Our successes

Since March 2004 CapitaliSE has helped over 65 social enterprises and voluntary and community organisations to access more than £4.3m of finance appropriate to their needs.

Examples of clients we have helped

Allendale Creative Artists
Workspace and tourist attraction

Adapt (North East)
Community transport for disabled people

Bliss=Ability
Advice and support disabled people

Core Music
Premises for music

Allendale Creative Artists
Ambitious project by small group of artists to purchase and rebuild derelict building to provide work space, studios, gallery, tourist attraction, community rooms etc.
CapitaliSE assisted with the development of the business plan and with funding applications.  Total of £750,000 raised half in loans and half grants.

http://pebblesartcafe.com/

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Adapt (North East)
Adapt (North East) is a disability organisation located in Tynedale and now covering the North East region. One of Adapt's main services is a community transport scheme including home-to-school contracts for disabled children and dial-a-ride shopping services for elderly less mobile people.
Adapt had an ageing fleet of vehicles which were in need of what was becoming constant repair and needed replacing. It was unrealistic to raise funds for vehicles and also this could have had an effect on how and who could use them.
CapitaliSE helped Adapt to develop a strategy and business plan taking account of local authority changes.  The plan included widening the area of operation and buying new vehicles.  A loan of £50,000 was raised and the business was put on a more sustainable footing.

www.adapt-tynedale.org.uk

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Bliss=Ability
Bliss=Ability provides advice and support disabled people in South Tyneside.  The organisation had the opportunity to purchase premises, having previously rented.  This not only gave them a capital asset but also an income stream from renting office space to other organisations.
CapitaliSE assisted with financial forecasts and with identifying the most appropriate lender.  £45,000 loan secured.

www.blissability.co.uk

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Core Music
New start social enterprise providing a facilities and services for young musicians in Hexham.  Facilities include practice rooms, recording facilities, workshops, advice and a music shop.
CapitaliSE assisted with the development of the business plan and with funding applications.  Total of £20,000 loan raised.

www.coremusic.co.uk

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