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Co-operative News

Holyoake House
Hanover Street, Manchester

Co-operative News, established in 1871, is the oldest co-operative newspaper in the world - and also, arguably, the oldest democratically controlled paper.

Business, Creative

Culture Matters Co-operative

30 Glenbrooke Terrace
Low Fell, Gateshead

Culture Matters is for everyone interested in the arts, in culture generally and in politics. We are a collective of writers and activists who have come together to provide webspace and editorial and…

Creative

Customer Union for Ethical Banking

Unit 21, 41 Old Birley Street
Hulme, Manchester

Acting as a Union for customers of the Co-operative Bank to campaign for ethical banking.

Community, Finance

Darlington for Culture

Heritage House
10 Houndgate, Darlington

Darlington for Culture (DfC) was set up late in 2010 to help protect and promote arts and culture in the town. It was established as a co-operative in Spring 2011 and members include representatives…

Community, Creative, Social and leisure

Endeavour Woodcrafts

The Old Fire Station
Darlington Road, Ferryhill

Endeavour Woodcrafts is a woodwork co-operative set up for people with disabilities. Their aims are to help people reach their full potential through continuous training and education and to provide…

Creative, Education and Learning

Farfield Mill

Farfield Mill
Garsdale Road, Sedbergh

Farfield was a woollen Mill until it ceased production in the early 1990's after 156 years of textile production. The Mill was rescued by a group of devoted locals and enthusiasts, keen to…

Community, Creative, Retail

Felt Nowt Productions

141 Hyde Street, South Shields

Felt Nowt Productions are the only comedy company run by comedians for comedians and is dedicated to presenting the best quality stand-up comedy to venues throughout the North East and Cumbria. We are…

Creative, Social and leisure

Future Artists

Great Northern Management Suite
235 Deansgate, Manchester

Community Co-operative for creative industries, specialise in Live events and education.

Community, Creative, Education and Learning

Gibside Community Farm

Gibside Estate Office
Rowlands Gill, Gateshead

Gibside Community Farm was established as a member co-operative Community Interest Company in 2013. Gibside National Trust have kindly supported us by allocating 3 large plots within the walled…

Community, Farming

Greenslate Community Farm

Greenslate Lodge
Greenslate Road
Billinge, Wigan

Greenslate Community Farm, built for the community by the community. 25 acres of farm and woodlands on the side of Billinge Hill on the outskirts of Wigan.

Farming

Hansel Cooperative Press

Stromness

Hansel is a not-for-profit cooperative of writers and artists which promotes literary and artistic works relating to Orkney and Shetland. We are as yet fairly new and small. Our projects are aimed at…

Creative

Harmony Associates

Ghyll Cottage
Lamplugh Green, Workington

Harmony Associates is an artists' co-operative (no. 07854771) founded in 2011 by Mouthful and psychotherapist Angie Power, consisting of artists, researchers, teachers, managers, practitioners…

Creative, Education and Learning

Incredible Edible Prestwich and District

11 Carlton Avenue
Whitefield, Manchester

Incredible Edible Prestwich and District is a community gardening group and a member of the Incredible Edible community. The group have several sites in the Prestwich area growing fruit, vegetables…

Farming

Jangling Space

Unit H, Shawlands Shopping Arcade
Kilmarnock Road, Glasgow

Jangling Space – a space where we can help community meet, talk, imagine, share and DO. The DOING is important – we will make tangible products that have meaning. We will do it ‘out in the open’ so…

Community, Creative, Education and Learning

Jazz.Coop

11 Railway Street, Newcastle

We’re a community cooperative set up to support the rehearsal, performance, promotion & development of jazz, poetry, dance & related arts. We’re the first cooperative in the UK to own a music…

Creative, Social and leisure

Leob Croft Co-operative

Leob Croft, Pennyghael

Producing organic and bio-dynamic meat and vegetables for members and the local community; Providing housing for members; Running a self-catering holiday accommodation business and small camping-site;…

Community, Farming, Housing

Levenshulme Hall

35 Brook Avenue
Levenshulme, Manchester

Levenshulme Hall is a Charitable Community Benefit Society established to conserve the heritage of the Old Levenshulme Swimming Pool and make it available for public use. It is used for training,…

Community, Creative, Family and Health, Social and leisure

Manchester Area Resource Centre (MARC)

Unit 5 Regent Trading Estate
Oldfield Road, Salford

At marc we try to reduce negative impacts on the environment to a minimum. Our soya ink print process uses digital machines called Risographs. This process avoids all the worst aspects of the printing…

Creative, Digital

Moogety Foods

c/o Elderpark Housing Association
Garmouth Street
Govan, Glasgow

Moogety Foods is based in Govan, Glasgow, promoting healthy eating, cooking and participation within the community.

