Look at our impact across the UK
Hover over the map below to see how much we've lent to charities and social enterprise in your region since 2002.
Click on a region to see how much we’ve lent to organisations in each county.
Tap a region to see how much we’ve lent to organisations in each county.
| Region | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | £175,749,238 | 854 |
| East Midlands | £7,565,459 | 37 |
| Eastern | £10,997,140 | 72 |
| London | £33,937,663 | 113 |
| North East | £4,523,542 | 17 |
| North West | £12,774,963 | 80 |
| Northern Ireland | £1,602,527 | 9 |
| Scotland | £10,518,348 | 64 |
| South East | £34,884,725 | 141 |
| South West | £22,350,239 | 127 |
| Wales | £9,318,742 | 52 |
| West Midlands | £10,327,857 | 50 |
| Yorkshire & Humber | £16,948,033 | 92 |
Last updated: 31st March 2017
| County | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire | £2,015,459 | 17 |
| Leicestershire | £225,000 | 2 |
| Lincolnshire | £996,000 | 8 |
| Northamptonshire | £1,145,000 | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | £2,994,000 | 4 |
| Rutland | £190,000 | 2 |
| County | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire | £1,130,800 | 8 |
| Cambridgeshire | £1,517,640 | 14 |
| Essex | £4,332,988 | 20 |
| Hertfordshire | £1,799,225 | 9 |
| Norfolk | £605,200 | 8 |
| Suffolk | £1,611,287 | 13 |
| Borough | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| Barnet | £2,740,000 | 7 |
| Brent | £100,000 | 1 |
| Camden | £1,886,270 | 9 |
| City of London | £1,427,749 | 8 |
| Croydon | £308,000 | 2 |
| Ealing | £1,095,000 | 4 |
| Greenwich | £338,502 | 2 |
| Hackney | £3,612,310 | 6 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | £2,790,579 | 4 |
| Haringey | £2,545,000 | 3 |
| Harrow | £485,000 | 2 |
| Hounslow | £1,295,661 | 2 |
| Islington | £4,888,435 | 17 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | £878,250 | 2 |
| Kingston Upon Thames | £50,000 | 1 |
| Lambeth | £842,000 | 7 |
| Merton | £117,000 | 2 |
| Newham | £770,000 | 3 |
| Richmond | £215,000 | 1 |
| Southwark | £1,860,995 | 13 |
| Tower Hamlets | £1,801,912 | 11 |
| Wandsworth | £25,000 | 1 |
| Westminster | £3,865,000 | 5 |
| County | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| Durham | £2,948,542 | 9 |
| Northumberland | £1,120,000 | 5 |
| Tyne & Wear | £455,000 | 3 |
| County | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| Cheshire | £1,616,851 | 9 |
| Cumbria | £3,491,291 | 21 |
| Greater Manchester | £2,218,428 | 13 |
| Lancashire | £2,150,105 | 16 |
| Merseyside | £3,298,288 | 21 |
| Council Area | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council | £310,809 | 2 |
| Belfast City Council | £472,000 | 3 |
| Derry City and Strabane District Council | £100,000 | 1 |
| Fermanagh and Omagh District Council | £599,718 | 1 |
| Newry, Mourne and Down District Council | £120,000 | 2 |
| Council Area | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| Argyll & Bute | £1,074,117 | 15 |
| Aryshire | £284,840 | 3 |
| City of Edinburgh | £579,500 | 5 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | £241,000 | 3 |
| Glasgow City | £3,308,634 | 14 |
| Lanarkshire | £4,132,160 | 15 |
| Midlothian | £411,097 | 2 |
| Perth & Kinross | £62,000 | 2 |
| Renfrewshire | £212,000 | 2 |
| West Dunbartonshire | £60,000 | 2 |
| West Lothian | £153,000 | 1 |
| County | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | £568,010 | 5 |
| Buckinghamshire | £3,931,901 | 14 |
| East Sussex | £3,362,230 | 21 |
| Hampshire | £3,145,222 | 20 |
| Kent | £9,434,648 | 35 |
| Oxfordshire | £4,598,816 | 10 |
| Surrey | £7,895,433 | 23 |
| West Sussex | £1,948,465 | 13 |
| County | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol | £150,000 | 1 |
| Cornwall | £3,447,444 | 14 |
| Devon | £5,380,904 | 30 |
| Dorset | £2,976,125 | 17 |
| Gloucestershire | £4,177,254 | 16 |
| Somerset | £4,472,350 | 27 |
| Wiltshire | £1,746,162 | 22 |
| County | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| Anglesey | £20,000 | 1 |
| Blaenau Gwent | £20,000 | 1 |
| Bridgend | £140,000 | 1 |
| Caerphilly | £420,000 | 1 |
| Cardiff | £4,040,956 | 10 |
| Carmarthenshire | £55,000 | 2 |
| Ceredigion | £793,688 | 5 |
| Clwyd | £20,000 | 1 |
| Denbighshire | £127,175 | 1 |
| Dyfed | £415,184 | 3 |
| Gwynedd | £1,394,100 | 10 |
| Monmouthshire | £130,000 | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | £340,000 | 3 |
| Powys | £637,000 | 3 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taff | £510,000 | 5 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | £95,200 | 1 |
| Wrexham | £160,439 | 2 |
| County | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| Shropshire | £1,542,500 | 8 |
| Staffordshire | £2,894,250 | 15 |
| Warwickshire | £269,135 | 1 |
| West Midlands | £5,071,972 | 23 |
| Worcestershire | £550,000 | 3 |
| County | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| East Riding of Yorkshire | £555,000 | 3 |
| North Yorkshire | £5,894,810 | 31 |
| South Yorkshire | £7,203,965 | 36 |
| West Yorkshire | £3,294,258 | 22 |
Follow the money from sector to sector
Click on an icon to see how much we've lent to each charitable sector since 2002 and what our loans are helping to achieve.
Numbers provide a glimpse of a more complex picture of change. To get a deeper understanding of our borrowers' impact on people’s lives, read their stories.
| Sector | Amount of money | Number of loans |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | £175,749,238 | 854 |
| Arts | £10,997,054 | 74 |
| Community | £26,563,560 | 169 |
| Education & Training | £16,519,737 | 88 |
| Environment | £6,400,037 | 53 |
| Faith | £20,781,335 | 90 |
| Health & Social Care | £33,106,512 | 157 |
| Social housing | £53,313,058 | 171 |
| Sport | £8,067,945 | 52 |
Last updated: 31st March 2017
Charities and loans, a good match? We think so.
Here’s why. This is what our borrowers say about the impact our loans and support have on their activities, based on surveys in 2012 and 2014. Read about how we assess our impact here.
Services
85% of borrowers said that their Charity Bank loan had improved the quality of support they could offer the people they work with.
Financial Management
72% of borrowers said their financial management had improved as a result of the loan.
New Projects
without charity bank’s support
Sustainability
New Funding Opportunities
were able to secure additional sources of funding as a result of their loan
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