Case Studies

Jodie turns his life around to help others

April 21st, 2011

Jodie Hind, 34 from Stockton is an inspiration to people who want to turn their lives around and is a catalyst for change. Jodie had spent the majority of

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A catalytic investment to grow the social investment market

April 15th, 2011

Five Lamps is featured in a report ‘Twenty catalytic investments to grow the social investment market’. The Big Society Finance Fund has supported the development of 20 pilot capital-raisings

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Enterprise Gateway support in Billingham

April 13th, 2011

Five Lamps have a satellite office in Billingham to help people who are thinking about self-employment Part financed by the European Regional Development Fund, Five Lamps’ helps to deliver

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Nothing Good Seemed to Happen till I heard of Five Lamps

March 22nd, 2011

Tim Hutton had been looking to find work and was starting to feel discouraged and depressed, that was until he approached Five Lamps in October 2010. Tim has a

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New Chair for Five Lamps

March 9th, 2011

Philip Tucker has been elected to be Chair of Five Lamps The Thornaby-based social enterprise has enjoyed a period of sustained growth in the last few years. Mr Tucker

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Five Lamps helps Sharon to face her fears

March 7th, 2011

Sharon Joyce, 40 from Thornaby had spent the past 8 years of her life suffering from anxiety, panic attacks and depression, which impacted on her confidence and made it

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