We’ve worked with a whole range of charities and impact businesses across different sectors, including housing, care and education.
We understand the unique needs of each organisation, to help find the optimal funding solution for their business. We are committed to helping each one grow and deliver further social benefit through the vital work they deliver.
Scottish Housing Associations
28 loans with a total face value of more than £240 million to 19 different Scottish housing associations.
The income generated by these loans has created a £61.5 million fund for social housing grants.
English and Welsh Housing Associations and Charities
£260 million arranged for 8 housing associations and charities since 2015.
Care and Supported Housing
Providing debt advice and funding in the bond and bank markets.
Financial Services
Property
Education
Heritage
Case studies
Read a selection of case studies from some of the organisations we’ve supported along the way.
Wheatley is Scotland’s leading housing, care and property-management group and one of the UK’s best-accredited organisations. In February 2019, Wheatley received the largest Scottish Bond to date of £16 million – being used to part fund Dunedin Canmore’s new-build programme in Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Belong is an award-winning charitable care provider that creates vibrant village communities enabling older people to live the lives they choose. In May 2018, Belong became the second care organisation to raise finance through a Retail Charity Bond – raising £35 million.
Hightown Housing Association is a charitable housing association operating in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire aiming to help people who need support and care or who cannot afford to buy or rent a home at market values.
Dolphin Living is a London-based housing charity that provides affordable homes for working Londoners on modest incomes. In June 2017, Dolphin Living issued a Retail Charity Bond, raising £25 million.
Greensleeves Care is a growing charity that provides care for older people in its residential, dementia and nursing homes across England. In March 2017, it became the first care organisation to raise finance through a Retail Charity Bond.
St John’s School, Leatherhead, provides first-class all-round education for both girls and boys. In 2017, St John’s became the first independent school to launch a Community Bond with Allia – raising £1.5 million for new facilities.
Allia’s Scottish charitable bond programme provides flexible loans for housing associations, supporting the vital development of affordable housing across Scotland. Here’s what some of the housing associations we’ve helped have said.