Doncaster Housing for Young People

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a group of women painting plant pots

Since 1993, Doncaster Housing for Young People (DHYP) supports individuals aged 16-25 who are homeless, at risk of homelessness or inadequately housed, helping them overcome disadvantage so that they can fulfil their potential and have a brighter future. 

Duration
42 months
Cost of capital
8%
Turnover
£393,571
Investor Details
Homeless Link
Amount invested
£84,000 (£67,200 loan/£16,800 grant)
Year of Investment
2020
Product type
Blended – part grant, part loan

Linskill and North Tyneside Community Development Trust

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Image of a woman in the community garden

Linskill, a thriving community hub in North Shields, Tyneside, provides a place for members of the local community to learn, relax and engage in activities. They attract more than 260,000 visitors per year and their mission is to operate as a valued, self-sustaining, community anchor organisations providing opportunities, support and guidance to local communities, responding to local needs. 

Duration
5 Years
Cost of capital
1% (year 1) 3% in subsequent years
Turnover
£2m
Investor Details
Big Issue Invest
Amount invested
£130,000
Year of Investment
2025
Product type
Secured loan

Future Yard

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Woman smiling while playing the guitar and singing. A mic placed in front of her. She's in a room with dark blue walls

Future Yard CIC is a social enterprise established in 2019 to use music as a force for good in Birkenhead and the wider Wirral area, with the ambition to reimagine the role of a community music venue. Alongside a busy programme showcasing exciting new music talent, Future Yard hosts an artist development hub and free skills training programmes to enable young people to pursue careers in the industry. The organisation has also committed to a long-term goal of becoming the first carbon-neutral grassroots music venue in the North of England, and one of the first in the UK.

Duration
9.5 years
Cost of capital
5.5%
Turnover
£30,000
Investor Details
Figurative
Amount invested
£292,500
Year of Investment
2020
Product type
Secured loan

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

Rose Tinted Financial Services C.I.C

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A group of five women sitting together on a brown leather couch in a warmly lit room.

Rose Tinted Financial Services offers Personal Financial Support and Mental Wellbeing Services for people from all backgrounds and ages who are in debt, just live from paycheck to paycheck and are struggling to take control over their financial situation provoking a negative impact on their mental health.

Duration
18 months
Cost of capital
6.5%
Turnover
£40,000
Investor Details
Key Fund
Amount invested
£10,000 (£2900 grant+ £7100 loan)
Year of Investment
2023
Product type
Blended – part grant, part loan