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Wellspring Settlement lands investment for new community space
£250k from City Funds will transform Barton Hill pub into multi-use venue, affordable flats The Swan pub in Barton Hill will be transformed into a multi-purpose community asset, now that the purchase by Wellspring Settlement has been finalised. Financed with a...
Lawrence Weston secures funding for wind turbine project
Above: what the proposed wind turbine could look like, pictured on land between Severn Beach and Avonmouth. Photo courtesy of ALW and The Landmark Practice. £150,000 City Funds investment could generate £1.5m to address local fuel poverty. City Funds announced this...
Breaking News: City Funds invests in Talking Money
Bristol City Funds has completed its first social impact investment, with £150,000 invested into Talking Money, a money advice service based in Old Market, Bristol. Talking Money provide free, independent, specialist advice, help and mentoring to individuals...
New investment into Bristol to help grow the social economy
Local partnership to receive a share of £33m to support social enterprises tackling inequality (IMAGE: Social Enterprise Babassa participated in the community consultation phase of the Local Access bid) Bristol will receive a share of a new £33 million investment...
City Funds’ Mayors Blog
Today’s guest blog comes from Edward Rowberry, Chief Executive of Bristol and Bath Regional Capital (BBRC), following the launch of Bristol’s £10million City Fund in Bristol. It always amazes me what can be achieved in the City of Bristol. I’ve lived here for ten...
Bristol’s newest investment fund secures over £10 million to address citywide inequality
By Ryan Munn Date 9th October 2019 City Funds launches investment fund that is first of its kind in the UK Funding approach joins investment, grant and local authority support Impact investment will strengthen Bristol-based initiatives solving citywide problems...
How Bristol’s mayor is working with business to tackle poverty
By Leyla Boulton Date: 29 September 2019 The mayor of one of the UK’s most dynamic cities has launched a campaign for local businesses to help fund his innovative approach to tackling deep pockets of poverty and promoting an environmental agenda. In an attempt to...
BBRC supporting the regeneration of ‘a new heart for Hillfields’
AN AMBITIOUS project is underway to create a new heart for Hillfields. The Hillfields Family & Community Trust is working to build new homes for social rent and to modernise the Hillfields Community Hub, off Thicket Avenue. Formerly known as Hillfields Youth...
ZEDpods get planning for 11 modular homes in car park
Re-imagining better ways to live in our cities ZEDpods in St. George – Planning Application Validated News release 21 May 2019 This ZEDpods development proposes to build 11 homes over the Chalks Road carpark, adjacent to St George Park. It pioneers a way to...
BBRC broker £500k investment deal for Bristol Credit Union for accessible alternative finance
Date: April 2019 By: Seanique Reuben Bristol Credit Union secures £500k to provide accessible alternative finance for those on the lowest incomes Bristol Credit Union (BCU) has won £500k in investment from Bristol City Council (BCC). The...
BBRC named as one of the top 100 Social Enterprises in UK
Magnificent seven claim NatWest SE100 Social Business Awards 2019 By Pioneers post Date: 28th March 2019 Nearly 300 people gathered in central London this week to hear who had won the top spots in this year’s NatWest SE100 Awards. Seven awards were made to outstanding...
Pioneers Post – Making the case for place: Bristol & Bath Regional Capital
By Anna Patton 7th March 2019 Bristol & Bath Regional Capital, set up in 2015 to connect investors with promising community projects in south-west England, is launching its own fund for the first time. Pioneers Post finds out why. The first...
Bristol Housing Festival is off to a flying start!
Re-imagining better ways to live in our cities The Bristol Housing Festival is off to a flying start News release 22nd February 2019. By Bristol Housing Festival Following on from the inaugural exhibition in October 2018, the Bristol Housing Festival’s first two...
Investor In Residence at Engine Shed
IN RESIDENCE SERVICES – INVESTMENT, GROWTH AND OFFICE SPACE Author: Briony Phillips Published: 23rd January 2019 Engine Shed provides a number of “in-residencies” – sometime called ‘office hours’ – that are available to anyone – regardless of sector or growth stage....
BBRC – Proud to be supporting ‘Better Bristol’.
By Bristol 24/7 Bristol & Bath Regional Capital (BBRC) is a community-minded investment company based in and dedicated to improving communities in the West of England. Its mission is to encourage local communities, companies and investors to work together and...
Bristol & Bath Regional Capital (BBRC) celebrates its 3rd Anniversary!
On 5th December 2018, BSWN was delighted to be invited to the 3rd Anniversary event of Bristol & Bath Regional Capital (BBRC), hosted at the Leigh Court. BBRC have been a key partner in the sector and a great supporter of BSWN’s economic inclusion work. Our...
BBRC and the Mayors office – A Strategic Partnership.
Can city leaders power up their ambitions for a new economy? Creative and social enterprises are already identifying and testing ideas benefiting their communities – and city leaders could do much more to support them. Creative and social enterprises are the “research...
Mayors Blog – Bristol & Bath Regional Capital third birthday
Mayors Blog - Bristol & Bath Regional Capital third birthday Posted on December 6, 2018 by marvinjrees Today’s guest blog comes from Edward Rowberry, Chief Executive of Bristol and Bath Regional Capital, following their third birthday celebrations last night. For...
