Case Studies

Kibble Education and Care Centre Limited
Kibble Education and Care Centre Limited is one of Scotland's most well known and established charities and social enterprises. The facilities on campus have continually evolved since it was established back in 1841. It provides a range of services to young people with social, emotional, educational and behavioural difficulties. SIF has invested £1m to enable Kibble to replace old buildings and create new facilities as part of their evolving campus redevelopment. ...more

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The Spartans Community Football Academy
The Spartans Community Football Academy (Spartans) is the home of Scotland's best known amateur football team and enjoys a high profile within the City of Edinburgh and beyond. Over the course of the last four years, the community aspects of the Spartan's work (including work with youth teams and the wider local community) has been consolidated and expanded into a brand new £4.66m Community Football Academy, being run as a Social Enterprise, situated on land in the north of Edinburgh, in the heart of the communities of Pilton and Granton. SIF has provided an investment of £900,000 towards the total cost ...more

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The Calman Trust Ltd
The Calman Trust Ltd is a voluntary organisation with bases in Inverness and Easter Ross. It works with young people at risk of breakdown leading to homelessness or worklessness. The young people are offered an integrated service of practical support to address their living situation and to develop skills to ensure that they maintain sustainable independence. The Trust recognised the need to generate income to make them more sustainable and wished to purchase a property for circa £820,000. SIF contributed £327,500 toward the cost of the property. ...more

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The Wise Group
The Wise Group are one of Scotland's largest and most successful social enterprises. Formed in 1983 the group has evolved over the past 25 years into a leading social business delivering employability, regeneration and sustainability services on behalf of the public sector across Scotland and the North of England. The group's 5 year plan offers an exciting expansion plan for the Group as it positions itself as a key partner in the delivery of sustainable economic growth by government and its agencies. SIF has invested £900,000 to help make a transformational step change in the organisational capacity of the group. ...more

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Re-Union Canal Boats Ltd
Re-Union Canal Boats Ltd (Re-Union) is a social enterprise which operates on the Union Canal primarily between Edinburgh Quay and Wester Hailes. Re-Union wished to purchase a part share in another business. ...more

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Comrie Development Trust
Comrie Development Trust purchased the 90 acre Cultybraggan Army Camp Site in September 2007. The intention was to develop the site in a way which would achieve regeneration of the local economy rather than see the land being purchased by a developer and lost to the community. ...more

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Out of the Blue Arts and Education
Out of the Blue is an Edinburgh based Arts and Education Trust which was launched in 1994. Its main aim is to create opportunities for everyone to participate in the arts and to help support artists by providing studio space at affordable rates. ...more

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Momentum Scotland Ltd
Momentum Scotland, based at Carlton Court in Glasgow, has four subsidiaries delivering employment and training opportunities for more than 2,000 people every year. funding was required to purchase a Headquarters building at a cost of £1.2m. ...more

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