Resources

This paper focuses on why and how the Community Ownership Fund can utilise the Community Shares financing model.

An overview of the Community Shares Practitioner Training Programme 2021. Includes details on the workshops and follow up accreditation and assessment process. 

The Community Shares Standard Mark is awarded to community share offers that meet national standards of best practice.

Download these template letters for societies that have run or are planning to run community share offers, or for individuals who have invested in community share offers.

Our guidance for societies facing financial strife clearly outlines the steps societies should take when experiencing financial difficulty.

An initial report from Amanah Advisors on the potential for community share offers to be recognised as Shariah compliant. 

The purpose of this guidance is to support societies to use community shares to improve their solvency as part of their response and recovery to the current Covid-19 crisis. 

This guidance will help you decide whether the Community Shares Booster programme is right for you.

The definitive guide for community shares – covering all the relevant legal requirements and voluntary good practice standards for share offers.

The Community Shares Unit is working with Big Society Capital (BSC) to direct co‑operative and community enterprises towards a range of SITR support resources.

The Equity Match Request Form associated with the Community Shares Booster Programme.

Investing in community shares is a simple, direct and engaging way of supporting businesses that serve your community.

This report, released in 2015, summarises the views of the groups involved in the Energy Mentoring Programme run by Co-operatives UK's Community Shares Unit. It and highlights the…

Community Shares: Inside the Market Report 2015