Kidsgrove Sports Centre Community Group
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Kidsgrove Sports Centre Community Group is a CIO set up to save and then re-open Kidsgrove Sports Centre. Following extensive refurbishment the sports centre re-opened in 2022 and is now operated by the charity. Through the charitable community ownership model, every penny spent in the centre gets reinvested. Back into the Centre and back into the community. No shareholders. No profit-making. Just local community facilities for all.
Duration
4.5 Years
Cost of capital
8%
Turnover
£842,000
Investor Details
Sporting Capital
Amount invested
£130,000
Product type
Unsecured loan (incl. overdrafts)
Legal structure
Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) / Charity
Addressing Imbalance Hackathon
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The Addressing Imbalance Hackathon, brought to you by Good Finance and the Diversity Forum and supported by The Connect Fund managed by Barrow Cadbury Trust will take place in person on 12 September at Coin St Neighbourhood Centre, Waterloo. It will be a day to come together, collaborate and develop...
What is Social Impact and Why Do We Measure it?
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Alison Macklin, Community Business Manager at Plunkett Foundation explores the importance of measuring your social impact after a Good Finance workshop at the Facing the Future Together conference.
Let's Talk Good Finance: Sport for Social Impact
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This online event offers a unique opportunity for individuals and organisations to delve into the possibilities and potential of social investment and how it can enhance your impact within the communities you serve. By attending this event, you’ll gain valuable insights, knowledge, and practical...
Tumble Gymnastics & Activity Centre
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Tumble Gymnastics and Activity Centre is a facility that offers physical activity and wellbeing for everyone regardless of age and ability in a family fun environment creating a unique experience. Focused on gymnastics, their social mission is to encourage and support young people and adults who are currently physically inactive to increase their activity levels to improve their physical and mental health.
Duration
6 years
Cost of capital
8%
Turnover
£240K
Amount invested
£150,000
Product type
Unsecured loan (incl. overdrafts)
Social Investment for Energy Resilience
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Introducing the Procurement Pathway for Energy Retrofit!
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Designed to empower social enterprises and charities in making informed decisions when selecting providers for retrofitting energy efficiency measures using social investment.
Packed full of materials and guidance designed to help you navigate the energy retrofitting process from start to finish, this tool explores…
- How get started with energy retrofitting
- Comprehensive guides to seven key energy saving measures
- How to choose the right installer
- Certified advice providers that can help
…and much more!
Click the button below to learn more about what it is, how it works and to access the Procurement Pathway.
Câr-Y-Môr
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A community owned business using regenerative ocean farming, food security and sustainable job creation to improve both the coastal environment and the well-being of the local community.
Duration
12 Months
Cost of capital
7.9%
Turnover
£783
Investor Details
Social Investment Cymru
Amount invested
£425,000
Product type
Unsecured loan (incl. overdrafts)
The Energy Training Academy
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The Energy Training Academy (ETA) is a community interest company that specialises in providing high-quality training and education in the gas and renewables industry. ETA works with young people, veterans, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds to ensure they gain valuable skills for the green energy transition.
Duration
c.10 years
Cost of capital
1.27x to 1.5x amount invested
Turnover
n/a - Start-up
Investor Details
Firstport
Amount invested
£300,000
Product type
Quasi-equity
Legal structure
Community interest company (CIC) limited by guarantee
Empower Community Foundation
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Empower Community is a social enterprise that balances the interests of all stakeholders by developing projects that benefit all participants while providing high-quality, risk-mitigated investment opportunities.
Duration
16 years
Cost of capital
4.25% (2022) and 6.5% (2023)
Turnover
£4.4m
Investor Details
Triodos Bank - Corporate Finance team
Amount invested
£2.35m (2022) and £2m (2023)
Year of Investment
2023
Product type
Crowd-funded investment
Legal structure
Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) / Charity
Ambition Community Energy
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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
Hemlington Lake Recreation Centre
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Tees Valley Community Asset Preservation Trust is a registered charity (CIO) which was established in 2015 in response to local government spending cuts. Its principle aim is to save community centres, sports facilities and village halls from closure by stepping in to offer free advice and support to organisations who feared losing their buildings due to funding cuts.
