Better Society Capital is the UK’s leading social impact investor. It was established in 2012 with a mission to grow the UK social impact investment market. It operates as an independent wholesale investor, investing capital into fund managers, social banks and intermediaries. Every pound it deploys is designed to mobilise multiples more from private, institutional and government sources. Since 2012, it has helped grow the UK social impact investment market thirteen-fold to more than £11 billion as of the end of 2024.
Better Society Capital focuses on four priority areas – housing, economic opportunity, climate and energy, and health – targeting opportunities where social need and viable investment models align. Its work is grounded in building the partnerships, structures, and expertise that unlock capital at scale, for the benefit of people and communities across the UK.
