Investors

B4RN and Our Investors

Since B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North) is a Community Benefit Society, we aren't interested in commercial speculation; we only extend our network into communities where we are wanted.

Each new area that invites B4RN in needs to raise a certain level of investment to cover the work and materials required for their area’s installation. A significant amount of that cost is currently being met with government voucher funding.

Shares

Every community’s core investment consists of shares in B4RN. B4RN will use its best endeavours to allocate your investment according to your preference, but reserves the right to direct investment to develop the network generally.

• Minimum shareholding £100 / maximum £100,000.

• All shareholders are members of B4RN. One member, one vote.

• Shares must be held for a minimum of 3 years.

• Some shareholders choose to invest £1,500 and claim a waived connection fee worth £60. (Remember: The £1,500 must be invested in a single transaction and before the connection goes live to qualify for a waived connection fee and three months free broadband service. Full waived connection fees can be found on our Share Prospectus page).

• Shares cost £1 each and can only be sold back to B4RN at £1 each.

• Investment in shares attracts the current rate of 5%, which can be paid out or reinvested yearly. More details can be found on the page below.

Find Out More

For a more comprehensive outline of investing in B4RN, view our Share Prospectus page.

Visit the Society’s Rules Handbook for full details of what it means to become a member of the B4RN Community Benefit Society.

B4RN is registered under the FCA Mutuals Public Register, Company Registration Number 31352R (Our publicly filed Accounts and Annual Returns can be found on our FCA page).

Apply

Should you wish to invest in B4RN shares now:

1. Download the share form or email shareregistrar@b4rn.org.uk for a copy.

2. Print and fill out the form. You can ask for your investment to be linked to your local project.

3. Post your signed form to: B4RN, Station Yard, Melling, Carnforth, LA6 2QY or email your signed form to: shareregistrar@b4rn.org.uk

Pledging

If you'd like to make an investment pledge (with payment only required if your local project goes ahead), please complete the relevant online Pledge Form.

Once you submit the form, a personalised pledge document will be generated for you to sign.

If you choose to sign electronically, there's no need to email or post anything, we will email you the pre-generated form to sign and submit back to us.

If you choose to sign by hand, we will email you the pre-generated form for you to print, sign and return to us by email to pledge@b4rn.org.uk or by post to: 

B4RN,
Station Yard, 
Melling,
Carnforth 
LA6 2QY

Please do not send any funds at this stage.

Alternatively, you can either download a copy of our Individual and Joint pledge form or a form for Organisations and Businesses.