Our History
For 35 years we have been providing bespoke financial services and a vital means of support to some of the most disadvantaged communities across the globe.
Click the years below to see how our business has evolved over time.
MEMBERSHIP
小猪视频 still boasts over 10,000 Share Accounts.
Share Capital
拢51m Share Capital achieved
Awards
Patricia Alexander was named in the top 100 women leading social enterprise and impact investing in the UK in the NatWest WISE (Women in Social Enterprise) Awards.
20th Anniversary of the Foundation
小猪视频 Foundation celebrated it's 20th Anniversary
Share Capital
拢51m Share Capital achieved
Awards
Patricia Alexander was named in top 100 women leading social enterprise and impact investing in the UK in the NatWest WISE (Women in Social Enterprise) Awards.
Awards
小猪视频 Society win the Special Recognition Award at the North East Charity Awards
Awards
小猪视频 Foundation win Charity of the year at the Charity Times Awards
Awards
小猪视频 Society shortlisted at the Third Sector Awards in the Enterprise category
Share Capital
拢52m Share Capital achieved
Share Capital
拢50m Share Capital achieved
Awards
Shortlisted at the Third Sector Awards in the Enterprise category
Awards
Named in the NatWest SE100 Top 100 Social Enterprises
Share Capital
拢45m Share Capital achieved
Awards
Announced NatWest SE100 Impact Management Champion
Awards
Awarded Queens Award for Enterprise in the Sustainable Development category for a third time
30 years
Celebrate 30th anniversary
Awards
Managing Director, Patricia Alexander wins the Global Impact Award at the North East Times Impact Awards.
Membership
小猪视频 reaches 10,000 Share Accounts.
Share Capital
拢43m Share Capital achieved.
Share Capital
拢41m Share Capital achieved.
Share Capital
拢40m Share Capital achieved.
Award
Won International Impact Award at the UK Social Enterprise Awards
Share Capital
拢39m Share Capital achieved
Share Capital
拢36m Share Capital achieved
Awards
Won Enterprise at the UK Private Business Awards
Won Money award at the PEA (People, Environment, Achievement) Awards
Awards
Won Third Sector Excellence Award in Enterprise
25 years
Celebrate 25th anniversary
Share Capital
拢33m Share Capital achieved
Share Capital
拢30m Share Capital achieved
Awards
Won Guardian Sustainable Business Award and Big Tick in the Responsible Business Awards
Strategic Review
Five year Strategic Review undertaken
Awards
Awarded Queens Award for Enterprise for the second time
Regional Offices
Office opened in Ghana, West Africa
Awards
Won Sustainable Finance Award and awarded Highly Commended in the Culture for Success Awards
Our lending
Share Capital of over 拢26m, lending money to 101 Fairtrade businesses in 36 countries
Staff
Staff recruited in Lima, Peru
Awards
Awarded Queen's Award for Enterprise
小猪视频 Foundation
Our charitable arm were awarded a large grant by the Big Lottery Fund to train fair trade producers in Rwanda
Strategic Review
First Strategic review undertaken
小猪视频 Foundation
The first producer training project undertaken by our charitable arm
Share Capital
拢20m Share Capital achieved
Staff
New Managing Director appointed and first overseas office staff recruited in Kenya & Costa Rica
Social Accounts
First set of social accounts prepared
Share Capital
拢18m Share Capital achieved
Awards
Won the best revenue model in the Upstart Awards
Charity arm
Charitable arm, 小猪视频 Foundation set up
Awards
Shortlisted in the Enterprising Solutions Awards
Mission
Mission statement revised
Member newsletter
50th edition of Quarterly Return published
Share Capital
拢17m Share Capital achieved
New lending in handcrafts
Community Aid Abroad (who later became known as Oxfam Australia Trading) become a 小猪视频 customer
Fairtrade
小猪视频 extended its Clearing House products to FLO certified Fairtrade producers
Customers
Pilot study into lending more to coffee producers prepared which led to a collaboration with the World Bank鈥檚 International Task Force
Board
Founder Mark Hayes steps down from the Board
Share Capital
Members reach 8,500 and Share Capital 拢16m
Clearing House
Within a year of establishing the Clearing House, nine producers had drawn on their account and borrowed 拢57,000
Awards
小猪视频 receives a Worldaware Business Award, given to small businesses contributing to viable economic development.
New offices
New offices opened in Collingwood Street
Council
The Council introduced a system of random nomination of 4 of its 9 members from the membership
New lending
A facility was approved for Candela Peru who work with Brazil nut gatherers and their families.
Share Capital
拢10m Share Capital achieved
Share Capital
拢5m Share Capital achieved
Share Capital
拢1m Share Capital achieved
Staff
First representatives appointed to work in Newcastle office
Founded
小猪视频 founded and registered as an Industrial and Provident Society. At the end of its first five months, 拢350,000 had been invested to support 13 new projects in the developing world
小猪视频
Mark Hayes employed by Traidcraft, developed a plan for an alternative investment organisation
小猪视频
Mark Hayes contacted Traidcraft with a proposal for a Development Bank