Ethex

04/06/2026

We are very pleased to welcome back to Ethex with their 5th bond offer, supporting fair and affordable lending to people in the UK locked out of mainstream finance. Salad's services help thousands of people avoid predatory high-interest lenders, promoting financial and mental well-being.

Find out about their latest offer here: https://www.ethex.org.uk/invest/salad-v



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20/05/2026

Proud to have donated to support the Up The Energy campaign by Community Energy England, helping build a bigger, stronger movement for community energy!

19/05/2026

Great news! The UK's first community-owned battery just got a £60,000 vote of confidence.

is raising funds to install battery storage alongside Ray Valley Solar, one of the UK's largest community-owned solar farms. The battery will store clean energy and release it when the grid needs it most: saving 809 MWh of renewable energy from going to waste each year and cutting an additional 102 tonnes of carbon.

This week, two match funders have stepped up: WE HAVE THE POWER has pledged £30,000, and another institutional funder is providing a further £30,000. This gives us a total match pot of £60,000 that will be added when the next £60,000 is invested.

The match will take the offer past its £500,000 target. But Low Carbon Hub will keep raising until 26 June, because every extra pound goes towards this pioneering battery project.

The match funding is a clear signal of trust in what Low Carbon Hub is building. If you haven't invested yet, now is a great time because every £ invested will be doubled.



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15/05/2026

More great news on our current community energy investment opportunities. The Bath & West Community Energy bond offer has passed its target raise and, with less than two weeks left, they are continuing towards their maximum of £1 million.
Again, we are delighted with this strong show of investor support for community-owned energy; it really feels like a pivotal moment for the sector and we're proud to be a part of it!
Check out the bond offer here: https://lnkd.in/eNaQrsUz

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13/05/2026

In 2019, a domestic abuse refuge in Rotherham nearly lost its building.

Hopian (then Rotherham Rise) had been supporting survivors since 1976, offering refuge accommodation, outreach, counselling, and specialist support for children and young people. But this was all dependent on keeping their doors open.

ICOF Community Capital lent them £77,500, and that unlocked a further £377,500 in finance. Hopian bought their premises, and their vital services continued.

This is an excellent example of a community-centric revolving loan fund doing exactly what it should.

ICC has made 100 loans to 85 organisations like Hopian since 1994, every pound invested is lent out, repaid, and lent again.

Their share offer is live on Ethex now, it closes 31 May, so there are just 18 days left to hit the minimum target.

From £250, you become a member. Investors are eligible for 25% income tax relief over five years through CITR, one of the most underused incentives in ethical investing, as well as a 3% targeted return and membership rights.

Community investors are what make offers like this succeed, and the success of this share offer will have a positive ripple effect on many community-owned businesses and co-operatives. Now's the time to get on board and support lending to the businesses we don't want to lose.

https://www.ethex.org.uk/invest/icof-community-capital

12/05/2026

Delighted to share that the Kent Community Energy bond offer has passed its target raise of £750,000 and is now over-raising until the closing date of 23rd June!

This is a huge investor show of support for community energy and great news for the community buildings across Kent that will be getting rooftop solar installations, saving them up to 25% on their energy bills.

There is still time to get involved; visit their profile on Ethex.



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08/05/2026

Excellent to see Chloé Farand's piece in The Guardian helping spread the word about the Low Carbon Hub's pioneering battery storage project at Ray Valley Solar and the share offer supporting it!

The share offer on Ethex is now over 65% to target. Coverage like this can only help us reach more interested people!

Oxfordshire’s Ray Valley Solar already generates clean energy for 7,000 homes, and is now crowdfunding storage to marry daylight with evening demand

30/04/2026

Community energy is one of the most powerful tools we have to move us towards our clean energy transition, and the people creating it are pretty inspiring!

In our latest Ethex Cuppa Club, Joe Berry chatted with Barbara Hammond MBE from Low Carbon Hub and Michael Bax from Kent Community Energy about clean energy, community ownership, and what it really takes to take it forward.

Watch some clips from the conversation, and if you want to be part of it, both organisations are raising investment on Ethex right now.

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29/04/2026

Great news, the Bath & West Community Energy solar bond offer is over 50% to target. There is still time for more investors to get on board and help fund the construction of the Fairy Hill Solar Farm, generating clean, community-owned energy and funding energy-saving community initiatives.

Visit their profile and be a part of the change.

https://www.ethex.org.uk/invest/bath-and-west-community-energy



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27/04/2026

A huge thank you to every investor who supported the recent Ethex bond raise for Sustainable Energy 24 Community Energy.

Thanks to our community of impact investors, SE24 has successfully raised £400,000 through its Community Energy Bond offer, with the 10-year 6% amortising bonds fully subscribed and the raise closing 32 days ahead of schedule

This is a fantastic achievement for SE24 and a great example of what can happen when investors choose to put their money to work for people and planet. The funding will now help deliver ten rooftop solar and energy efficiency projects across schools in South East London, creating lasting environmental and community benefit.

While this offer has now closed, there is still time to invest in three other impactful community energy opportunities currently live on Ethex from Bath & West Community Energy, Low Carbon Hub and Kent Community Energy, giving you the chance to support projects that are building a fairer, greener energy future for communities across the UK.