What Fullabrook does

Fullabrook CIC is a Community Interest Company established in 2011 to administer a community benefit fund linked to the Fullabrook Wind Farm in North Devon, England. It is a private, non-commercial social enterprise governed by an asset lock, with nine volunteer directors elected from local members and one part-time administrator. The organisation receives an initial £1 million endowment plus a recurring £100,000 annual payment from Devon Wind Power Ltd (now owned by ESB Energy) for each year the wind farm generates electricity, and disburses these funds as grants to eligible community organisations.

Fullabrook CIC operates four distinct grant programmes: Main Grants for capital or project costs exceeding £1,500 (capped at £50,000 and typically much lower, requiring matched funding), Small Grants up to £1,500 for capital, project, or running costs, Very Small Grants up to £500 for seed funding new projects and start-ups without established committee structures, and Enriched Education Grants reserved for schools within its 13-parish catchment to support non-statutory educational activities. Applications are submitted by email, reviewed by the volunteer board, and disbursed directly to successful applicants. Grant offers must be accepted within two weeks and projects must be completed within 12 months, with a mandatory impact report required before re-application.

The CIC serves registered charities, community interest companies, voluntary groups, schools, and sports clubs whose beneficiaries live within the 13 named parishes surrounding the wind farm: Ashford, Berrynarbor, Bittadon, Braunton, East Down, Georgeham, Heanton Punchardon, Ilfracombe, Marwood, Mortehoe, Shirwell, West Down, and West Pilton. Despite being funded by Devon Wind Power Ltd and its parent ESB Energy, Fullabrook CIC operates entirely independently, with stated focus areas including energy efficiency, renewable energy, sustainable transport, affordable recreation, and community safety. From formation to the end of 2022, the organisation had awarded 478 grants totalling £1,562,203. Marketing is minimal, limited to a content-led website and email correspondence; there is no paid advertising, no mobile application, no API, and no proprietary technology platform.

Name

Fullabrook

Legal name

Fullabrook CIC

Website

https://fullabrook-cic.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Fullabrook CIC is a North Devon Community Interest Company that administers a wind farm community benefit fund, awarding grants of £500-£50,000 to charities, schools, sports clubs, and community groups across 13 parishes surrounding the Fullabrook Wind Farm.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Braunton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Community Fund Payments: Fullabrook CIC receives funding from Devon Wind Power Ltd, owner of the Fullabrook Wind Farm. The fund started with £1 million in 2011 when the wind farm began generating electricity, with an annual payment of £100,000 received each year the wind farm operates. The CIC distributes these funds as grants to eligible community organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Fullabrook CIC is a Community Interest Company that administers the Fullabrook Wind Farm Community Fund, distributing grants to local charities, voluntary groups, community organizations, sports clubs, and schools in the 13 parishes closest to the wind farm in North Devon. It offers four tiers of grants (Main Grants up to £50,000, Small Grants up to £1,500, Very Small Grants up to £500, and Enriched Education Grants for schools) funded by an initial £1 million endowment in 2011 and ongoing £100,000 annual payments from Devon Wind Power (now ESB Energy).

Product overview

Fullabrook CIC offers a single unified grant-giving service, providing four distinct grant programs tailored to different funding needs: Main Grants for larger capital or project costs (over £1,500), Small Grants for smaller capital, project, or running costs (up to £1,500), Very Small Grants for seed funding new projects (up to £500), and Enriched Education Grants for local schools to support non-statutory educational activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Main Grants
• Small Grants
• Very Small Grants
• Enriched Education Grants

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Power to Change: UK charitable trust supporting community businesses and social enterprises with grant funding and capacity-building. Comparable as a grantmaking organization serving community-led enterprises, though at much larger national scale and not tied to a specific wind farm.

Direct peers

• Keadby Community Fund: SSE Renewables community fund tied to the Keadby Wind Farm in North Lincolnshire. Operates the same wind-farm-linked community benefit distribution model, providing grants to local groups within a defined catchment area.
• Whitelee Windfarm Community Benefit Fund: Community benefit fund tied to Whitelee Windfarm (operated by ScottishPower/E.ON), distributing grants to surrounding communities. Directly comparable structure and revenue model to Fullabrook CIC: corporate-funded annual community payments administered by an independent local body.
• Clyde Windfarm Community Benefit Fund: SSE-operated community fund for the Clyde Wind Farm in Scotland, distributing grants to nearby communities. Directly comparable as another wind farm community benefit fund administered on behalf of an electricity generator with geographically-restricted eligibility.
• Pen y Cymoedd Community Fund: Vattenfall-operated community fund for the Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm in South Wales, distributing grants to local community projects. Shares the wind farm community benefit fund model, annual corporate contribution structure, and geographically-restricted grant eligibility.
• Banks Renewables Community Funds: Banks Renewables (part of RWE) operates multiple community benefit funds for wind farm sites across Northern England. Operates an identical model: annual corporate payments from wind energy operations distributed as community grants in the surrounding area.

Others

• ESB Energy: Parent company of Devon Wind Power Ltd, the sole funder of Fullabrook CIC. ESB operates other wind farm sites in the UK and Ireland that have associated community benefit arrangements, making it both the funding counterparty and an ecosystem participant.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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