Beam is a social enterprise and certified B Corp that uses crowdfunding to help disadvantaged people in the UK—such as those who are homeless or refugees—secure jobs, housing, and essential skills. It works by partnering with local authorities and charities to identify individuals in need and create personalized crowdfunding campaigns that the public can fund. Public donations cover costs like training, housing, and other services, with Beam earning revenue from service fees and partnerships with like-minded organizations. Since 2017, Beam has supported over 2,500 individuals. The company differs from others by combining a crowdfunding model with targeted social services and strong collaboration with public bodies, all aimed at delivering practical outcomes rather than just funding. Beam’s goal is to expand its impact, helping more people transition into stable work and housing while building sustainable funding through service fees and partnerships.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2017
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RentGuarantor partners with Place to open doors for renters. 24 September 2026 09:35 RentGuarantor and Place will work together on four filmed roundtables in Manchester and Birmingham during 2027, bringing local authorities and housing leaders together to explore solutions for the housing crisis. RentGuarantor, the UK's only AIM-listed professional rent guarantor, stands in for the guarantor a tenant cannot provide, at no cost to landlords or agents. Bruce Evans, chief commercial officer at RentGuarantor, said: "Across the country, people who can afford their rent are turned away for want of someone to stand behind them. We built RentGuarantor to stand behind them, and Place puts us alongside the councils and housing leaders in the Midlands and the North who see that problem up close." Evans added: "Lacking a guarantor is a frustrating barrier. If your parents rent, if your family lives abroad, if there is simply no one to ask, the system shuts you out however reliably you would pay. Councils already use us to open that door for people on benefits, and we want to open many more of them here. "Some of the most ambitious thinking on housing in the country is happening in the Midlands and the North West. These roundtables put us at the table." Sara Thomas, commercial partnerships director at Place, said: "RentGuarantor already partners with a number of councils and housing bodies across the UK, and their service is part of the wider conversation that Place's audience is having about housing delivery, homelessness prevention, and regeneration. This strategic partnership allows Place to both support Rent Guarantors aims and those of the sector. Everyone at Place is looking forward to supporting their next phase of growth." RentGuarantor's work includes a strategic mandate with the National Residential Landlords Association, representing 110,000 landlords, a UK-first combined guarantor-and-deposit product with mydeposits, a partnership with social enterprise Beam that houses over 500 renters a year, and private rented access schemes with councils including Newcastle, Northumberland, Hull, Liverpool and Mansfield.
We have been actively building the impact-driven tech ecosystem since 2008. During that time, we have directly supported over 300 ventures in the UK. Through our accelerator programmes and investments, we help ventures to build their sustainability, scale their impact and secure further investment.
The website beam.org needs no introduction for it has received multiple awards and recognition for its social impact.
“ECI Partners LLP is excited to partner with Beam, an innovative organisation that, much like Mobysoft, endeavours to enable positive outcomes for the social good.
When Beam launched Beam 5 years ago, Beam wanted to create a different kind of business: one that’s focused on solving social problems.