Guide to Investing for Charities
This helps charities & trustees to understand their role in the investment process
In this video Founder John Eckersley introduces Castlefield and explains about our purpose and how we help clients (and our team) to achieve their personal goals.
He also explains the core values, present throughout Castlefield, and why we're known as the Thoughtful Investor ®.
We understand that not-for-profit organisations have their own special concerns and constraints when it comes to investment. Find out more about our Charity Investment Advice service
Learn moreLearn more about how we manage the investments for our charity clients, enabling them to align their investment policies with their values
Learn moreThe CISI Chartered Firm™ status denotes that a firm is "operating at the highest levels of trustworthiness and professionalism expected from the sector" and is a demonstration of our commitment to high standards.
Find out moreAt Castlefield, thoughtful investing isn’t simply a product or one of our range of services – it’s integral to everything we stand for and do.
That’s why we’re known as the Thoughtful Investor ®.
To find out what this means and how your charity and its trustees could become thoughtful investors, visit our dedicated hub.
Thoughtful InvestorWe think our business is unique. From day one, the people involved in our day-to-day operations have held a majority stake in our business, alongside a major grant-making charitable foundation.
This structure has helped us to define our values, predicated on long-term growth, independence, innovation, respect and responsibility; all designed to create an environment in which colleagues, as co-owners, can achieve their full potential.
Employee OwnershipToday, there are all sorts of technical terms for investment approaches that seek to bring personal values to bear on financial decisions. The longest standing is 'ethical investment'. Learn more about the history of ethical investment and its journey into the mainstream in today's economic environment.
History of Ethical InvestingCastlefield is delighted to have joined the Giki Employee Race to Zero challenge – a two-week long sustainability competition for SMEs.
This ‘In the news’ feature provides a summary of the recent press coverage, interviews and opinion pieces that Castlefield co-owners have featured in over the summer.
We recently submitted a short response to the FCA’s consultation on extending the SDR scheme to portfolio management. Here we publish our full response for transparency.
Castlefield has pledged support to the Financial Vulnerability Taskforce Charter to promote greater understanding in respect of consumer vulnerability.
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