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Community Shares

£200 million has been raised through community shares by more than 126,000 people since 2012. We work to grow the community shares market through our leadership in best practice standards and supporting communities through the Community Shares Booster Fund.

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Support for community shares

Find out what support is available to help you raise finance through community shares, including through the Booster Fund.
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Apply to the Booster Fund

The Community Shares Booster Fund is a funding scheme to support community share offers. 
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Energy Efficiency Sharematch

Access match funding support to invest in greener ways of operating your community business. Delivered by Co‑operatives UK and Crowdfunder, funded by Access – The Foundation for Social Investment.
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Community Shares Unit: Impact report 2024

Read a summary of the Community Shares Unit activity in 2024. We saw another record year as we worked with 90 different communities to explore community shares.  
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About community shares

Hundreds of communities across the country have used community shares to save and create businesses that are important to them.
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Community shares resources

There's a wealth of information in our community shares resources, including the essential Community Shares Handbook. 
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Community Shares Standard Mark

The Community Shares Standard Mark is awarded to community share offers that meet national standards of good practice.
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Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter to find out about live community share offers, training opportunities and more.
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