Here you can browse tools and resources, from Good Finance and other organisations that provide support and information to help you better understand the cost of capital.

The Good Finance Jargon Buster is on hand to educate, encourage and inspire you to navigate social investment better.

Image

Browse a range of tools developed by Key Fund: 

• Key Fund's Loan Repayment Calculator makes basic assumptions on the information you provide to give an estimate on how much monthly repayments are likely to cost. You can also see how much this equates to on an annual basis. This sheet is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer of facilities.  
• This fantastic loan and APR calculator provides estimations for your monthly loan repayments, including fees and APR. The calculation is available for various lengths of term and will provide a detailed breakdown of the likely costs to your organisation upon taking social investment. 
• The financial workbook  is designed to help create a three year cash flow forecast, profit and loss statement as well as a balance sheet to help assist with applications for finance. It is free to use and share.
• The Key Fund business plan format has been designed to reflect the information required when applying for a loan and has involved input from a range of social investors, intermediaries and social enterprises. The intention is to help investees move through the process more smoothly and reduce the workload created in the application process by ensuring that your business plan contains the majority of information required for a loan application.

Image

Read UnLtd's guide to getting started with financial mangement. 

Image

Calculating the Cost of a Loan

Natalia Fernandez, Regional Manager at Big Issue Invest, explores the considerations needed to accurately calculate the cost of a loan.

Image

What do Social Investors need from Social Enterprises?

This animation supported by Connect Fund demonstrates what information social investors need from social enterprises and why. 

Seb Elsworth explores the many misunderstandings amongst charities and social enterprises surrounding what social investment actually is and debunks a few of the myths that need busting. 

Image

Access provide their take on the debate surrounding cost of capital in 2019.

Big Society Capital’s Senior Director of Social Sector Engagement, Melanie Mills, gives some background into issues around the cost of capital. 

Image

A Good Finance blog explores how much social investment actually costs to social enterprises and charities. 

Image