Collington Capital works to achieve a vision in which global capital markets provide flows of impact capital which transform the delivery of social impact at scale. The group aims to mobilise US$500mn of catalytic philanthropic funding and investment capital over five years.
Collington Capital’s focus is on the impact goals most critical to achieving social justice: poverty alleviation, better health, inclusive education, women’s empowerment and economic development. Collington Capital also addresses the inter-dependent threat of the climate crisis as it works to deliver climate solutions which build the resilience of the most vulnerable in society.
Collington Capital believes that the mainstreaming of blended finance, which brings together multiple sources of funding and investment, is critical to the mobilisation of impact capital and the delivery of social impact at scale. The group’s business model is designed to support the cross-sector partnerships which blended finance requires.
Collington Capital identifies market failures that prevent optimal levels of investment to deliver both economic and social outcomes. Then, it develops, and raises grant funding and investment capital for, the blended finance structures that mitigate these market failures and enable impact capital to flow. An important objective is to enable philanthropic funding to catalyse greater flows of commercial or concessional impact investment.
The group’s pioneering structure of three distinct but integrated entities – a not-for profit foundation, a consulting partnership and an impact investment firm – enables Collington Capital to work across the impact investment chain.
The Collington Capital Group is comprised of the following entities:
is a not-for-profit company facilitating the development and funding of blended finance impact investment vehicles. It works with grantors and donors to catalyse flows of new impact investment to transform the delivery of social impact at scale in the UK and internationally.
The foundation’s medium-term goal is to mobilise US$150mn of catalytic philanthropic funding over five years.
is a consulting partnership advising grantors, donors and investors on integrating impact investment into their strategies and advising impact-led enterprises on building readiness for impact investment.
The partnership’s vision is for all participants in the impact investment chain to realise their potential to deliver social impact at scale.
is an authorised and regulated impact investment firm structuring impact investment vehicles and raising investment capital for impact fund managers and impact-led enterprises.
The investment firm’s medium-term goal is to raise U$350mn of concessionary and commercial impact investment over five years.
The impact investment firm collaborates with the consulting partnership, to test high-level impact investment propositions in the market and with the foundation, to raise both grant funding and investment capital into blended finance vehicles.
How we are different:
- Expertise includes both consultancy advice and capital raising. The group structure comprises a not-for-profit foundation, a consulting partnership and an impact investment firm. This enables Collington Capital to partner with its clients on the journey from investment readiness to capital raising.
- Ability to raise grant funds and impact investment for blended finance. Its integrated capability, through a not-for-profit foundation and impact investment firm, enables Collington Capital to raise both grant funding and investment capital for blended finance structures.
- Global philanthropic funding and capital raising capabilities. Collington Capital aims to source grant funding and impact investment in the UK, North America, Hong Kong and Singapore. Its particular focus is the UK where it can conduct regulated activities as an investment arranger / adviser.
- Leadership team of impressive breadth and depth of expertise. The team includes senior people with deep knowledge of impact investing, and experience across financial services and the social sector in developed, emerging and frontier markets.
- The culture reflects strong and genuine ethical partnership. Collington Capital has an authentic commitment to its values of a shared purpose, a hunger to learn, a spirit of generosity, trustworthy relationships and a determination to achieve excellent outcomes.