Fees

Crowdbase does not charge platform fees. What you pay depends on the campaign you invest in, and every cost is set out in that campaign's Key Investment Information Sheet (KIIS) before you commit.

If you are an investor

There is no charge for having a Crowdbase account. Opening, keeping and closing one is free, and so is browsing campaigns, reading the documents and taking the knowledge test.

Individual campaigns can carry a cost to you, and it varies. It may be a share of any profit you make when the investment pays out, or a fee charged at the point of investment. There is no standard figure, because each campaign is negotiated separately.

Read the KIIS before you invest. We check every KIIS before a campaign goes live and require every cost an investor will bear to be set out in it. If a cost is not there, we do not charge it.

If you are raising funds

Our commission is negotiated with each company and depends on how much you are raising and how the round is structured.

Part of it may be payable up front, to cover the cost of due diligence. If the campaign reaches its minimum target, and so is successful, we normally deduct that amount from the final commission, so you are not charged twice. If the campaign is unsuccessful, we do not charge a success fee.

Card and transfer processing costs on a campaign are borne by the company raising the funds, not by investors. We will give you the full fee position in writing before you sign anything.

Additional services

Separately from crowdfunding, Crowdbase offers some paid services to companies, such as business planning, financial modelling and help applying for the Certificate of Innovative Enterprise (CIE). These services are not part of our crowdfunding services. Fees are agreed separately, based on the scope and complexity of the work.

The full policy

Our Fees and Charges policy sets out the detail.