Resources

Published annually, the Co‑operative and Mutual Economy reports reveal turnover, membership and employee figures for thousands of democratic businesses across the UK. 

This webinar provides a detailed overview of the Community Shares Finance Guide. 

We are delighted to publish the first ever impact report of our community shares work. 

Catch up on this webinar to discover co-ops – their purpose and benefits. Find out if your business idea suits the co-op model…

The Scottish Policy Summit brought co-operatives together to identify needs and opportunities ahead of a major government review of how to support co-operative growth.

Read a report from the North West Green Energy Task Force on potential renewable capacity and co-operative models of ownership. 

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…

An opportunity for freelancers in any sector to discover how joining forces as a co-operative makes good business sense.

Discover how people are coming together to create spaces and organisations that enable the arts – and those who work in the arts – to flourish. 

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

Discover how platform co-ops can put power and profits in the hands of service providers, rather than tech giants.

Hear from our a panel of young people who have been involved in or founded a range of co‑ops. Discover how co‑ops can empower young people and provide opportunities to help them…

An opportunity for groups and individuals across the UK to discover the power of co‑ops to strengthen communities.

Discover what co-operatives are doing to tackle the climate crisis and how people are working to save the planet by coming together to form co-ops.