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The Adventure Capital Fund (ACF)

The Adventure Capital Fund is an ambitious style of funder for community enterprise. The pioneering packages that we offer have the potential to transform neighbourhoods across the country.

We back community enterprises that could make a real difference. By offering a combination of financial investments and expert support, we help these community enterprises to become stable, soundly run businesses that will survive long into the future.

ACF also leads the consortium delivering the Communitybuilders fund.

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About us

As the UK's largest social investor, we have made over 1100 investments in civil society organisations ranging from under £5,000 to almost £7 million. We invest in viable, non-bankable projects: facilitating their move into more enterprising ventures; strengthening them; investing in excellence; and bringing to scale the most innovative ideas.

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