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Acme sought a £500,000 loan in 2025 to support the acquisition and fit-out of a new studio building in Waltham Forest, Billet Road Studios. The property had been completed to shell-and-core standard but remained vacant due to limited demand for its original permitted use as office and ground-floor community space.

Figurative was invited to Japan to share insights into how impact investing can help develop a more self-sustaining cultural and creative sector.

Figurative’s philanthropy development team partnered with Big Give to create Arts for Impact – a one-week online match funding campaign supporting UK arts and culture charities that deliver social impact.

The second Arts for Impact match-funding campaign supporting UK arts and culture charities that deliver social impact, led by the Figurative Philanthropy team in partnership with Big Give

Figurative CEO Fran Sanderson was invited to Taipei to speak about the development and impact of cultural and creative industries.

The historic Manchester music venue approached Figurative to refinance its existing loans, develop its event management system, and acquire the lease of an adjacent grassroots venue and pub.

The ballet company used a loan to re-imagine its iconic production of The Nutcracker for alternative venues.

The educational arts charity used a £600,000 credit facility to purchase and develop property.

The innovative theatre company will use investment to scale up their stage adaptation of award-winning children’s book Oh No, George!

The School used a bridging loan to provide working capital to open its new London premises in Paris Gardens.

Figurative is working with Australia’s arts council to examine the feasibility of a pilot impact investment fund for the Australian cultural sector.

The organisation used a loan to provide additional support to studio providers and their artist tenants in London during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The sector support organisation launched the Emerge Festival, a new collection of museum lates held over one weekend.

The dance organisation set up a new centre for developing diverse young talent in dance and music, driven by a collaborative partnership with UD.

The organisation will grow the team, explore commercialising their IP to build different revenue streams and take advantage of new opportunities.

In February 2024, Figurative’s Fran Sanderson presented to a Financing Media Freedom conference in Brussels on blended finance models and their applicability to mixed model economies.