£250k-1m

Granton Project CIC

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 A large indoor food hall with wooden picnic-style benches filled with people eating and socializing. A projection on the wall reads "THE PITT" in bold letters. The space has industrial ceilings and is lit with blue and purple uplighting. A stroller is parked near one of the tables, and a large Scottish flag hangs on the back wall.

Established in 2015, The Pitt was one of the first year-round street food markets in Scotland, but when the original site was closed for redevelopment in 2022, they took the opportunity to rebuild in a new location as a social enterprise.

Duration
Within 10 years (aim)
Cost of capital
Revenue-based
Turnover
Pre-revenue
Investor Details
Firstport
Amount invested
£350,000
Year of Investment
2024
Product type
Quasi-equity

Figurative

Figurative provides specialist finance for arts, heritage, cultural and creative organisations. By investing in the cultural and creative sector, we want to support more organisations to become enterprising and resilient and promote the wider positive impact art and creativity have on society.
Investors

Ark Resettlement Services

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A group of people smiling outside

Ark Resettlement Services (ARKRS) is an award-winning charity specialising in supporting ex-offenders to reintegrate into the community, through the provision of housing and support.  

Duration
72 month
Cost of capital
7.9%
Turnover
£1,468,860
Investor Details
Social Investment Business
Amount invested
£350,000
Year of Investment
2024
Product type
Blended – part grant, part loan

Resultery Projects Cymru

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Football pitch at Resultery Projects Cymru

Resultery Projects Cymru is a sports facility in Bettws. They provide a space for the community to enjoy a range of activities from sports clubs, dance to community gardening.


Cyfleuster chwaraeon ym Metws yw Resultery Projects Cymru. Maen nhw’n cynnig lle i’r gymuned wneud amrywiaeth o weithgareddau, o glybiau chwaraeon a dawns i arddio cymunedol.
 

Duration
1 year
Cost of capital
7% dropping to 6% after completion of climate change planning and Real Living Wage accreditation
Turnover
£nil - start up
Amount invested
£265,000
Year of Investment
2022
Product type
Unsecured loan (incl. overdrafts)

Glan Yr Afon (Riverside Pub)

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Glan Yr Afon (Riverside Pub)

Glan Yr Afon is a valued pub within the community in Pennal, which came under hardship during the Covid-19 pandemic, it is now community-owned after an initiative to save the pub.

Mae Glan yr Afon yn dafarn werthfawr o fewn cymuned Pennal. Bu trwy gyfnod anodd yn ystod pandemig Covid-19, ond mae bellach yn eiddo i'r gymuned ar ôl menter i achub y dafarn.

Duration
12 years
Cost of capital
7% for the bridging loan and 0% for the blended finance
Turnover
£nil - start up
Amount invested
£251,680
Year of Investment
2022
Product type
Blended – part grant, part loan

Social AdVentures

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The exterior of a Children's home

Social adVentures is dedicated to helping people and communities in Greater Manchester live healthier and happier lives, by providing a variety of interventions designed to help people take control of their lifestyle and to be less reliant on more serious intervention in the future. 

Duration
10 years
Cost of capital
7%
Turnover
£1,705,122
Investor Details
Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC)
Amount invested
£401,000
Year of Investment
2024
Product type
Unsecured loan (incl. overdrafts)

Lighthouse Pedagogy Trust

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LPT

Lighthouse Pedagogy Trust is a charity that creates children’s homes where children can thrive, with education at the centre of their holistic approach, enabling children in care to have the same opportunities as everyone else.

Duration
7 years
Cost of capital
3%
Turnover
£615,000
Amount invested
£250,000
Year of Investment
2021
Product type
Blended – part grant, part loan

MiMe Heuristics CIC (The Wildings)

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Mime Heuristics CIC (The Wildings)

MiMe Heuristics CIC trading as The Wildings established a new, specialist independent school in Devon for children with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health needs. 

Duration
6 Years
Cost of capital
7.5%
Turnover
£0 (pre-trading)
Investor Details
Resonance
Amount invested
£150,000
Year of Investment
2019
Product type
Blended – part grant, part loan