Abbeyfield The Dales today announces it has bought Fern House with the help of loans totalling £8.5 million. The charity offers supported housing, residential care and independent living with extra care for older people in Yorkshire.... Continue Reading
A £1.1m loan from Unity Trust, the commercial bank with a social conscience has enabled social enterprise The Cornerstone Partnership to purchase 17 properties for the homeless in Coventry. Operated in partnership with The Salvation Army;... Continue Reading
Unity Trust, the commercial bank with a social conscience is celebrating a significant milestone, with loan balances now exceeding more than £400m. Unity, based in Brindleyplace, Birmingham reached this lending milestone in the same month as... Continue Reading
“Pursuing community and commercial value is a win-win” said CEO Margaret Willis. Unity Trust, the commercial bank for firms and organisations that want to help create a better society, increased its profits 68% in 2018. Unity... Continue Reading
The Checkatrade.com founder was honoured at the Palace of Westminster on the 24 January 2019. Unity Trust Bank presented Kevin Byrne with a British Citizen Award for Services to Business at the British Citizen Awards (BCAs)... Continue Reading
Refurbishment of a granite chapel attached to a care-home in Hayle in West Cornwall, located between Camborne and Penzance, has been officially opened by George Eustice MP. The renovation and restoration to the Downes Residential Care... Continue Reading
A former Managing Director of Unity Trust Bank, Ian Sim, has sadly passed away. Ian was Managing Director from between 1991 and 2005. Ian, who was also a Brigadier in the 51st Highland Volunteers, is believed... Continue Reading
Unity Trust Bank, a commercial bank with a social conscience, has strengthened its growing relationship management team with the appointment of Steve Clarke to the post of Director of Commercial Banking. The announcement follows the appointment... Continue Reading
More than 130 of Birmingham’s social enterprise leaders have attended a major networking event to recognise Birmingham being granted ‘Social Enterprise City’ status. Birmingham, which is the largest UK city to have been given the accolade,... Continue Reading
More than 150 of Birmingham’s most influential ‘social enterprises’ are due to attend a special networking event (on Thursday) to recognise Birmingham being awarded ‘Social Enterprise City’ status. Birmingham, which has the largest number of social... Continue Reading
