£250k-1m

Cornerstone Place

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Cornerstone Placce

Cornerstone Place is a social enterprise which supports homelessness charities to add fit-for-purpose properties to their portfolios.  Our unique ‘Shared Upsides’ model transfers more than 50% of the value in our project to our charity partners.

Duration
15 Years
Cost of capital
4.3%
Turnover
£0 (pre-trading)
Investor Details
Key Fund
Amount invested
£240,000 loan + £51,640 grant
Product type
Blended – part grant, part loan

Ambition Community Energy

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Win Turbine courtesy of Ambition Lawrence Weston / The Landmark Practice

Ambition Community Energy (ACE), is a Bristol-based social enterprise generating clean, affordable energy, run by the people of Lawrence Weston. 

Duration
3-5 years (depending on tranche)
Cost of capital
5%
Turnover
Nil
Investor Details
BBRC
Amount invested
£750,000 (+ £150,000 from Power to Change)
Product type
Unsecured loan (incl. overdrafts)
Secured loan

Inner City Music

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Inner City Music

Inner City Music is an award-winning charity that exists to celebrate music and its power to engage, inspire and unify. 

Duration
5 Years
Cost of capital
6.5%
Turnover
£1,382,000
Investor Details
CAF (Charities Aid Foundation)
Amount invested
£300,000
Product type
Unsecured loan (incl. overdrafts)

Outside the Box

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Outside the Box cafe

Outside the Box Café is an inclusive community café based in Ilkley, Bradford. Their mission is to enable young people and adults who have learning disabilities to have more fulfilled, independent and healthier lives. 

Duration
20 years
Cost of capital
4.25%
Turnover
£500,000+
Investor Details
Charity Bank
Amount invested
£266,000
Product type
Secured loan

Firstport

Hello! We are Scotland’s agency for start-up social entrepreneurs and social enterprise. We are here to support individuals all across Scotland to start, develop and grow their ideas into businesses with social impact at their core.
Investors

Autism Plus

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Autism Plus

Autism Plus supports adults and young people with autism, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and complex needs. They attract referrals from local governments and Clinical Commissioning Groups on a case-by-case basis. Autism Plus employ over 450 people across the north of England in care support services, employment support and social enterprises.

Duration
3 years
Cost of capital
6.5%
Turnover
£12,500,000
Investor Details
Social Investment Business
Amount invested
£360,000 (Loan) + £140,000 (Grant)
Product type
Blended – part grant, part loan

Energy Resilience

There are social investors who are actively investing for energy resilience of charities, social enterprises and community organisations. 

 

Social Impact Bonds

A Social Impact Bond (SIB) is a payment-by-results contract where social investors pay for your organisation to deliver a service – for example, helping homeless people to find a home – and the Government repays the investors with interest if the service is successful. 

SIB Provider Toolkit