New £5m sharia-compliant social investment fund launches to reach more underserved social entrepreneurs in UK first

David Lyons 25th September 2025

The Local Access Bradford Fund, said to be the UK’s first of its kind, will offer loans compliant with Islamic law, enabling it to reach those Muslim social entrepreneurs otherwise unable to take on social investment loans.

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