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Furnistore

Furniture is a furniture re-use charity that supports lower income families. It used social investment to purchase a permanent base.

Duration
20 years
Cost of capital
6%
Turnover
£158,948
Amount invested
£160,000
Product type
Secured loan
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Ecodynamic

Local residents in Redruth funded the building of a wind turbine through buying community shares.

Duration
4 years
Cost of capital
7%
Turnover
£45,000
Amount invested
£75,000
Product type
Community shares
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Portpatrick Harbour

Portpatrick Community Benefit Society used Social Investment Tax Relief to raise money to save the local habour. 

Duration
5 years
Cost of capital
1.5%
Turnover
£39,731
Amount invested
£100,000
Product type
Social Investment Tax Relief
Community shares