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Solar for Schools CBS
Unsecured Bonds (Offer VI)
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Solar for Schools works with schools and communities to deliver carbon and cost savings with solar energy.
- Where your money goes
- Team
- Documents
- Updates
Updates
Solar Bond Offer Reopening
6th September 2021
We are pleased to announce that Solar for Schools are reopening their Solar Bond Offer to raise up to the £2,000,000 maximum by the 31st October 2021.
Please see the Documents tab for the full text accompanying the offer reopening.
Solar for Schools reach target raise amount
28th April 2021
Solar for Schools have successfully reached their revised target raise of £950,000 on their latest bond offer on the Ethex platform. As Solar for Schools increase their pipeline of schools looking for solar panels, we hope to bring further bond offers to the Ethex platform in the near future.
Bond Offer to pause at £950k
1st April 2021
Solar for Schools have decided to pause the bond offer once £950k has been raised, and have reduced their target from £2m accordingly. This is due to the fact that a larger number of current investors than anticipated have requested to roll over their existing investment, which was due for repayment in October into this new bond. This means that the refinance requirement at this time is lower than predicted at launch. Later in the year Solar for Schools will review their project pipeline to assess their funding need, at which time the offer may be reopened.
Solar for Schools CBS Ltd
Your money will…
Take decisive action to tackle climate change by funding solar panels on UK schools.
Replace existing expensive debt with more affordable finance so more schools can generate their own clean energy that is cheaper than they would otherwise pay.
Provide innovative education resources linked to the solar panels to inspire the next generation and their parents to decarbonise faster.
Earn potentially tax-free interest. Your investment will target a return of 2% +RPI (min 2% max 5%) and is eligible to be held within an IFISA.*
The bigger picture
- Every £50,000 invested into Solar for Schools saves around 300 tonnes of CO₂ over the lifetime of the panels, about the same as not flying to Australia and back 15 times.
- To date, installations by Solar for Schools have generated 19,228 MWh of solar electricity, enough to drive an electric car around the world 2,399 times.
- This has avoided 7,802 tonnes of CO2 and inspired approximately 80,000 students to fight climate change.
- Solar for Schools work with pupils on educational programmes, giving them invaluable insights into the future of renewable energy generation.
*IFISA eligibility depends on investors' individual tax status and current legislation.
Where your money goes
Solar for Schools will use your investment to install new solar systems onto school roofs. Every £50,000 invested in solar panels on schools via Solar for Schools CBS will:
- Fund the purchase and installation of around 200 solar panels (60kWp) on UK school roofs.
- Generate enough electricity each year to drive an electric vehicle around the world 6 times.
- Inspire and educate a future generation on the importance of clean energy generation.
- Save a school between £30,000 and £70,000 in electricity costs over the lifetime of the system.
Team
Ann Finlayson
Chair
Executive Chair of SEEd, the Sustainability and Environmental Education Charity and Founding Member and Chair of the Sustainable Schools Alliance.
Peter Roberts
Director
Senior Project Manager Technical Advisor to the Department of Education.
Julian Leslie
Director
Head of Network Capability Electricity at the National Grid .
Marino Charalambous
Director
CEO of CHATS Academy Trust.
Helen Bates
Director
Assistant Director (School’s Services) at the Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia.
Nathan Odom
Director
Head of Estates and Admissions for the Discovery Schools Academy Trust (DSAT).
Robert Schrimpff
Director
Co-Founder & CEO of Solar Options for Schools Ltd.
Ann Flaherty
Director
Business & Project Director for Solar Options for Schools.
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Interest accrual and payment
Interest will accrue from the interest start date (3 months after drawdown from Ethex) and interest payments are projected to be made annually on 31 October of each year.
Getting your money out
These bonds are transferable but are not listed on any investment exchange. Investors will not be able to withdraw their investment until the end of the term of the bond.
Investing on behalf of children
Investments into this bond offer are not able to be held on behalf of children.
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