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SEIF in Action

The Social Enterprise Investment Fund or SEIF was set up in 2007 by the Department of Health to invest in social enterprises providing health and social care services in England. The Fund aims to enhance the role of social enterprise in the provision of health and social care. 

The SEIF empowers local people and front line staff who want to form social enterprises to enhance their role in transforming public services in health and social care. Since it began in 2007 the SEIF has invested more than £80million in the health and social care sector.

SEIF in action explores what this money has done for the organisations providing these services.

SEIF in pictures

We are collecting pictures from organisations who have received investment from the SEIF, if you are a SEIF investee and have a Flickr account you can join our group on Flickr and submit your photos or email them to nicola.jones@thesocialinvestmentbusiness.org.

Hear SEIF in action

We recently visited a number of organisations who had received SEIF investment to hear about what they do and how they've used their investment to improve and enhance their services.

SEIF in Action

Our Managing Director of Investments Sue Peters talks about the achievements of the SEIF to date, and investees Jamie's Farm, HCT Group and Cheshire Jets offer their thoughts on how the funding has helped them

Peter Hawkins, CEO of Jets Foundation

Jamie Feilden, CEO of Jamie's Farm

Dai Powell, CEO of HCT Group



SEIF Capital Growth Fund now open

Find out if your organisation is eligible 

SEIF investees in the news

BBC BerskhireChiltern Centre for Disabled Children extension opens (The Chiltern Centre) 

This is South DevonExciting future ahead for disabled charity Hannahs (Dame Hannah Rogers Trust) 

Guardian Society - Care farms help people recover their better nature (Jamie's Farm)

This is Local LondonState of the art training centre opens in Brixton (MI Skills Development Centre centre )

Yorkshire PostFunding boost opens up a new world for disabled yoga enthusiasts (Yorkshire Yoga) 

Housing Excellence - Coastline’s campaign to close the gap on the digital divide (Coastline Housing)

Guardian Social Enterprise Network - Social enterprises are not a risky option for public services (Sheffield Well-Being Consortium)

Guardian Social Enterprise Network - Best bits - social enterprise and the NHS (Care Plus Group)

Henley Standard - TV presenter backs fund-raising drive (Chiltern Centre for disabled children)

This is Bristol - Youth centre unveils its new look after major revamp (Kingswood Foundation)

This is Bristol - New studio to inspire young (Kingswood Foundation)

The Lincolnite - Royal opens vulnerable people shelter (Lincolnshire Employment Accommodation Project)

This is Lincolnshire - Area's largest solar panels fitted to new £3m home of charity for youngsters (Lincolnshire Employment Accommodation Project)

Business CornwallBridging the digital divide (Coastline Housing) 



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