Edwardian heritage treasure Bramley Baths is celebrating 120 years of being part of the local community and is looking to raise the roof with a Community Share Offer.
Bramley Baths provides swim, gym and classes to the community in Bramley and beyond. Since 2013 they have operated as a social enterprise and community hub hosting other organisations, events, and activities as well as supporting the community’s health and wellbeing. With a primary purpose of benefiting the local community and maintaining and protecting the Grade II listed building for future generations, they are championed by local residents and supporters all over the UK.
This is a special place in local people’s lives and histories, and community support continues to preserve its past, deliver its present and help secure its future for generations to come. Now they are calling for their community to help raise £350,000 to repair and restore their roof and decrease their environmental impact.
CEO David Wilford said “We have chosen to fundraise through our first Community Share Offer Ethical; finance, which allows us to go beyond not only being community led, but part community owned. We are thrilled to have support already from Co-operatives UK’s Community Shares Booster Fund and we welcome all members of community to be part of our ownership model. We know that having this investment will contribute to our highly successful social enterprise and allow our community to come with us on our journey into a new chapter of the Bramley Baths story.”
To date, Bramley Baths has received support from
● £43,260 from Community investors and partners
● £40,000 from the Booster fund
● £10,000 from Energy Efficiency sharematch
Bringing their current total to £93,260
They are also awaiting confirmation on share match funding through an energy efficiency grant, administered by Crowdfunder, working with Co-operatives UK and funded by Access.
The share offer closes on 28th of November, you can find out more about the options for investing by visiting their website, www.bramleybaths.com
The co-operatives UK said;
“We are excited to offer an investment of £40,000 from our Community Shares Booster Fund. To unlock this investment, Bramley Baths need to raise £310,000 matched investment from community investors. We’re investing as we were impressed with plans to future proofing the building, while reducing running costs and increasing accessibility for the local community.”
You can find out more about the Community Share offer on the Bramley Baths crowdfunder page.
