# Joseph Rowntree Foundation

> Joseph Rowntree Foundation is a VC fund in York backing Advice and Consulting. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: York, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/joseph-rowntree-foundation
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/jrf_uk
- Website: https://www.jrf.org.uk
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/josephrowntreefoundation

Joseph Rowntree Foundation is a British social policy research and development charity.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Advice | 1 | 25% |
| Consulting | 1 | 25% |
| Non Profit | 1 | 25% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Denise Holle | Head of Social Investment | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/denise-holle |
| Paul Kissack | Group Chief Executive | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-kissack-a0e9 |
| Richard Partington | Technical Advisory Panel Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-partington-2e31 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ethex | Ethex helps people make ethical investments that fund extraordinary organizations. | $622.5K | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 12, 2025 |  |
| BelleVie | BelleVie's vision is a world where those who receive and provide support are valued and thrive. BelleVie's radically different operating model of self-managing teams was inspired by the successful Buurtzorg model of nursing in the Netherlands. Unlike other care providers who are digitising a broken operating model, BelleVie addresses theroot cause, fixing the operating model and then digitising that. | $2.2M | Seed | Nov 28, 2023 |  |
| Lightning Reach | Founded during the pandemic, Lightning helps people in financial hardship to receive super fast support and recover from shocks. The company works with charities and public sector institutions to accelerate support to people in financial hardship - providing a quick and secure platform to easily verify financial need and process grants within 3days instead of 5+ weeks. | $1.2M | Seed | Oct 19, 2023 |  |
| Five Lamps | Five Lamps aims to ?transform lives, raise aspirations, remove barriers and offer choice to families, business and communities?. They are a charity that supports the community by re-investing any profit back into the business. They are also known as a social enterprise, registered charity and community development finance institution. | $6.5M | Debt Financing | Jul 30, 2018 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Big Issue Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-issue-invest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [The FSE Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finance-south-east) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Joseph Rowntree Foundation invest in?

Joseph Rowntree Foundation invests primarily in Advice, Consulting and Non Profit startups, most often at Debt Financing and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Joseph Rowntree Foundation?

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### Who are the partners at Joseph Rowntree Foundation?

The team at Joseph Rowntree Foundation includes Denise Holle (Head of Social Investment), Paul Kissack (Group Chief Executive) and Richard Partington (Technical Advisory Panel Member). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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