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New survey data released this month reveals that trust in co‑operative businesses is high.

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

We are proud to announce that Co-operatives UK is now an accredited Living Wage Employer. This means that every member of staff working for us will earn a real Living Wage.

Stella Creasy MP has tabled an amendment to the Financial Services Bill, aimed at making it easier to establish a mutual bank in the UK.

Retail societies including some of the largest high street co-ops across the UK, today (30 November 2020) launched a collective campaign to support local food banks and combat food injustice.

The extent to which new funding announced in the 2020 Spending Review ends up boosting co-op development, largely depends on how much freedom local leaders and communities will have to direct…

A new match-funding programme designed to help local communities recover, adapt and rebuild resilience through the Covid-19 pandemic has been launched.

As co-ops across UK enter tougher and potentially perilous conditions, we urge them to take steps to manage risks and be proactive in seeking grant aid and advice.

A new report from Co-operatives UK, published today, reveals that community ownership is helping to create a new generation of businesses that are better equipped to withstand the Covid-19 crisis.

Rose Marley will be joining Co‑operatives UK as Chief Executive in January 2021. Read more about Rose’s career to date.

Rose Marley will be joining Co‑operatives UK as Chief Executive in January 2021. She joins the trade body for Britain’s co-operative sector at a crucial moment, when the economy is looking to ‘build…

Government has introduced new insolvency legislation to give businesses in distress more opportunities to turn things around.

Government has confirmed that co-operative and community benefit societies, in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, are covered by legislation that provides businesses with greater flexibility in how…

Co-operatives UK responds to MP Danny Kruger’s report for government on ‘Levelling up our communities’.

Co-operatives UK is joining the celebrations for Communities Week (21-25 September) – an annual event recognising the work of people and organisations making a positive impact in their local areas.

The crucial ‘Second Reading’ of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies (Environmentally Sustainable Investment) Bill, or ‘Green Shares Bill’, will finally take place in Parliament on Friday…