1. Who runs the campaign
The campaign is run by Lodestar Networks Ltd, a private limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 17431367. Its registered office is 66 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NA. In these terms, “Lodestar”, “we” and “us” mean Lodestar Networks Ltd.
You must be at least 18 and entitled to use the bank account from which a contribution is sent. A person paying for an organisation confirms that they have its authority.
2. Period and target
The public appeal originally opened at 00:00 UK time on 8 September 2026 and was scheduled to close at 23:59 UK time on 2 November 2026 with an all-or-nothing target of £1,600.
Lodestar closed the appeal on 28 September 2026 after wavemobile fully funded the Baicells unit. No new public transfers are accepted. Any transfer already sent will be identified and handled under the refund and verification protections in these terms.
3. What a contribution is
A contribution is a voluntary payment to support Lodestar's first community-cell equipment phase. Lodestar is a commercial company, not a charity. A contribution is not a charitable donation and is not eligible for Gift Aid.
It is not a purchase, preorder, deposit, loan, investment, shareholding or regulated savings product. It does not entitle a contributor to equipment, a SIM, service, coverage, priority access, ownership, interest, profit, voting rights or any other reward. Lodestar will provide a contribution acknowledgement on request, not a VAT invoice or charitable tax receipt.
4. How contributions were accepted
The public appeal is closed. The bank details and registration form have been removed, and these archived terms are not an invitation to send money.
While the appeal was open, contributions were accepted by pound-sterling bank transfer using a CELL reference and then registered so Lodestar could reconcile the transfer and contact the contributor if a refund was due. Anyone who sent a transfer before closure should email hello@lodestarnetworks.co.uk with the reference, amount and date. Do not provide full bank or card details, an online-banking password, PIN or one-time code.
5. How money will be used
While the appeal was open, the intended first phase was the quoted Baicells Nova230i Pro radio and its supporting installation materials. Lodestar would own all equipment bought with campaign money.
The campaign terms allowed prices and availability to change. Lodestar could use an installer-approved equivalent, change a supplier, move money within the equipment budget or adapt the design where reasonably needed for safety, compatibility, licensing, availability or value. The public ledger would explain any material change in use.
Campaign money becomes Lodestar company money, recorded separately in the campaign ledger and subject to the refund promises in these terms. We will not spend it before the deadline and will keep enough money available to meet the target-miss refund promise. It is not held as client money or in an escrow service, and a contributor's claim against Lodestar is not protected as a bank deposit by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
6. If the target is missed
If less than £1,600 in cleared contributions has been received by the deadline, Lodestar will not spend campaign money on the equipment phase. Every contribution will be refunded in full.
We will begin the refund process promptly. Within 10 working days after the campaign closes, we will either initiate a refund to the originating account using the return route available through our bank or email the registered contributor with the steps needed to verify that account. We will not ask for an online-banking password, PIN, card security code or one-time passcode.
A full refund means the full pound-sterling amount that reached Lodestar's account. Lodestar cannot refund a charge imposed separately by the contributor's bank. Money awaiting verified return details will remain unspent.
If Lodestar cancels the campaign before the deadline, the same full-refund process applies.
7. If the target is reached
If at least £1,600 in cleared contributions has been received by the deadline, the campaign succeeds. Contributions will then normally be final and may be spent or committed for the equipment phase. There is no automatic change-of-mind refund.
If Lodestar decides not to proceed before any campaign money has been spent or irreversibly committed, it will refund the unspent contributions in full. Once money has been spent or irreversibly committed, a delay, relocation, equipment substitution, trial failure or lack of regulatory approval does not automatically create a right to a refund. This does not affect a right the law does not allow us to exclude.
8. Surplus money
Surplus means cleared contributions above £1,600 and any money left because an item costs less than budgeted, is replaced with a lower-cost equivalent, attracts a rebate or is no longer reasonably required.
Surplus will be retained by Lodestar and reinvested in its network. It may be used for further radio, core, backhaul, installation, power, protection, testing, licensing, maintenance, repair or replacement work. The aim is to extend capacity and reduce Lodestar's costs so lower costs can be passed on to users where sustainable. A contribution does not guarantee a particular retail price or personal saving.
9. Technical and regulatory risk
The target funds equipment, not guaranteed coverage or service. Transmitting requires the appropriate Ofcom authorisation and compliance with its site, frequency, power and other conditions. Installation also depends on a suitable site, structural and electrical safety, backhaul, connection to Lodestar's existing LTE core, compatible devices and successful commissioning.
Ofcom may refuse or alter a licence request. Coverage and performance cannot be guaranteed, and any authorised trial may be temporary, non-commercial, non-protected and subject to interference. Lodestar may relocate or repurpose equipment within its network if the proposed site or trial cannot proceed, provided the use remains consistent with the equipment and network purposes described in these terms.
10. Records, receipts and privacy
Lodestar will publish aggregate campaign totals, purchases, refunds and the remaining balance. Supplier receipts and invoices will be published only after permanent redaction of personal information and security-sensitive identifiers. Contributor names, email addresses, bank details, payment references and messages will not be put in the public ledger or another public supporter list.
Original financial records will be kept privately for accounting, tax, fraud prevention and refund administration. How Lodestar uses contributor information is explained in the campaign privacy notice.
11. Errors and requested refunds
If you send the wrong amount, make a duplicate payment or believe a transfer was unauthorised, contact your bank immediately and email hello@lodestarnetworks.co.uk. Do not email full bank or card details.
Outside the guaranteed refund circumstances in section 6, Lodestar may agree to return an identifiable, unspent contribution before funds are committed, but is not obliged to provide a change-of-mind refund. Any refund will go only to the verified originating account. We may refuse or delay a return where needed to prevent fraud, comply with law or resolve a bank recall.
12. Changes, contact and law
We may correct an error, clarify these terms or make a change required by law or banking security. A material change will be dated and published prominently. A contribution remains governed by the version accepted when it was sent, except where a later change is required by law or is more favourable to the contributor. We will not apply a material adverse change retrospectively without the contributor's agreement or remove the target-miss refund promise from a contribution already received.
Questions and complaints can be sent to hello@lodestarnetworks.co.uk or Lodestar Networks Ltd, 66 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NA.
These terms are governed by English law. The courts of England and Wales will have jurisdiction, except that a consumer may also have mandatory rights to bring a claim where they live. Nothing in these terms excludes liability or rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.