Success stories
We know that third sector commissioning works. As of 31 April 2009, Futurebuilders had offered investments of £111.6m to 331 organisations, with a further £11.11m of agreements in principle made to seven organisations. As a result of this, since April 2008, our investees have won over £23 million worth of public service contracts.
Here are some recent success stories of organisations we have invested in who have successfully won public service contracts with our help.
Seagulls Re-use - one persons rubbish really is another's gold
Find out about how Futurebuilders investee Seagulls Re-use is applying a creative means to recycling and intertwining this with training, support, volunteering and job opportunities for local people in Leeds.
My Time CIC - providing culturally and faith specific mental health services
Read about how My Time CIC used its investment from Futurebuilders to strengthen its core infrastructure and services for socially excluded people in Birmingham.
Waveney Mow & Grow- cutting grass, cutting crime and cultivating futures
Find out how Waveney Mow & Grow used its investment from Futurebuilders to successfully bid for and win contracts to rapidly expand their gardening service for vaulnerable people.
Alderbury Pre-school - early years education for the under-5s
Find out how Alderbury Pre-school ensured the sustainability of the organisation and moved to a new, much improved building with a £60,000 investment from Futurebuilders.
Martha Trust - providing a home for people with disabilities
Find out how Martha Trust, which provides residential care for people with profound disabilities, improved its ability to win contracts with a £695,125 investment from Futurebuilders.
Positive Steps Oldham – kickstarting education for excluded youth
Learn how Positive Steps Oldhams educational arm - Kickstart - purchased a new site through Futurebuilders to deliver alternative curriculum for those at risk of exclusion from mainstream education provision.
SWBC - delivering high quality health and well-being services
Read about how Sheffield Well Being Consortium was etablished and subsequently secured a contract with the help of a £155, 344 investment from Futurebuilders.
Bridge - delivering top-class drug and alcohol services
Learn how Bridge, a registered charity, saved its finances and started winning contracts with the help of a £213,750 investment from Futurebuilders.
Coasts - providing mental health awareness to young people
Find out how two social entrepreneurs from Plymouth set up a successful social enterprise, delivering services all over the south-west, with the help of a £65,335 investment from Futurebuilders.
THOMAS - helping those on the margin in Blackburn
Read about how THOMAS, a registered charity, is helping rebuild the lives of ex-offenders and drug and alcohol misusers with the help of a £476,514 investment from Futurebuilders.
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