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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.
Co-operatives UK Board elections
Related topic: Co-operatives UK | Resource type: Leaflet / GuideOn this page you'll find a range of useful resources for prospective Board members ahead of the 2024 elections.
The Purpose of Mutual and Co-operative Business in Society
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: Policy briefingRead our joint prospectus calling on the next government to create a meaningful covenant between mutuals and 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.
Webinar: Black History Month through a co-operative lens
Related topic: Co-operatives UK | Resource type: WebinarWatch this online panel discussion on Black History Month and the co-operative movement – how it started and what it means for us trying to tell the co-op story fairly.
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.
Recruitment pack – Project Coordinator for the West Midlands Ownership Hub
Related topic: Co-operatives UK | Resource type: Application guidanceRecruitment pack and job advert for the role of Project Coordinator for the West Midlands Ownership Hub
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…
Annual reports
Related topic: Co-operatives UK | Resource type: ReportRead and download Co-operatives UK's latest annual report and financial statements.
Charities SORP Information Sheet for Community Benefit Societies
Related topic: Community sharesContent 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.
Member of Co‑operatives UK logo
Related topic: Co-operatives UK | Resource type: GraphicsMember content
Download a 'certified member of Co-operatives UK' logo to display on your website and other collateral.
Co-operatives UK logos
Related topic: Co-operatives UK | Resource type: GraphicsHere you'll find a selection of Co-operatives UK logos, in a range of formats.
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.