Investments

Browse the open share and bond offers, and past investments below.
Please note that CEIC is neither qualified nor authorised to offer investment advice, nor has it vetted or endorsed any of the opportunities mentioned.
Those interested in participating should make their own assessment of each offer, should take note of any risk factors described in the documents, and may wish to take independent financial advice.
Capital at risk.
 

Open Investments

Humshaugh Community Solar Project
Community Share Offer
HCS are inviting investment into the Humshaugh Community Solar Project, a 2,000 panel solar farm that will generate more than 50% of the electricity used in the village of Humshaugh. Target interest rate of 3% per year after second full year of generation (projected to be 2027, subject to construction of the solar farm in 2025/6).
Target return: 3.0% per year
Investment Term: Withdrawable
Min Investment:
£100
Max Investment:
£40000
Total Raise Target:
£400000
Closes: 31/12/2025
October 2025
Community Share Offer
Help finance the construction of a 2MW (equivalent annual demand from around 800 homes) Fairy Hill Solar farm in Compton Dando, Bath & North East Somerset (with any additional funds raised will support installation of the solar rooftops on schools and community buildings). The project sits on 14.6 acres of lower grade (3b) agricultural land whilst also providing for enhanced access, increased biodiversity through improved habitats and wildflower meadow and fruit orchard. This is an ‘open’ share offer but BWCE are looking to raise £440,000 by the end of December 2025.
Target return: 5.7% per year
Investment Term: Withdrawable
Min Investment:
£100
Max Investment:
£100000
Total Raise Target:
£440000
Closes: 31/12/2025
Community Energy Fund
Community Share Offer
Help to create a clean energy future. Low Carbon Hub invite you to invest in our Community Energy Fund – making community-owned clean energy projects happen and paying you interest in return for your support. Join nearly 2,000 people who have invested over £10 million, helping LCH to build 56 renewable energy projects, from solar on school roofs to the UK’s largest community-owned solar park.
Target return: 5% per year
Investment Term: Withdrawable
Min Investment:
£100
Max Investment:
£100000
Total Raise Target:
£1000000
Closes: 30/01/2026
Bretton Hall Solar Farm
Community Share Offer
Raising a minimum of £340,000 and up to £610,000 to construct the first stage of a 1.5 MWp solar farm in 2026, located on the Flintshire/Cheshire border, which will secure the project’s long-term development rights while generating renewable electricity for local supply. Minimum subscription of £340,000 was achieved by 28 Nov 2025, which enabled Welsh Government Energy Service to approve a Local Energy Fund grant of £1.95 million. The offer will now remain open until 28 Feb 2026, with a new goal of £610,000.
Target return: 6% per year
Investment Term: Withdrawable
Min Investment:
£100
Max Investment:
£100000
Total Raise Target:
£340000
Closes: 28/02/2026
Sheffield Climate Investment
Municipal Bond Offer
Sheffield City Council have declared a climate emergency and working towards Sheffield becoming a net zero city by the start of the next decade. Sheffield City Council will use the money raised over a planned series of Bond offers to help tackle climate change across the city, such as renewable energy generation, energy efficiency upgrades, electric vehicle infrastructure, and nature-based climate solutions. This first phase will be used to install renewable energy generation across the city, expected to include solar on schools. Capital repayment on maturity.
Target return: 4.1% per year
Investment Term:
Min Investment:
£5
Max Investment:
£1000000
Total Raise Target:
£1000000
Closes: 01/03/2026
Westminster Green Investment 2
Municipal Bond Offer
Westminster City Council is committed to taking action on climate change. They declared a climate emergency in 2019, and have already invested in cutting their own emissions. The money will be used towards the major renovation of the Seymour Leisure Centre, which is currently underway. There are a number of additional green and energy efficiency measures that will be installed as part of this work, which the investment will help fund: Air source heat pumps (ASHP); Insulation; LED lighting; & Solar PV. Capital repayment on maturity.
Target return: 4.1% per year
Investment Term:
Min Investment:
£5
Max Investment:
£2000000
Total Raise Target:
£2000000
Closes: 01/03/2026
Southwark Green Investment 4
Municipal Bond Offer
Southwark is taking urgent action to make its environment clean, green and healthy. It has an ambitious plan for the whole borough to be carbon neutral by 2030. The money invested will help fund a range of projects from our climate programme. These measures are expected to include: Moving the council’s biggest buildings away from gas, including new low-carbon heat pumps for our largest office; Community-led energy projects that will tackle fuel poverty; & Creating more wild areas, habitats and green spaces in and around our much-loved parks. Capital repayment on maturity.
Target return: 4.1% per year
Investment Term:
Min Investment:
£5
Max Investment:
£1000000
Total Raise Target:
£1000000
Closes: 01/03/2026
Penrhiw Fach Turbine
Community Share Offer
Become a member and co-own a 800kW wind turbine. YnNi Teg has been operating a similar turbine since 2017, providing a 6.4% return to members for the last 3 years. YnNi Teg aims to pay up to 6% return on investment starting from July 2027. Capital repayments are expected to be 5% (2027-2036) and 10% (2037-2041) per year.
Target return: 6.0% per year
Investment Term: Withdrawable
Min Investment:
£100
Max Investment:
£100000
Total Raise Target:
£350000
Closes: 11/03/2026
2025 Share Offer
Community Share Offer
BHESCo is a social enterprise. Since launching their first share offer in 2015, BHESCo has attracted over £2million of investment for 65 projects and have repaid their 465 members £348,000 of interest. This share offer will fund Preston Park Community Solar Programme and in-roof solar at Dyke Golf Clubhouse. Minimum investment is £500 and maximum is £100,000.
Target return: 5.00% per year
Investment Term: Withdrawable
Min Investment:
£500
Max Investment:
£100000
Total Raise Target:
£350000
Closes: 31/03/2026

