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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
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Homes for Good used social investment to buy houses that it then rents to vulnerable people on lower incomes.
Duration
Not available
Cost of capital
Not available
Turnover
£300,000
Investor Details
Big Issue Invest
Amount invested
£5.85 million
Product type
Secured loan
Equity investment
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HCT Group used social investment to scale their community transport business.
Duration
5 years
Cost of capital
6.6% (blended over life of loans)
Turnover
£76.72 million
Amount invested
£9.95 million
Product type
Secured loan
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Clevedon Pier Heritage and Limited Trust is a Community Benefit Society which raised money via Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) to help renovate and sustain Clevedon Pier.
Duration
10 years
Cost of capital
2%
Turnover
£327,320
Amount invested
£330,000 (£250,000 Social Investment Tax Relief)
Product type
Social Investment Tax Relief
Community shares
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Commonweal Housing used social investment to buy properties to support an innovative new project for formerly homeless people.
Duration
7 years
Cost of capital
4%
Turnover
£1.2 million
Amount invested
£1.4 million
Product type
Unsecured loan (incl. overdrafts)
Secured loan
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London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) used social investment to expand its early years nurseries in London.
Duration
3 years
Cost of capital
6.5%
Turnover
£2.23 million
Investor Details
Big Issue Invest
Amount invested
£75,000
Product type
Secured loan