These social housing bonds are a solid place to park your money

This social housing bond could be a good place to park your money if capital preservation is of primary importance, says Oliver Butt.

Dolphin Square Charitable Foundation has put out a listed bond through the Retail Charity Bond umbrella, which issues bonds on behalf of charities. This is not an exciting bond in terms of yield, but on a relative basis it represents fair to good value. It could be a good place to park your money where capital preservation is of primary importance.

Dolphin was founded in June 2005 as a charitable trust, following a donation of the £125m proceeds from the sale of the leasehold of the Dolphin Square mansion block in Pimlico. It is a housing charity but not a housing association, which means that it is not regulated by the Housing and Communities Agency (HCA) although it has an HCA-regulated division through which it provides social and affordable housing. The charity has 600 homes in central and inner London and is in expansionary mode, with 196 homes under construction and more planned (hence the bond issue). These span six sites in Westminster, and one site each in Hackney, Camden, Lambeth, Ealing and Waltham Forest.

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Terms
IssuerRetail Charity Bonds
On behalf ofDolphin Square Char. Found'n
Nominal amount£25m
RatingUnrated
Coupon4.25%, semi-annual
Coupon dates6 July, 6 January
Maturity date06-Jul-26
ISINXS1634535253
Denominations£100
ListingLondon Stock Exchange