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Closed Investments

First Share Offer
Community Share Offer
Raised £302,000 via community shares to fund 283kWp of solar panel installations on Hayling Island Sailing Club, Britannia Reeves (Petersfield), and Energique (Alton). Annual generation c270,000 kWh clean electricity and carbon savings ~54 tonnes/year (equivalent to planting 2,100 trees annually). First payment will be made in Autumn 2027 then annually with full capital repayment targeted by 2040. Offer closed, fully subscribed, with 73 days of offer period left.
Target return: 5.5% per year
Investment Term: Withdrawable
Min Investment:
£50
Max Investment:
£30000
Total Raise Target:
£302000
Closes: 19/07/2025
GMCR 2025 Share Offer
Community Share Offer
GMCR are planning to install over 600 solar panels at three schools and a leisure centre. By buying shares, you’ll become a member of GMCR and receive share interest of up to 5% per annum from 2027, subject to the financial performance of the Society. The minimum investment is just £100 if you’re a Greater Manchester resident, or £500 otherwise. Note: The original target of £250,000 and closing date of 20 July 2025 have been revised to £200,000 and 31 August 2025.
Target return: 5.0% per year
Investment Term: Withdrawable
Min Investment:
£100
Max Investment:
£50000
Total Raise Target:
£200000
Closes: 31/08/2025
Jack Tizard School Solar
Community Share Offer
HFCE’s first Community Share Offer is raising £106,500 to bring the 270 solar panels installed at Jack Tizard School into community ownership. The panels will save 446 tonnes of carbon emissions over the lifetime of the project and raise money to fund community initiatives. The panels were installed with support from Repowering London. Investment deadline extended from 1st September 2025 to 30th September 2025.
Target return: 3% per year
Investment Term: Withdrawable
Min Investment:
£50
Max Investment:
£10650
Total Raise Target:
£106500
Closes: 30/09/2025
Community Energy Fund Q3 2025
Community Share Offer
LCH’s ambition is to raise £2.5 million over three years (2024-2026). Making community energy projects happen in Oxfordshire, the Fund will grow LHC’s portfolio of renewable energy projects. This includes an extension to the solar PV array with Norbar Torque Tools Ltd and installation of a solar PV array over the Archimedes Screws at Sandford Hydro. This is an open share offer; you can apply for shares at any time. This investment round (Q3 2025) deadline is midnight, Monday, 30 September 2025. Target interest rate is 5% (capped at 4% for the first four years of investment).
Target return: 5.0% per year
Investment Term: Withdrawable
Min Investment:
£100
Max Investment:
£100000
Total Raise Target:
£800000
Closes: 30/09/2025
Number Four
Community Share Offer
SELCE are raising £33,000 to pay for the installation 39.8 kWp of solar PV panels at the Invicta Primary School in Blackheath. Over the 20 years of the project, SELCE estimate that the school will make savings of £109,496 on its energy bills and prevent over 113 tonnes of CO2 emissions. Forecast of 4% annual return. Full investment returned after 20 years. Offer closed early, 100% subscribed by 17 October 2025.
Target return: 4% per year
Investment Term: Withdrawable
Min Investment:
£250
Max Investment:
£33000
Total Raise Target:
£33000
Closes: 17/10/2025
Twemlows Solar Farm
