Mustard Seed Maze
Funds
£250k-1m
Enterprise Loans
Funds
Dismantling Poverty
Funds
Royal Society for Blind Children
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RSBC provides a range of services in London and across England and Wales for blind and partially sighted children and young people, their families, and the professionals who work alongside them.
Duration
3 years
Cost of capital
0% first year, 6.5% from year 2
Turnover
£4.15 million
Amount invested
£250,000
Product type
Energy Resilience
Estuary Homes CIC
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Estuary Homes was created in early 2017 to enable the three partner organisations (Foresight, Preston Road Women’s Centre and CERT) to pursue their objective of offering safe accommodation to vulnerable groups locally in Humberside.
Duration
5 years
Cost of capital
5.5%
Turnover
Not available
Amount invested
£400,000
Product type
Blended – part grant, part loan
The Craufurd Arms
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It was great to hear from Mark Newcombe, co-founder of the Craufurd Arms, a community pub in Slough. Listen to this podcast as part of our #AChangingWorld series and we explore how social investment has affected organisations during the lockdown and the opportunities it could now present.
Duration
4 years
Cost of capital
3%
Turnover
£317,000
Amount invested
£323,625
Product type
Crowd-funded investment
Community shares
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Investors
Furniture Resource Centre (FRC Group)
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We were delighted to hear from Shaun Doran, CEO FRC Group, at a Let's Talk Good Finance event. Listen to this podcast to learn about their journey to social investment.
Duration
2 years
Cost of capital
5%
Turnover
£225,200
Investor Details
CAF (Charities Aid Foundation)
Amount invested
£400,000
Product type
Secured loan
Social Tech Trust
Investors
Advisors