Homes that fund forests.
Forests that fund homes.
A validated five-year core in Ireland — development profit, perpetual stewardship fees, and environmental credits — with gated international optionality. The founders will live there.
The Opportunity
Europe is 9.6 million homes short. Over 80% of its habitats are degraded. The EU Nature Restoration Law mandates ecosystem restoration by 2030. England's mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain requirement is already in effect.
No one profitably delivers affordable, net-zero housing that meets Europe's ecological mandate. NeighbourWood does — through the 10:1 Model, with homes and woodland paired for good.
The Revenue Architecture
Three validated Zone A engines in the Irish core — plus a gated Zone B portfolio of scaling options, with pricing held until the pilot proves the model.
1. Home Development
Net-zero homes sold at market rate. ~20% development margin at scale (range 20–25%, 30+ units). Clear demand in Ireland's undersupplied market.
2. Perpetual Stewardship
€2,220/home/year, CPI-linked, collected in perpetuity through permanent legal covenants. Every home sold adds to a growing annuity — the engine that turns a developer into an infrastructure company.
3. Environmental Credits
NRS Credits — carbon (NRS-C), biodiversity (NRS-B), and water (NRS-W) — generated by the Nature Endowment. Verified by third-party methodology developed with university research partners. Each hectare of woodland becomes a permanent, appreciating asset.
Beyond the Irish core sits a portfolio of scaling pathways: international model-replication licensing through the N-OS operational platform, England's mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain (Environment Act 2021), energy-systems IP, and multi-ecosystem NRS. These are genuine optionality — not core assumptions. Pricing, margins, and scale are deliberately held until the pilot proves the model; no Zone B figure is published as fact.
Homes that fund forests. Forests that fund homes.
Five-Year Financial Summary (Zone A)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| 5-Year Revenue | €53.6M |
| 5-Year Net Profit | €2.60M |
| Year 5 Revenue (run-rate) | €25.8M |
| Year 5 Net Margin | 9.0% |
| Model ROI | 1.24× — an accounting ratio (cumulative profit ÷ €2.1M equity base) — not an investor return |
| Annual break-even | Year 3 |
| Cumulative cash-positive | Year 4 |
| Homes (5-year pipeline) | 95 |
| Native woodland (5-year) | 15 ha |
Zone A validated 5-year core. The 1.24× model ROI is an accounting ratio (cumulative profit ÷ €2.1M equity base) — not an investor return; bridge-investor returns are modelled separately in the Investor-Returns Model (illustrative scenarios, not guarantees). Full financial model available on request.
Home Affordability Fund: a published 25% slice of the credit-allocation waterfall funds the Home Affordability Fund — the long-horizon mechanism by which maturing credits help make each successive home more affordable.
Capital Strategy
Bridge Round (Active)
| Target | €300k |
| Valuation cap | €3M |
| Discount | 15% |
| Interest | 0% |
| Maturity | 18-month |
| Conversion | Auto at Qualified Financing (≥€500k) |
Seed Round (Planned)
| Target | €1.8M (floor €1.55M) |
| Equity | 24% |
| Co-investment | Grants in pipeline (Innovation Vouchers, Enterprise Ireland, LEO) |
| Use | Complete the 5-home pilot, establish the Nature Endowment, validate all proof points |
Intellectual property: two granted trademarks — NeighbourWood UK (UK00004309999) and EU (EUTM 019292405), both Classes 36 / 37 / 39 / 44 / 45 — plus five pending patents in active pipeline.
Founder Conviction
Neal and Esther Anderson will purchase a 4-bedroom home in the pilot at full market rate and will be living in the community. Personal capital already deployed — €250k+ across STEP visa, international relocation, and the planned down payment on their own home in the community.
No investor is asked to take a risk the founders aren't taking themselves.
Strategic and operational advisors across climatetech, energy, construction, and governance, plus a Trinity College Dublin research partnership developing the verification methodology behind our environmental credits.
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