Duration
7 years
Cost of capital
6.5%
Turnover
£126,000
Investor Details
Key Fund
Amount invested
£35,600
Product type
Blended – part grant, part loan
Legal structure
Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) / Charity
Wolverton Community Energy
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Wolverton Community Energy are based in Milton Keynes. They develop and manage community-owned solar PV and supply greener, cheaper solar energy to local businesses, the majority of which are charities and social enterprises. In addition, they run projects which help to improve energy efficiency within their community. This includes the Home Energy MK programme, supporting homeowners wishing to stop heat loss from their homes and cut energy costs.
Duration
14 years
Cost of capital
5-6%
Turnover
£55,000
Investor Details
Big Issue Invest
Amount invested
£257,000
Product type
Blended – part grant, part loan
Egni Co-op
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Egni Co-operative was established in 2013 and provides rooftop solar on schools, businesses and community buildings. It has installed solar panels on almost 100 sites across Wales.
Duration
20 Years
Cost of capital
4%
Turnover
£460,000
Amount invested
£5m
Product type
Community shares
Farm Urban
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Farm Urban is a social enterprise based in the Baltic Triangle in Liverpool and they operate the city’s first vertical farm whilst also delivering a range of educational and outreach programmes.
Duration
5 Years
Cost of capital
10%
Turnover
£411,768
Investor Details
Livv Investment
Amount invested
£150,000
Product type
Blended – part grant, part loan
7 Top Tips to Lower Energy Bills for Charities and Social Enterprises this Winter
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In this blog, we'll explore seven practical tips to help charities and social enterprises keep energy costs down.
Navigating a Just Transition: What does it mean for Charities and Social Enterprises?
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In an era of growing environmental and social consciousness, the concept of a "just transition" has gained significant attention, particularly for those organisations leading the way in social responsibility, like charities and social enterprises.
5 Key Takeaways From Our Energy Resilience Survey
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Towards the end of 2022, we asked charities, social enterprises and community organisations to tell us more about how they’ve been affected by rising energy costs.
Building Back Greener: How Two Community Organisations Used Social Investment to Help The Planet
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COP26 is currently taking place in Glasgow, where world leaders will wrestle with the urgent issue of the climate crisis. To mark the occasion, Hannah Roberts, Marketing Officer at Locality , a national network supporting community organisations to be strong and successful, speaks to two members of...
SURVEY: How has your charity or social enterprise been affected by rising energy costs?
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TAKE ME TO THE SURVEY. Social investors are developing a pilot fund to support charities and social enterprises navigating rising energy costs by improving their energy resilience. Have your say on how you’ve been impacted and what support you need.
Could social investment unlock the ‘green’ potential for community businesses?
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Andrew Dubock, Communications Manager at Plunkett UK, explores how using social investment could support a new generation of community businesses to invest in energy saving measures, to make the businesses ‘greener’ and also reduce running costs.
Looking for Social Investment?
We've made it easier for you to search for investors that are actively investing in the field of Energy Resilience with our Fundmapper tool!
Use the filters to select 'Energy Resilience' to show social investors that have recently invested to help organisations to build their energy resilience. You can also click on the 'Energy Resilience' tab at the top of the listings.
Each investor will have a case study example of how they supported a charity, social enterprise or community organisation with their green initiatives.
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Guides and Resources
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Explore the various guides and resources on the topic of energy resilience, available for anyone looking to understand more about how they can future-proof their organisation.
Types of Social Investment
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From wind turbines to solar-powered batteries - and everything in between! Discover the various ways you can use social investment to support your energy resilience.
Policy and Research
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In this section, we explore existing policy and research projects currently ongoing in relation to energy resilience.
Programmes and support
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Aside from social investment, there's other streams of funding that can help you to improve your organisations energy resilience.
Calling All Advisors: Are You Ready for the Refreshed Good Finance Directory?
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Advisors and advisory organisations are critical in supporting charities and social enterprises on their social investment journey; whether that be with financial modelling and business planning, or leadership training and impact management.