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Social Enterprise and Community Funding

Social Enterprise and Community Funding is a loan of £5,000 to £300,000 for community and social enterprises based in the North of England.

Run by Key Fund

Checked against the official page (thekeyfund.co.uk) on 4 Nov 2026.

Flexible loans and grants with investments from £5,000 up to £300,000 to help community and social enterprises start up, become sustainable and grow. A dedicated investment team helps identify the right funding and provides aftercare.

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Status and deadline

Status

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We could not tell whether it is open

Deadline

Not stated

How much

£5,000 to £300,000

Confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

Community and social enterprises operating in the North of England (Key Fund's eligibility also says the business or social enterprise must be based in the North of England or Midlands, have a direct social mission, and have been declined by a mainstream bank).

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Social enterprises

Not confirmed on the official page

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How to apply

Visit The Key Fund website for more information.

Not confirmed on the official page

Where it is open: the North

The North of England

Not confirmed on the official page

HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

Open across The North of England, so every council area in the North of England is shaded.

Drawn from the areas the funder names. If a scheme is only for part of a council area, check its own page. Boundaries from the Office for National Statistics.

Things we could not confirm

  • Deadline and application dates not stated
  • Delivered by The Key Fund, which may apply its own rules
  • Whether the investment is a loan, grant or mix is not specified beyond 'flexible loans and grants'

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Source and last checked

Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (thekeyfund.co.uk) on 4 Nov 2026. Its details have not changed since it was listed on 4 Nov 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with Key Fund before you apply.

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