We’ve commited more than €100 million
to hundreds of organisations.
As a charity, Community Finance Ireland provides loans exclusively to other third sector organisations such as community groups, charities, sports clubs, churches, and social enterprises throughout the island of Ireland. Since 2001, CFI has committed more than €100 million to hundreds of organisations.
As a registered charity, all profits generated by Community Finance Ireland are retained and recycled for reinvestment into the Third Sector.
Following on from work carried out in 2021 & 2022, CFI engaged independent external researchers and Social Value experts Rose Regeneration in 2023 to provide a Social Value Analysis on our work and the support we provide to a wide range of groups throughout the island of Ireland.
This analysis included our Social Finance provision from January – December 2023, as well as support we provide via the Northern Ireland Small Business Loan Fund.
Social Return on Investment (SROI)
We have used the Social Value Engine, an online tool accredited by Social Value International, which enabled us identify a monetary value to represent the social impact created in assisting local organisations to achieve key Sustainable Development Goals. In 2023 Community Finance Ireland’s combined Social Return on Investment across our own lending portfolio and the Northern Ireland Small Business Loan portfolio was £/€3.69 for every £/€1 that we initially invested. Read the results in full here.
