Case studies
Every year Participants and other stakeholders are able to see the Dormant Assets Scheme first-hand, as beneficiary groups present inspirational speeches at RFL’s Annual Event.
The case studies below provide just a small sample of the social and environmental initiatives that benefit from the Scheme.
Hull and East Yorkshire Credit Union
Hull and East Yorkshire (HEY) Credit Union offer a range of fair and affordable products to members across the Humber region, an underserved area of the country where nearly 20% of the population lives in [...]
The Polar Academy
The Polar Academy is a charity – set up in 2012 – which identifies those young adults in Scottish schools and organisations who are often overlooked by the education system.The polar academy team trains them [...]
1625 Independent People
1625 Independent People works with young people aged 16 to 25 in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset.1625IP provides support to help young people find and/or sustain their accommodation as [...]
East Belfast Mission
East Belfast Mission is using a £99,921 grant to improve the sustainability of their Hosford Homelessness Service which provides accommodation and support to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, to rebuild their [...]
Fighting All Cancers Together
Fighting All Cancers Together The Alternative Scheme allows banks and building societies with a balance sheet of less than £7bn to utilise dormant asset monies to support local or aligned charities. Over the last year, [...]
Royal Society for Blind Children
The Royal Society for Blind Children received a £250,000 loan from the Resilience & Recovery Loan Fund established by Big Society Capital in response to the increasing need for funding due to the effects of [...]
Renew Wales
Renew Wales is supported through the Sustainable Steps Programme delivered through TNLCF Wales utilising money from dormant accounts. Renew Wales supports communities to take action on the causes and impacts of climate change and live [...]
Showcase the Street
Showcase the Street is a social enterprise who use dance, sport and technology to support communities especially those in areas of deprivation and rural isolation. The organisation opened a sports and arts facility in Dundee, [...]
Citizens Theatre
The YOUNG Co. are based at the Citizens Theatre, an iconic venue and theatre company based in the Gorbals area of Glasgow. The Citizens Learning team is committed to enhancing the lives of people of [...]
SambaYaBamba
SambaYaBamba Youth Street Band is a carnival style, brass and drums project that was born in 2016, welcoming young folks aged 11-25 of different backgrounds from all over Glasgow and beyond. In less than three [...]