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Thrive Renewables Bond

Interest rate 5.0% a year
Term 7 years
Total Invested £9.96m
906  investors
Maturity date 31 Mar 2024
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What does the company do?

Thrive Renewables has been developing, constructing, and operating a fleet of renewable energy projects in the UK since 1994. You can find out more about Thrive Renewables here.

Thrive Renewables provides investors with the opportunity to contribute directly to a cleaner, smarter energy system, with a community of over 6,000 investors, both shareholders and bondholders from its various investment offers. It owns and operates a portfolio of energy projects across the UK, predominantly wind turbines - you can find an up to date list of its projects here.

Why did the company raise money?

Thrive Renewables raised money through this investment in 2016 to help fund new renewable energy projects in its pipeline. This investment was fully repaid on 28 March 2024.

How is the company making an impact?

Thrive Renewables is helping to increase the amount of renewable energy used in the UK’s electricity grid as we transition to a 100% low carbon energy future.

The Randonmoor Wind Farm, located in the Fens of Cambridgeshire
The Randonmoor Wind Farm, located in the Fens of Cambridgeshire

Key terms

Issuer Thrive Renewables
Return 5.0% a year
Term period 7 years
Start date 1 April 2017
Maturity date 31 March 2024
Capital repayment Lump sum on maturity
Amount raised £9,962,191.27
Return structure

Interest is paid annually on 31 March each year, with the capital repaid on the maturity date.

Secured or unsecured Unsecured
Early repayment options

The company has the option of repaying the investment early on any day from 31 March 2022, subject to paying interest up until the point of repayment.

See the Debenture Deed for details of all circumstances in which the option for early repayment may be exercised.

Documents

Bond instrument
Download PDF The bond instrument sets out the legal agreement and terms for this investment.

Payment schedule

This table gives a breakdown of what was paid back on this investment, based on an example investment of £1,000.

Payment schedule table
Payment date Capital repayment Interest Total
31 March 2017 £0.00 £13.01 £13.01
29 March 2018 £0.00 £50.00 £50.00
1 April 2019 £0.00 £50.00 £50.00
31 March 2020 £0.00 £50.00 £50.00
31 March 2021 £0.00 £50.00 £50.00
31 March 2022 £0.00 £50.00 £50.00
31 March 2023 £0.00 £50.00 £50.00
2 April 2024 £1,000.00 £50.00 £1,050.00
Total £1,000.00 £363.01 £1,363.01