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The Bradford-based arts organisation used investment to launch a pioneering residential arts training programme.

The socially-driven music enterprise used a loan to purchase a building which will serve as a community music venue and skills hub.

How can social entrepreneurs take ownership of cultural assets for long-term community benefit? Q&A and panel discussion with Second Floor Studios, Music Venues Trust and Power To Change.

Discover how repayable finance can encourage sustainable growth in this Q&A with InHouse Records

Helen Goulden sits on Figurative's Board of Trustees.

We believe in the power of cultural and creative organisations to benefit society, and we connect them with the people, funds and resources they need to succeed.

The arts and mental health charity will extend its therapeutic interventions in custodial settings beyond its own community in the North of England.

We explore how impact investment could be the key to unlocking an organisation's success by addressing common questions from arts organisations and highlighting case studies from our portfolio.

A brief introduction to our investment process.

This report identifies a burgeoning movement of investing for impact in the cultural and creative sectors globally, emerging at the precise moment that the sector urgently needs to examine new funding models.

Explore our open funds and find out if impact investment is right for your organisation.

An exploration into how Figurative's impact investment has helped cultural organisations transform their ability to deliver health and wellbeing initiatives

Find out how our social investment funds have supported cultural and creative organisations across the UK.

A new tool to help arts and cultural organisations think about how they monitor and evaluate impact and improve their impact management.

The prison-based record label is using its loan to extend its services from behind bars to ongoing support upon release.

We are delighted to have launched as Figurative – a new, independent not-for-profit supporting impact, investment and innovation in the cultural and creative sector. Fran Sanderson, CEO, introduces the organisation.

The leading African & Caribbean dance theatre company is creating a modern, well-resourced centre for degree students and the local community.

James Cross is an Investment Associate at Figurative.

The arts and health charity will scale its existing music engagement and recovery programme in secure mental health units and the wider community.

The production company is establishing a new post production facility in Sheffield, benefiting under-represented local creatives.

Laura Renaud-Studer is Director Investment at Figurative.

Lauren Gildersleve is Figurative's Interim Communications Manager.

The mosaics studio will use its loan to create a venue for a new mosaic focused education programme.

Maggie Gray is Figurative's Communications Manager.