Resources

We are looking to recruit new members for the Community Shares Booster Fund assessment process. Think this could be for you? Read on...

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…

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.

Empowering Places aims to build more resilient communities by supporting community businesses to provide benefits and opportunities for local people.  

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

The Ownership Hub raises awareness of the benefits of employee and worker ownership at a national level.

The From Conflict to Co-operation series aims to help co-operatives not only to deal with conflict when it arises but also to avoid unnecessary conflict.

This report summarises the lessons learned from a two year nationwide action research programme of Community Economic Development (CED). It will be of practical interest to…

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

With input from 550 co-ops, the National Co-operative Development Strategy was an ambitious strategy to create a more participative economy, published in 2017. 

Simply Start-up shows how ordinary people have worked together to successfully build businesses which are both part of, and also strengthen, their communities.

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…