Community Share Offer
STCE is looking to raise around £500,000 through this share offer, adding to the £294,000 raised in 2023. Offering a target interest rate of 6% per year and expect to repay the share capital within 11 years. The solar farm has been generating since 2016. It has 40,000 panels, providing enough power for the equivalent of 3,400 homes and saving over 4,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. Offer extended to 14/11/2025 (from 19/10/2025).
Target return: 6.0% per year
Investment Term: Withdrawable
Min Investment:
£250
Max Investment:
£100000
Total Raise Target:
£500000
Closes: 14/11/2025
Second Share Offer
Community Share Offer
KCE are aiming to raise £750,000 to bring solar power to critical Kent organisations — 6 projects totaling 490kW for installation in 2025. Interest accrues from 1 November 2025 and first interest payment 31 October 2026 (unless share offer is extended). No withdrawal except need through 31 Oct 2030, then a maximum of 5% per annum until 31 October 2035, then 7.5% per annum until 31 October 2044. Any remaining capital will be repaid 1 Nov 2044. Extended to 30 November 2025 (initial target of £400,000 was reached on 16 October 2025).
Target return: 6% per year
Investment Term: Withdrawable
Min Investment:
£100
Max Investment:
£100000
Total Raise Target:
£750000
Closes: 30/11/2025
RVE Community Solar Offer
Community Share Offer
RVE Solar offers local residents the opportunity to invest and own a piece of a major renewable energy initiative in Rossendale. RVE Solar aims to raise £350,000 to install a rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) array at the Interfloor factory in Haslingden. The 882-panel solar array is set to generate an estimated 368MWh of clean energy annually, with around 85% of the electricity used on-site. The share offer is slated to return on investment over 20 years. The deadline has been extended to the end of November.
Target return: 6% per year
Investment Term: Withdrawable
Min Investment:
£100
Total Raise Target:
£350000
Closes: 30/11/2025
Sustainable Suffolk Investment 1
Municipal Bond Offer
Fund projects that help make Suffolk safer, cleaner and more sustainable. Suffolk County Council is delivering projects as part of an initiative that involves all of Suffolk’s councils (district, borough and county) and the Police and Public Health services, increasing renewable energy generation at its corporate offices, fire stations, libraries, and locations where it delivers key public services. Green Loan Principles compliant.
Target return: 4% per year
Investment Term:
Min Investment:
£5
Max Investment:
£1000000
Total Raise Target:
£1000000
Closes: 01/12/2025
Glasgow’s Green Investment 1
Municipal Bond Offer
Glasgow City Council is committed to making Glasgow one of the greenest cities in Europe, creating a healthier and more climate resilient city for its citizens to enjoy. The council wants this transition to benefit all communities in the city, improving both quality of life and climate resilience. Glasgow City Council will use the money raised to fund sustainable energy projects, supporting the installation of solar panels across a number of council sites to reduce annual energy costs.
Target return: 4% per year
Investment Term:
Min Investment:
£5
Max Investment:
£1000000
Total Raise Target:
£1000000
Closes: 01/12/2025

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