Resources

Alice Wharton, Booster Fund Senior Manager at Co-operatives UK, and Tim Coomer, Co-operative and Community Finance (CCF), ran this webinar for advisors about the Community Shares…

It has been a decade since the Community Shares Unit launched in 2012 with over £210 million raised using this unique form of finance.

This document invites institutions to join Co‑operatives UK and our partnership of anchor institutional investors, to grow the thriving community shares market via investment in…

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

Understanding a maturing community shares market is the most comprehensive report ever published on the community shares sector – funded by Power to Change and Community Shares…

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

Co-ops are found in all sectors of the economy – from high street retailers to community-owned pubs and from fan-owned football clubs to farmer-controlled businesses.

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

Co-operatives UK's membership team hosted a discussion about the key concepts of membership, how to get to know them and how to keep them engaged with you. 

Download the Q & A from the HR webinar which addressed specific questions coming from co‑ops at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020

Watch the webinar which addresses HR‑specific questions coming from co‑ops at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020

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.

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…