Investment in Grimsby Community Energy

Grimsby Community Energy is a Community Benefit Society a form of cooperative, where every member has one vote. All our members are dedicated to bringing community energy projects to our local area to help local organisations save money, to strengthen our community and to reduce the carbon emissions that are the primary cause of climate change.

Since 2016 we have been raising funds through community share off ers to install solar PV at worthwhile not-for-profit local organisations. Local people and organisations have invested in us to support their community and receive a fair financial return. Their support has enabled us to install solar PV on ten buildings for five local organisations so far:

• St Andrew’s Hospice
• The Rock Foundation
• E-Factor business centres
• YMCA Humber
• CATCH apprentice centre

Over the last eight years we have raised, £444,732 of investment to deliver renewable energy across Grimsby, Cleethorpes and North East Lincolnshire, installing 534kW of solar PV (photovoltaic) panels for community organisations, generating 157MWh of clean electricity and saving 184t of CO2.

If you chose to invest in Grimsby Community Energy you are purchasing community shares. By purchasing shares, you become a member of our society, and all members are entitled to one vote – regardless of how many shares they hold.

To view the rules of the society which the board ensures we adhere to, please click here.

Grimsby Community Energy has launched this open share off er to raise capital to install more solar PV on rooftops in Grimsby. We have set investment targets to help us plan our growth and we have phased our approach to ensure we can deliver on our goals.

Phase one of our strategy will see us raise an additional £315,200 to install solar PV at three sites in 2024; phase two will see us add in further new sites from 2025 onwards. We will continue to identify and deliver new installations as we make progress towards our total share capital target of £824,400 by 2026.

Phase one is to include:

• Additional buildings at CATCH
• St Andrew’s Hospice
• E-Factor’s St James House

If you would to invest in this share offer, we have added additional ways to help make it as easy as possible.

• If you wish to pay via debit/credit card, please head over to the Crowdfunder website via this link
• If you would like to pay via BACS, please complete the application form by clicking the button below.
• If you would like to pay via Cheque, please complete the application form by clicking the button below.
• If you would like to pay in instalments, please complete the application form by clicking the button below.