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Firstport Impact Report 2025/26

Firstport published its annual Impact Report for 2025/26 on 11 June 2026, showing a year of progress towards its strategic ambitions, growing reach, and measurable outcomes for social entrepreneurs and communities across Scotland and the North East of England.

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Firstport is Scotlands agency for start-up social enterprise, providing business support, grants and social investment to help social entrepreneurs start, grow and scale.

Key Metrics

Ideas supported More than 500 ideas supported in 2025/26, with £2.97 million distributed including £1.69 million in grants and £1.28 million in social investment.
Five-year survival 67% of Firstport-supported enterprises still active after five years, compared with a UK average of 38%.
Support delivered 2,700 hours of start-up support and 471 hours of investment-readiness support delivered; investment-readiness participants leveraged nearly £1.5 million in additional funding.
Client outcomes 87% of early-stage clients increased turnover, 61% grew trading income, and 89% reported increased confidence; 54% said they would not have achieved the same results without support.

Key Outcomes

  • Social enterprises across Scotland and the North East of England started, grew and scaled, tackling health inequalities, access to education and community wellbeing while contributing to inclusive local economies.

Geography

Scotland

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