# Benjamin Rick

> Benjamin Rick is a debt financing investor at Social and Sustainable Capital backing Non Profit. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Social and Sustainable Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/social-and-sustainable-capital)
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 6%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-rick-0392524a

Benjamin Rick is a debt financing investor at Social and Sustainable Capital focused on Non Profit and Charity. Benjamin Rick is the CEO & Co-Founder at Social and Sustainable Capital. Benjamin Rick attended UMIST.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Non Profit | 10 | 59% |
| Charity | 8 | 47% |
| Service Industry | 5 | 29% |
| Social | 4 | 24% |
| Consulting | 3 | 18% |

16 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| One Small Thing | One Small Thing is a mot for profit charity that offers help to people with trauma. | $4M | Debt Financing | Feb 23, 2023 |  |
| Peter Bedford Housing Association Ltd | Peter Bedford Housing Association Ltd is a non-profit organization working for people with vulnerabilities to realize their potential. | $2M | Debt Financing | Nov 22, 2022 |  |
| The Benjamin Foundation | The Benjamin Foundation is a non profit and charitable company. | $2.9M | Debt Financing | Nov 11, 2022 |  |
| Target Housing | Target Housing is a charitable social organization offering accommodation and housing to homeless people. | $2.2M | Debt Financing | Oct 19, 2022 |  |
| Oasis Domestic Abuse Service | Oasis Domestic Abuse Service is a non profit organization that helps people to recover and escape from the domestic violence. | $4M | Debt Financing | Oct 12, 2022 |  |
| Thrive Women's Aid | Thrive Women's Aid is a social charitable organization offering aids from the domestic abuse to women, children and young people. | $2.7M | Debt Financing | Oct 03, 2022 |  |
| One Small Thing | One Small Thing is a mot for profit charity that offers help to people with trauma. | $457.7K | Debt Financing | Aug 17, 2022 |  |
| Bromley & Croydon Women's Aid | Bromley & Croydon Women's Aid is a non profit firm offering services to victims of domestic abuse. | $2.8M | Debt Financing | Aug 16, 2022 |  |
| Homes for Good | Homes for Good Investments is a new venture with IVUK that will ensure a wider stock of affordable, well-maintained homes is available to marginalized households in Scotland. Its sister company Homes for Good CIC will let and manage the properties along with homes from local landlords. | $4.6M | Debt Financing | Dec 06, 2021 |  |
| Peter Bedford Housing Association Ltd | Peter Bedford Housing Association Ltd is a non-profit organization working for people with vulnerabilities to realize their potential. | $2.7M | Debt Financing | Dec 01, 2021 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Santander](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banco-santander) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [University of Edinburgh](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-university-of-edinburgh) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Social and Sustainable Capital

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Social and Sustainable Capital operates as an investment firm. The Company provides loans and equity capital for charities and social enterprises.

2 contacts available at Social and Sustainable Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Knight | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-knight |
| Benjamin Rick | CEO & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benjamin-rick |

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## FAQ

### What does Benjamin Rick invest in?

Benjamin Rick invests primarily in Non Profit, Charity and Service Industry startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Benjamin Rick last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Benjamin Rick closed in Feb 2023. Shizune tracks 17 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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