# Social and Sustainable Capital

> Social and Sustainable Capital is a VC fund backing Non Profit and Charity. See 26 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 26
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 4%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3963156?trk=prof-0-ovw-curr_pos
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/SASCapital
- Website: http://socialandsustainable.com/

Social and Sustainable Capital is a VC fund in London focused on Non Profit and Charity. Social and Sustainable Capital operates as an investment firm. The Company provides loans and equity capital for charities and social enterprises.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | $2M–$6.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Non Profit | 15 | 58% |
| Charity | 10 | 38% |
| Service Industry | 9 | 35% |
| Social | 7 | 27% |
| Health Care | 4 | 15% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 21 | 81% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Knight | Co-Founder | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-knight |
| Benjamin Rick | CEO & Co-Founder | 17 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benjamin-rick |

## 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 |  |
| Handcrafted Projects | Handcrafted Projects is a not for profit organization that offers skills renovation for poor mental or physical health and unemployed people |  | Debt Financing | Jan 01, 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 |  |
| WHAG | WHAG is a charitable non profit organization offering help to homeless women from age 16-65. | $2.8M | Debt Financing | Mar 24, 2022 |  |

10 of 26 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Esmée Fairbairn Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/esmee-fairbairn-foundation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Santander](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banco-santander) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [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
- [City Bridge Trust](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/city-bridge-trust) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ClearlySo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clearlyso-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Social and Sustainable Capital invest in?

Social and Sustainable Capital invests primarily in Non Profit, Charity and Service Industry startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 26 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 Social and Sustainable Capital's check size?

Social and Sustainable Capital typically joins rounds of $2M–$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 Social and Sustainable Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Social and Sustainable Capital?

Public channels for Social and Sustainable Capital include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Social and Sustainable Capital?

The team at Social and Sustainable Capital includes Adam Knight (Co-Founder) and Benjamin Rick (CEO & Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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