# City Bridge Trust

> City Bridge Trust is a VC fund backing Communities, Charity and Non Profit. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/citybridgetrust
- Website: http://www.citybridgetrust.org.uk/

City Bridge Trust is a VC fund focused on Communities and Charity. City Bridge Trust is to tackle disadvantage in London through grant making, social investment and encouraging philanthropy.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Communities | 2 | 100% |
| Charity | 1 | 50% |
| Non Profit | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Transportation | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HCT Group | HCT Group is a social enterprise in the transport industry. Their story starts in 1982 with the formation of Hackney Community Transport, providing low cost minibuses for local community groups – a service they provide to this day.In 1993, with traditional grants under threat, they came to the realisation that the best way to become asustainable social enterprise was to become an effective enterprise. They began to compete for commercial contracts in the marketplace to ensure they could continue to provide community transport.HCT Group service users This approach has seen HCT Group grow from a handful of volunteers and a couple of minibuses, with a turnover of £202k in 1993 – to a large scale social enterprise with 800 employees, ten depots spread across London, Yorkshire, Humberside, the Southwest and the Channel Islands, a fleet of 500 vehicles and a 2013/14 turnover of £43.7m.Their commercial track record spans a wide range of services – from London red buses to social services transport, from school transport to Park and Ride, from community transport to education and training. They now deliver well over 20 million passenger trips on their buses every year. You can find a full breakdown of the services they provide across the group here. | $23.3M | Debt Financing | Jun 19, 2018 |  |
| Framework Housing Association | Framework is a specialist charity providing housing, support, training, care, resettlement and employment for thousands of homeless and vulnerable people each year in the East Midlands and parts of South Yorkshire.For a homeless person, getting a secure roof over their head is a crucial first step –finding somewhere that is safe, dry and warm.However, to tackle homelessness effectively it is not sufficient simply to put a roof over someone’s head, and our work does not stop there. The underlying economic, social, medical and emotional circumstances which contributed to an individual’s situation must also be addressed: we passionately believe that having someone who cares and can offer appropriate support is equally important in helping people on the journey from homelessness to independent living. | $11.8M |  | Jan 11, 2016 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Esmée Fairbairn Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/esmee-fairbairn-foundation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Charity Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charity-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ClearlySo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clearlyso-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HSBC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hsbc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LankellyChase Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lankellychase-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MFS Investment Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mfs-investment-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does City Bridge Trust invest in?

City Bridge Trust invests primarily in Communities, Charity and Non Profit startups, most often at Funding Round and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 2 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 City Bridge Trust last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for City Bridge Trust closed in Jun 2018. Shizune tracks 2 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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