Resources

What is branding? A lot of people think it’s your logo but that is only part of it. 

In this short policy paper we recommend that Scottish government should consider earmarking around 20 per cent of the Shared Prosperity Fund for community-led economy development…

A board must be made up of directors with the right mix of expertise, experience and perspectives to ensure it does not become homogenous. This short guide runs through the process…

If your co-op has the Co-operatives UK Contact Package, you'll need to read our Fair Usage Policy

Alex Lawrie, of Somerset Co‑operative Services CIC, provides ‘an exploration of trust, networking and professional practice amongst social movement activists in the solidarity…

Read our response to government's consultation on the future definition of public service mutuals

This guidance will help you decide whether the Community Shares Booster programme is right for you.

Read the full #1MillionOwners proposal for the 2020 Comprehensive Spending Review

We made a series of policy recommendations in our response to government's call for evidence on Social Investment Tax  Relief (SITR)  in 2019.

Spread the word about co-ops in your workplace or community, using our What is a Co-op slides  

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 paper aims to locate platform co‑ops – or co‑operative platforms – within the co‑operative sector and the wider digital economy, and explore how the International Co‑operative…

Our response to UK government's consultation on how it should take account of social value in the award of central government contracts.

Read updates on key decisions made at Co-operatives UK Board meetings.

This is the second edition, comprehensively revised, of a research study which has been widely recognised as the first comprehensive research study into how co-operative businesses…