BBRC Win National Housing Award for ‘Best Large Scheme in Planning’
Date: 6th September 2018 National Award for our work in developing New Homes in Bristol United Communities, Bristol & Bath Regional Capital (BBRC), the Cheyne Social Property Impact Fund (Cheyne) and HAB Housing were delighted to be the winner of a...
Do you want an end to child hunger in Bristol?
Did you know that estimates show over 20,000 children are living below the poverty line in Bristol today, and many of them struggle to access good quality, nutritious food on a regular basis?
BBRC is a ‘Big Potential Approved Provider’
The Big Potential Breakthrough scheme, funded by The Big Lottery. Funds provide access to expert investment readiness work for charities, voluntary and community sector organisations and enterprises.
£1M investment secures the future of South Bristol Sports Centre
Bristol & Bath Regional Capital CIC (BBRC), the recently launched not-for-profit investment intermediary, announced the completion of its first fundraise on behalf of the South Bristol Sports Centre (SBSC).
Interview with Richard Pendlebury, BBRC Chair
It is with great pleasure that I introduce Bristol & Bath Regional Capital CIC. We are at the starting line for what promises to be an exciting, innovative and worthwhile journey of discovery.
BBRC shortlisted for Social Enterprise UK’s ‘Social Investment Deal of the Year’
Social Enterprise UK, the national body representing all aspects of the social enterprise sector, announced today that BBRC is one of the finalists in the ‘Social Investment Deal of the Year’ category in its Social Enterprise Awards 2016.
BBRC celebrates anniversary event
BBRC held our One Year Anniversary event at South Bristol Sports Centre last Friday, 16th September.
BBRC at the heart of tackling homelessness in Bristol
BBRC exists to provide innovative finance solutions to some of Bristol’s trickiest problems, and homelessness as part of the wider ‘Housing Crisis’ is high up our priorities list.
BBRC named as Mayor of Bristol’s strategic partner
Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol, announced a strategic partnership between BBRC and his City Office initiative at his ‘State of the City’ annual mayor’s lecture last Thursday, aiming towards “structuring Bristol’s economy to work for all”.
Event: ‘Socialising the Commercial’ Panel Discussion, 6th December
BBRC’s Chief Executive Ed Rowberry will be chairing an Engine Shed Finance Briefing panel discussion, addressing the question: “It’s easier to socialise the commercial than it is to commercialise the social”
BBRC wins the National Social Investment Deal of the Year Award
We are delighted to share the news that BBRC has won the Social Investment Deal of the Year Award at the UK Social Enterprise Awards 2016, held last night at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London.
Vacancy: Administration Executive
Position Filled
Article: “Investment company that wants us all to share in its profits”
David Clensy of the Bristol Post interviewed our Chief Executive Ed Rowberry last week to meet the team behind BBRC, and find out why we do what we do.
Event: “Opening New Doors: What Social Finance Can Do For You”
On Thursday the 11th of May 2017 between 16:30 and 18:30 Bristol and Bath Regional Capital will host an event at the St. John’s Foundation in Bath, in collaboration with The House and Business West.
Bristol Housing Crisis
BBRC values thought leadership and having a deeper understanding of the issues that are facing our city and wider region.
Full house at ‘Opening New Doors: What Social Finance Can Do For You’ event
The Chapel at St John’s Foundation in central Bath was a serene, sunlit setting for a bustling room of attendees at Thursday’s “Opening New Doors” event.
Vacancy: Community Innovation Pilot Project Co-ordinator
Position Filled
BBRC Raises £625,000 to Help Rehabilitate Ex-Offenders in Bristol
Bristol & Bath Regional Capital (BBRC) has recently completed its third project, a £625,000 ‘refinance’ for local social enterprise Bristol Together.
Big Society Capital loan helps secure BBRC’s future
ig Society Capital, one of the founding institutions in the Social Investment market, have finalised arrangements in the last few weeks to lend BBRC an unsecured loan to help us grow and deliver our regional ambitions.
Green light given to Southmead housing development at former primary school site
This week the Bristol Post has announced that the construction of 161 new homes will begin in the site of a former primary school in Southmead, North Bristol.
Network Counselling secure a building to call their own
We are delighted to announce that we have worked with local affordable counselling charity Network Counselling and Training to broker them a £350,000 mortgage on their own property in Filton, North Bristol.
BBRC Announced as Engine Shed’s first Social-Investor-in-Residence
BBRC are delighted to be announced as the Engine Shed‘s first Social ‘Investor-in-Residence’.
No place like home
This article was first published in the economia and it was written by David Adams who looks at the forces and policies which drove housing issues to the top of the political agenda. The UK’s housing crisis boils down to one fact: not enough affordable...
Bristol Post recognises BBRC-funded chilli sauce entrepreneur
Earlier this week the Bristol Post ran an article about how Grace Ekall started her own business whilst undergoing chemotherapy. Grace took a loan from the Community Innovation Fund (CIF), a pilot project sitting within Bristol & Bath Regional Capital.
Social Investment 101: What is Community Led Housing?
At its most fundamental, community led housing is about a group of people, who care about their local area, coming together to build homes. Yes, the clue really is in the name!
Sauce & Spice launched with the support of Community Innovation Fund
From dancer to designer to chef, the founder of Sauce & Spice, Grace Ekall, is using her latest creative pursuit to spice up Bristol’s food scene.
When former legal adviser Kerry Mead, 41, split from her partner and needed a home to rent with her two children, Sammy, 9, and Ruby, 6, she realised a seismic shift had occurred in Bristol’s housing market.