Resources

A guide to the responsibilities of a co-operative chair - and the skills required to be effective in the role.

This framework helps co‑operatives report more effectively - providing members with the information that matters to them. 

Simply Legal is a guide with all you need to know about legal forms and organisational types for co‑operatives and community owned enterprises.

A guide to employee buyouts and becoming an employee owned business.

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

Our guide to forming a music teachers' co-operative references various booklets and fact sheets published by Co-operatives UK and the Musicians’ Union and draws upon David…

A guide to creating member value by aligning co-operative strategy, performance measurement and reporting

A comprehensive guide to the different options for financing a community enterprise.

A comprehensive guide to understanding the systems and processes concerned with the running of a sustainable community enterprise.

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…

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