The idea behind the “Together” model is simple: they create full-time jobs for ex-offenders by building new homes. On one hand, the ex-offenders earn a living wage, receive support and mentoring and develop new skills in areas such as painting and decorating, carpentry and plastering. At the other end, new properties are built, or empty […]
The Adviser Competency Training for social investment textbook has been authored by experts in their respective fields. Read more about them below: Richard Child BA CFP™ Director, Paradigm Norton Richard is a certified Financial Planner and Director at Paradigm Norton Financial Planning. He chairs the Paradigm Norton Trust and is on the boards of two […]
See below for an inspiring video from Resonance outlining the investment and impact of the Bristol SITR Fund. Subscribers can access the full review of this fund via the Social Investment Portal.
PRESS RELEASE – 23rd November 2016 London: Philip Hammond announced the expansion of the Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) scheme during his first Autumn Statement today. Plans have now been made to increase investments into an SITR-qualifying social enterprise to £1.5m. News of the expansion is a long-awaited and welcome addition to the social investment market, […]
Approximately £3.4mn has been invested in charities and social enterprises via Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR), a new report published by NPC for Big Society Capital has revealed. SITR has been on offer since April 2014 and allows individual investors 30% tax relief on loans or equity investment made into social enterprises and charities. IFA […]
The key to understanding the difference between Socially Responsible Investment / Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) and Social Investment (SI) is first to establish our meaning and understanding of the terms because it is a murky world of overlapping phrases and terminology . Figure 1. Common examples of the crossover of terminology Due to this […]