Business can be a powerful engine for delivering better social outcomes. By broadening access to essential goods and services, it can promote inclusion, create economic opportunity, and reduce inequality. However, impact-led businesses with ambitions to scale often struggle to find a values-aligned investment partner to support their growth.
Bridges seeks to partner with scalable, profitable, cash-generative businesses that have a compelling impact thesis and a high-quality, values-driven management team. Our flexible capital, value creation focus and dedicated impact management support enables these companies to accelerate their growth and deliver better outcomes for key stakeholders.
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Fund size
£65.7 million -
Better Society Capital commitment
£20 million
Key information
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Geography
UK wide -
Investment type
Enterprise equity -
Fund manager
Bridges Fund Management -
Investment status
Current -
Investment date
2016 -
Term
10+ years
Impact
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Number of ventures supported
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of Ethical Housing Company lettings to people who have been homeless or at risk of homelessness
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Vulnerable households supported during Bridges’ ownership of AgilityEco
Sustainable development goals
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1: No Poverty End poverty in all its forms everywhere -
3: Good Health and Well-being Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages -
8: Decent Work and Economic Growth Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all -
11: Sustainable Cities and Communities Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
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Other investors
Charitable trusts and foundations
Greater Manchester Pensions Fund
High-net-worth individuals
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Key partners