Resources

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

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

So it's your first day at a co-op and there's so much to learn.  But what even is a co-op?  

Co-ops across the world are based on shared values and principles. These colourful posters are a great reminder.

Read our policy paper setting out why city regions should include measures to support the creation of employee and worker owned businesses.

This paper sets out why and how co‑operative and community benefit societies (‘societies’) should be included in the reforms of UK insolvency law announced by government on 28…

Our early analysis of the impact of Covid-19 on co-operatives alongside an identification of gaps in support and asks of government.

This guide will help your co-op navigate GDPR regulations around data protection with regards to member and customer data.  

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

A simple, one‑page diagram, quickly and easily explaining what to include in your narrative reporting to highlight your co‑op difference. 

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.

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…