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Empower Community Foundation

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
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Image of the Robin Hood - YMCA building

YMCA Robin Hood Group provide a range of frontline services across Greater Nottingham, York and East Riding, plus Newark & Sherwood, to encourage young people to belong, contribute and thrive. This includes residential settled care homes, supported housing and numerous support programmes. Explore how they used social investment to grow and innovate their service offering. 

Duration
20 years
Cost of capital
Base + 2.8% for 3 years, then Base + 2.3% for 17 years
Turnover
£11.3m
Investor Details
Triodos Bank - Corporate Finance team
Amount invested
£9.75m
Year of Investment
2022
Product type
Charity bonds
Unsecured loan (incl. overdrafts)
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Paces

Paces is a leading charity for children and adults with Cerebral Palsy and other neurological disorders. They used social investment to refurbish and fit out their new premises, making it fit for purpose. 

Duration
8 years
Cost of capital
6%
Turnover
£2.1m
Investor Details
Triodos Bank - Corporate Finance team
Amount invested
£1.5m
Product type
Charity bonds
Crowd-funded investment
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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)
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Volunteer at Trees for Life, replanting

Trees for Life is home to the first (known) rewilding centre in the UK and their vision is of a revitalised wild forest in the Highlands of Scotland, providing space for wildlife to flourish and communities to thrive.

Duration
9 years
Cost of capital
6%
Turnover
£3,030,847
Investor Details
Triodos Bank - Corporate Finance team
Amount invested
£2 Million
Product type
Charity bonds
Crowd-funded investment