Food and Drink, Farming

Nenthead Arts & Visitor Centre

Arts & Visitor Centre
Nenthead, Alston

Nenthead Arts & Visitor Centre - England’s Highest Arts and Visitor Centre Sitting at the crossroads of three counties, in the North Pennines AONB, Nenthead boasts breathtaking scenery and a…

Community, Creative, Food and Drink, Retail

Newcastle Creates

Newcastle Civic Centre
Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne

Community, Creative

N.I.A.M.O.S

The NIA Centre Chichester Road
Hulme, Manchester

N.I.A.M.O.S is deeply rooted in the community and serves as the hub of cultural life for the area as a thriving arts venue. Both within the building - and through our learning, participation and…

Community, Creative

Plastic Shed

6 Claremont Avenue, Stockport

People working together in Stockport to turn our plastic waste into useful and beautiful new things.

Business, Creative

Redeye (North West Photography Network)

First Floor
76-80 Heaton Moor Road, Stockport

Redeye is a photography network based in Greater Manchester. Through a varied programme of talks, workshops, CPD, network events and symposiums as well as working on projects with partners, our aim is…

Community, Creative, Social and leisure

Saltspace Co-op

142 Saltmarket, Glasgow

Saltspace is a creative co-op providing a supportive platform for new graduates and early year creatives as a stepping-stone into their artistic career.

Creative

Scottish Communities Finance

The Melting Pot
15 Calton Road, Edinburgh

Scottish Communities Finance seeks to enhance community resilience and cohesion by providing loans that meet the financing needs of community businesses and social enterprises. SCF's focus is to…

Community, Finance

Scottish Farm Land Trust

9 The Square
Ashfield, Dunblane

The Scottish Farm Land Trust aims to increase access to land for small-scale, ecological agriculture by purchasing land to be held in trust and rented fairly to new entrants and young people. Scottish…

Farming

Shared Interest

Pearl Assurance House
7 New Bridge Street West, Newcastle

We are an ethical investment co-operative - Legally an Industrial and Provident Society. We lend money to fair trade businesses, both buyers in the UK, US, Europe and Australia as well as direct to…

Business, Community, Finance

Skye and Lochalsh Micro Abattoir

3 Borve
Portree, Isle of Skye

Skye and Lochalsh Abattoir is a local community project, established to create a micro abattoir for the Skye and Lochalsh region.

Business, Farming

Smithdown Social

455 Smithdown Road, Liverpool

A multi purpose Community Benefit Society in South Liverpool, Smithdown Social's aim is to provide the local community with access to great music, arts, culture and training. Its primary function…

Community, Creative, Social and leisure

Star and Shadow Cinema

110 Warwick Street, Newcastle

The Star and Shadow Cinema Cooperative, is the trading name of The Star and Shadow Cinema, which is a registered Community Benefit Society, under the Somerset Coop Model Rules. The cooperative is a…

Community, Creative

The Ferret

The Melting Pot
15 Calton Road, Edinburgh

The Ferret is Scotland's first independent platform for investigative journalism. We are setting up as a co-operative and building our subscribers into the governance of the organisation. This…

Community, Creative, Online

The Forum Music Studios

The Forum
Borough Road, Darlington

‘The Forum’ provides a performance space for music, comedy and the performing arts in Darlington

Business, Creative, Social and leisure

The Fountain Gallery

8 King Street, Wigton

The Fountain Gallery is an artist's co-operative situated in the centre of Wigton, Cumbria.

Creative

The Hive Live

Red Lion
1 Wharton Road, Winsford

To improve the cultural identity of our area (The Weaver Valley) through the development and showcasing of our creative communities in Winsford, Middlewich and Northwich. We aim to create…

Community, Creative, Social and leisure

The Media Fund

2 Thorlby Road
Culcheth, Warrington

The Media Fund is a permanent online crowdfund that allows you to directly support independent media teams. We function as a central hub for alternative media – providing regular digests of key…

Community, Creative

The Meteor: Manchester's Independent Media

24 Wetherall Street
Levenshulme, Manchester

The Meteor is a not-for-profit, independent media project – an alternative, radical, community-based publication for the people of Manchester.

Business, Creative

The People's Plot

1/2 300 Langside Road, Glasgow

The People's Plot are growers with nowhere to grow! We aim to work collectively to develop new allotment sites in the city of Glasgow.

Community, Farming

Whitmuir Community Farm

Whitmuir Farm, West Linton

Whitmuir Community Benefit Society (WCBS) was formed in late 2012 to raise funds through a share issue to transfer the land at Whitmuir into community ownership. Whether through ownership or other…

Farming