# Charity Bank opens for business

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2002/10/16/charity-bank-opens-business/
- Published: 2002-10-16T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The UK’s first not-for-profit bank opens to the public today.
Charity Bank, the 
UK’s first not-for-profit bank, opens its doors to the public today with a launch
at 11 Downing Street. Customers will be able to make deposits with the bank which
will use the money to fund solely social enterprise projects.

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