Gloucestershire Gateway Trust

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Group of people at Gloucestershire Gateway Trust

Gloucestershire Gateway Trust (GGT) is a social and environmental regeneration charity on the largest peripheral social housing estates around the edge of Gloucester by the M5. 

Duration
3 Years
Cost of capital
9% (Y1) 7% (Y2 + Y3)
Turnover
£884,455
Investor Details
Social Investment Business
Amount invested
£158,000 (loan) + 62,000 (grant)
Product type
Blended – part grant, part loan

Risk Appetite

is the level of risk an organisation is prepared to face in order to meet their objectives. It is a framework to ensure organisations are making informed decisions including the appetite to take on investment and associated risks.

Ask the investor! How are funders tackling barriers to finance?

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A recent report from Social Enterprise UK: No Going Back: The State of Social Enterprise Report 2021 highlighted that 55% of people from racialised communities feel discouraged from applying for social investment and 44% of disabled founders expect their applications to be rejected. As a result of...

Investment Committees in Social Investment and why we should care who sits on them

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Research shows a gap in the world of financial institutions and enterprises. At Good Finance we are asking … where is the diversity of people, experience and thought on investment committees in the social investment sector? And what can we do to change this?

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)