Better Society Capital

About Better Society Capital

Better Society Capital (formerly Big Society Capital) is the world's first social-investment wholesale bank with £925 million invested cumulatively from the £600 million founding endowment as of December 2024 (£980 million in signed BSC investments since 2012, £2.9 billion co-investment mobilised), headquartered in London. The firm was founded in 2012 as Big Society Capital, capitalised by UK dormant accounts via Reclaim Fund and four UK shareholder banks, before rebranding to Better Society Capital in April 2024. Better Society Capital is B Corp certified (2023) and operates as an independent FCA-regulated social investment wholesaler.

Investment thesis

Better Society Capital deploys capital through 100 plus intermediary fund and direct investments serving over 3,750 underlying social enterprises and charities, targeting wholesale social impact investing rather than direct enterprise finance. The mandate is to grow the UK social-impact market (which grew from under £1 billion in 2012 to £11.2 billion in 2024 per latest figures), with sector focus across social and affordable housing, economic opportunity and social lending, climate and energy, health, impact venture capital and social outcomes contracts. Geographic deployment is exclusively UK.

Recent activity

Recent realised exits include social property fund realisation (2024) and community-energy fund partial realisation (2025). Recent acquisitions include £40 million Community Energy Catalyst with Thrive Renewables (2024), commitments to social housing funds and impact-venture vehicles (2024) and positioning for the £500 million UK Government Better Futures Fund / Social Outcomes Partnerships Fund (2025-2026). The platform continues active deployment across the UK social-impact wholesale franchise. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €49/month.