# North East Social Investment Fund

> North East Social Investment Fund is a VC fund backing Non Profit. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

North East Social Investment Fund is a VC fund focused on Non Profit. North East Social Investment Fund

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | $322k–$6.5M |

## Investment focus

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dance City | Dance City offers a variety of dance classes in different styles, providing students with opportunities to learn and improve their skills. In addition to regular lessons, the school also hosts summer programs, offers networking opportunities, and facilitates performances, allowing dancers to grow both technically and artistically. | $322.1K | Debt Financing | Nov 06, 2024 |  |
| Sunderland Music Arts and Culture Trust | Music, Arts and Culture Trust develops and promotes cultural activities. | $378.6K | Seed | Mar 28, 2024 |  |
| 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 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Barrow Cadbury Trust](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barrow-cadbury-trust) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Big Issue Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-issue-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Esmée Fairbairn Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/esmee-fairbairn-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The FSE Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finance-south-east) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Harpur Trust](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harpur-trust) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Joseph Rowntree Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joseph-rowntree-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does North East Social Investment Fund invest in?

North East Social Investment Fund invests primarily in Non Profit startups, most often at Seed and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is North East Social Investment Fund's check size?

North East Social Investment Fund typically joins rounds of $322k–$6.5M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds North East Social Investment Fund participates in.

### When did North East Social Investment Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for North East Social Investment Fund closed in Nov 2024. Shizune tracks 3 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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