About
About

The network for Britain’s thousands of co-operative businesses, Co-operatives UK works to promote, develop and unite member-owned business worth £36 billion to the British economy.

Overview
- About Co-operatives UK
  Learn more about our governance and strategy, read annual reports, and disover the latest career opportunities
- What is a co-operative
  Co-operatives look like any other business but are run by their members, empowering the local community
- Case studies
  Read a selection of case studies to discover why the co-op model works for all sorts of businesses and puts members in control
- The co-operative economy
  Discover the total turnover of the UK's co-operative sector and latest trends
- Contact Us
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Campaigns
& Policy
Promoting co-operatives

We bring co-operatives together to campaign on vital issues, raise awareness of co-operative businesses and help create a level playing field for the start-up and growth of co-operatives.

Overview
- Co-operatives Fortnight
  Once a year co-ops of all shapes and sizes come together to show the power of co-operation
- Influencing Policy
  Details on our role in campaigning for co-operative policy and getting members involved
- Fair Tax Mark
  Details on gaining Fair Tax Mark accreditation
- Brexit
  Our position and plans on how co-operatives can thrive in a post-Brexit Britain.
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Advice &
Training
Developing co-operatives

As the UK’s network for co-operatives, we help new-starts get off the ground, provide specialist advice for growing businesses and lead major programmes to develop the UK co-operative sector.

Overview
- Advice and support for your co-op
  Expert advice on everything from governance to HR. Discover how we can help develop your co-op
- The Hive
  Start or grow a co-operative/community enterprises using this new business support programme
- Register your co-op
  Use our expert advice and guidance to register your co-op society or company
- Grow your co-op
  Tips and tricks for making the most of your co-operative business
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Events
Uniting co-operatives

As the network for the UK’s co-operative businesses, we organise flagship national events and facilitate networks and workshops to enable co-operatives to connect, learn and do business with one another.

Overview
- Events calendar
  Upcoming conferences, training events, networking opportunities and member group gatherings
- Training for co-ops
  Strengthen in key areas from governance and finance to marketing
- Practitioners Forum
  Professional training across five specialist forums: communications; finance; governance; HR and membership
- The Hive online community
  This is a place for new and existing co‑ops to ask questions, offer advice and discuss issues with peers
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Membership
Membership

As the network for Britain’s thousands of co-operative businesses, we provide our members with access to advice, training, networking and events.

Overview
- Membership packages
  Small or large, retail or agriculture, we've got a package to suit the full spectrum of co-ops
- Benefits of membership
  Discover what membership can do for you and your co-op
- Contact Package
  Your co-op can access the best support from some of the UK’s leading advisers on governance, finance, HR and membership.
- HR package
  High quality HR advice and support plus significant procurement savings are just some of the benefits
- Agricultural package
  Find out about our bespoke membership offer for farmer-controlled businesses
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Co-operatives UK Resources

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What is a co-operative?

Type: Practical guides | Topic: About co-operatives | Format: Film

A short film explaining what a co-operative is, their performance in 2015 and and what a difference they can make to people by giving them control over things that matter to them.

Care Forum Event Programme

Type: Co-operatives UK documents | Topic: About co-operatives | Format: Information sheet | 1

Achieving scale in the co-operative economy

Type: Co-operatives UK documents | Topic: About co-operatives | Format: Information sheet | 1

Policy briefing on how to achieve scale in the co-operative economy.

Co-operatives UK Board of Directors Update on Key Decisions - July 2018

Type: Co-operatives UK documents | Topic: Governance | Format: Report | 1

The Board of Directors of Co-operatives UK met on 25 July for the first of our annual cycle following our Annual General Meeting in May and following the busiest and most outward facing period of the...

Policy support for co-operative start-ups (briefing)

Type: Co-operatives UK documents | Topic: Start-ups | Format: Report | 1

This paper provides a very brief overview of the current state of play in the environment for co-operative start-ups and suggests how public policy could change to make it more benign.

Self-managed care: two years action research

Type: Research | Topic: About co-operatives | Format: Report | 1

From 2006-09 Co-operatives UK and the Department for Health conducted an action research project, which led to the development of the UK's first multi-stakeholder care co-ops.

Co-operative approaches to wellbeing (position paper)

Type: Co-operatives UK documents | Topic: About co-operatives | Format: Report | 1

The long-awaited and repeatedly delayed Green Paper on social care for older people and “parallel process” for care and wellbeing support for working age adults are now scheduled for publication in...

Co-operative Economy 2018 download

Type: Co-operatives UK documents | Topic: About co-operatives | Format: Report | 1

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 1000s of co‑op businesses across the UK. The 2018...

Code of Withdrawable Share Capital

Type: Co-operatives UK documents | Topic: Finance | Format: Documents and policies | 1

Who is the code for? This Code is designed for use by consumer retail co-operative societies in managing their ongoing withdrawable share capital. Co-operatives UK defines consumer co-operatives as...

Congress 2018 Presentations

Type: Co-operatives UK documents | Topic: About co-operatives | Format: Slides | 19

Presentations from Congress 2018

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