Co-operatives UK

Co‑operatives UK is the voice for the UK’s thousands of independent co‑ops.

We support co‑ops to start up and thrive – join us to access expert advice, events and training. Find out what a co‑op actually is and how we can help.

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Support for your co‑op

As the network for the UK's thousands of co-operative businesses, we provide support in HR, culture, governance, finance, marketing, membership strategy and co-operative development. Browse our extensive library of online resources, blogs and…

Guide to co-ops

Read our handy guide, which explains in simple terms what a co‑op is (and why they're so great).

Practitioners Forum 2021

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Book tickets now for Practitioners Forum, our flagship training event for people working in co‑operative businesses large and small.

The Co-op Economy

The Co-op Economy is the nation’s only comprehensive report on the UK’s co‑operative sector. It reveals turnover, membership and employee figures for co‑op businesses across the UK.

Co-operatives UK offers open surgeries with new CEO

Co-operatives UK’s newly appointed CEO, Rose Marley, is offering one to one surgeries to talk all things co-operative.

Contact package

Our contact package provides access to the best support from leading advisers on co-op governance, finance, HR and membership

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UnFound Accelerator live pitch event – July 2021

Winners of the UnFound Accelerator £10,000 prize fund revealed

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£10,000 in prize money was shared between six teams who took part in the first UnFound Accelerator live pitch event last night (Wednesday 21 July).

2 months ago

Co-operatives UK welcomes government's £150 million Community Ownership Fund

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Open to community organisations across the UK, the Community Ownership Fund provides up to 50 per cent match-funded capital grants to help take ownership of 'at risk' assets.

2 months ago

Clearer guidance around the Covid-19 app is needed, says Co-operatives UK CEO

Co-operative businesses are reporting a sharp increase in their staff receiving notifications from the Covid-19 app.

2 months ago

Co-op of the Year 2021 winners announced

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New categories, thousands of votes and more proud winners than ever before – the Co-op of the Year Awards 2021 are once again celebrating the power of co-operation – which has risen to the fore in…

2 months ago

How many co-ops are there?

The UK’s 7,237 independent co-ops employ 250,128 people
Co-ops contribute £39.7 billion to the UK economy
There are nearly 14 million memberships of co-ops. The members own and have a say in how the nation's co-ops operate
Co-ops proved four times less likely to cease trading during 2020
The UK co-op sector grew by £1.1 billion in 2020, despite the pandemic

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