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All membership organisations, including co‑ops, will keep information on their members.

When organisations work well together, they can make the world a better, safer and more equitable place, not just for their members but their external partners and collaborators

Collaboration between businesses can have many advantages. And of course one of the co-operative principles is co-operation between co-ops.

Recent years have seen an increased emphasis upon Health and Safety across all sectors, creating the risk of adverse publicity and criminal enforcement action.

Recently we advised a Co‑operatives UK member as to whether they needed permission to play music in their premises. In this article, we share some useful information about the authorisations needed…

Co-operatives UK has published four ‘offers’ for building back better, aimed at a government worried about jobs and everyone working for a more just and sustainable future. 

It looks like we’re heading into a deep economic and social crisis. Many livelihoods and businesses will be destroyed. But business as usual was already an unfolding catastrophe; for the planet if not…

For six weeks we have been fighting for co-ops to get the help they need to survive this pandemic. This includes lobbying the UK government to include co-operative and community benefit societies in…

An accurate Register of Members protects a society or a company from divisive, costly, and complex disputes. Conscientiously maintaining the register is good practice – here's our guide to how... 

Budget 2020 includes a very welcome announcement for private rental housing co‑ops. They will no longer have to pay punitive taxes aimed at deterring the corrupt practice known as ‘property…

As our working life becomes busier, it can be frustrated by the number of meetings we are invited to, many of which we cannot miss. However, how many of the meetings are worthwhile or result in a…

Co-operatives can access a range of capital to help fund their business. In this article, we outline what to bear in mind when considering accessing debt finance – in particular loan finance – and we…

If your co-op is still working through its New Year ‘to do’ list, Co-operatives UK has a raft of useful governance resources that can help. Here are some top tips on how to use them so you can…

As the politically independent voice of co-ops in the UK, we look forward to working with the incoming Conservative government.

All the big players in Westminster have published their manifestos. Reading them gives us an idea of what the next government might do for co-ops. It also offers an insight into how much political…

Filing the annual return and accounts is an important event in the governance year of any business. Her are some practical tips to help those co-operatives registered under the Industrial and…