grow social investment approaches within NHS Charities and Integrated Care Boards.?
The Dunhill Medical Trust
£350,000.00Outcomes Based Approach to Care: Dementia and Older People’s Complex Needs
Date Awarded:
13/06/2023
Programme:
Special Initiative
Sam and Bella Sebba Charitable Foundation
£37,500.00Towards research and innovation project
Date Awarded:
23/07/2021
Programme:
Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
£200,000.00Social Finance is a not for profit organisation that partners with the government, the social sector and the financial community to find better ways of tackling social problems in the UK and beyond. This grant is a two-year extension of support for the Impact Incubator, a collaboration between Social Finance and UK charitable foundations that seeks to drive systemic change on social issues.
Date Awarded:
23/03/2021
Programme:
Other grants and programmes - Strategic Interventions Fund
Government Council Contracts Beta
Total Council Spend
£1,569,859.32
Across 68 transactions
Contract Period
Apr 2014 - Jul 2024
5 councils
Average Per Council
£313,971.86
14 avg. transactions
Council Partners
Derby City Council
Durham County Council
Gloucestershire County Council
Company Filings
| Date | Category | Description | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24/06/2025 | Officers | Appoint Person Director Company With Name Date | View (2 pages) |
| 24/06/2025 | Officers | Change Person Director Company With Change Date | View (2 pages) |
| 24/06/2025 | Officers | Appoint Person Director Company With Name Date | View (2 pages) |
| 31/01/2025 | Accounts | Accounts With Accounts Type Full | View (37 pages) |
| 23/01/2025 | Officers | Termination Director Company With Name Termination Date | View (1 page) |
| 23/01/2025 | Officers | Termination Director Company With Name Termination Date | View (1 page) |
| 21/11/2024 | Officers | Second Filing Of Director Appointment With Name | View (3 pages) |