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Community Shares Practitioner Training Manual 2024
Related topic: Finance | Resource type: Application guidanceFind out more about our upcoming community shares practitioner training programme before you apply.
Code of Conduct Template
Related topic: Governance | Resource type: Template policy / documentMember content
Download and amend this free template Code of Conduct policy for your co-operative.
World Cooperative Monitor 2023
Related topic: ResearchRead the 2023 World Cooperative Monitor and discover which co-operatives are listed in the top 300.
Report: Director fees in agricultural co-operatives 2023
Related topic: Business planningMember content
A report on director fees and good governance in agricultural co-operatives.
Innovation in Business: Learnings and support models from Empowering Places
Related topic: Business planningContent by Empowering Places
A series of reports on the history, current practice and proposed model of place-based support for businesses with social purpose.
Co-operative and Mutual Economy 2023
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: ReportOur ground-breaking Co-operative and Mutual Economy 2023 report presents a compelling case for harnessing the full potential of co-operatives and mutuals in the UK.
Report: Can the North West be a Green Energy Superpower?
Related topic: Climate action | Resource type: ReportRead a report from the North West Green Energy Task Force on potential renewable capacity and co-operative models of ownership.
Whistleblowing policy – template
Related topic: GovernanceDownload and amend this free template conflict of interest policy.
Conflict of interest policy – template
Related topic: Governance | Resource type: Template policy / documentDownload and amend this free template conflict of interest policy.
Worker co-op code
Related topic: Governance | Resource type: Template policy / documentThe Worker Co-op Code sets out anyone should expect and work together to achieve, as a member of a worker co-operative.
Booster Fund – practitioner session
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: WebinarContent by Booster Fund
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…
Charities SORP Information Sheet for Community Benefit Societies
Related topic: FinanceContent by Community Shares
This Information Sheet is designed to assist practitioners in implementing the Charities SORP (FRS 102) in relation to the preparation of accounts for Charitable Community Benefit…
Dormant Assets consultation
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: Policy briefingContent by Community Shares
A response from the Community Shares Unit, led by Co-operatives UK in partnership with Locality and Plunkett Foundation, on the Consultation on the English portion of dormant…
Latest updates from our board
Related topic: Co-operatives UK | Resource type: MinutesTo ensure transparency and enable member scrutiny we publish summaries from our board's most recent discussions and decisions.
Community shares report 2023: Communities doing it for themselves
Related topic: Business planning | Resource type: ReportContent by 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.
Shariah Compliant Community Shares Guidance
Related topic: Finance | Resource type: Leaflet / GuideContent by Community Shares