Exhibitors
Comic
Relief (www.comicrelief.com)
The vision of Comic Relief is ‘A just world free from poverty.’ Comic
Relief do this by raining funds and awareness and allocating the money
raised from the public to charitable projects across the UK and some of
the poorest countries in the world, especially in Africa. In the UK, Comic
Relief awards grants under six programmes: Young People, Older People,
Mental Health, Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Domestic Violence and Disadvantaged
Communities.
Communities
Facilities and Activities Programme (http://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/housingandcommunity/grants/cfap/?lang=en)
The Community Facilities and Activities Programme (CFAP) is a capital grant
scheme operated by the Welsh Assembly Government to help community and
voluntary organisations provide or improve facilities, or carry out activities
which will promote the regeneration of communities.
Co-operative
and Community Finance (www.icof.co.uk)
Co-operative & Community Finance has been providing loan finance for
co-operatives, employee owned businesses and social enterprises for 30
years.
They raise money primarily by public share issue, and lend it for social
purpose and collective benefit. They also manage loan funds for several
other organisations providing co-operative and community finance.
Environment
Wales (www.environment-wales.org)
Environment Wales is a partnership of organisations in the voluntary sector,
funded by the Welsh Assembly Government. Its aim is to contribute to sustainable
development by supporting and encouraging voluntary action to protect and
improve the environment.
Finance Wales (www.financewales.co.uk)
Finance Wales provides commercial funding to small and medium-sized businesses
(SMEs) throughout Wales enabling them to realise their potential for innovation
and growth. They invest in both start-up businesses and established SME’s.
As a commercial growth funder, Finance Wales adopts a flexible but focused
approach and is involved in a growing number of syndicated deals and co-investments.
They can structure investment support ranging from a £5,000 loan
to million pound plus equity deals.
