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

The art-focused community cafe will use the loan to expand its offer across two new sites.

New Philanthropy for Arts & Culture partnered with the Big Give to create the Arts for Impact campaign – a one-week online match funding campaign supporting UK arts and culture charities that deliver social impact.

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.

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.

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