Resources

This guidance is an overview of the key elements of the UK’s current data protection regime. The framework of data privacy for UK businesses is largely the same as when the EU’s General Data…

Co-operative housing organisations have different governance arrangements; some are governed by all the members through general meetings; some have management committees or boards as their governing…

Download and complete this financial projections template, which acts as the second 'half' of your business plan.

This film introduces some of the aspects of director recruitment for co-ops.

This paper sets out how important elements of the existing competition exemptions for agricultural co‑operation are to be retained in UK law after Brexit. It also explains how interventions by…

Housing co-ops have so much to offer. They deliver affordable housing in a climate where both house prices and rents are rising. They help to control and build powerful communities, offering tenants…

Incredibly, some 3,000 people, from across the Scottish Highlands and beyond, raised an incredible £2.6 million which enabled the planning and development of GlenWyivs distillery – the world’s first…

Why do co‑ops appear to be more resilient than other types of business?

Co‑operative values and principles are the very bedrock upon which co‑operative organisations are built – so our key performance indicators (KPIs) have to be co‑operative.

Application guidanceThis guidance is for people who are applying for The Hive support for start‑up co‑op businesses.PLEASE NOTEThe Hive programme in its current form is having a facelift. We are…

Application guidanceThis guidance is for people who are applying for The Hive support for businesses looking to convert to worker or community ownership. PLEASE NOTEThe Hive programme in its current…

Application guidanceThis guidance is for people who are applying for The Hive support for existing co‑ops – specifically support regarding:Sustainability and growth.Trading difficulties.PLEASE NOTEThe…

The drafting of minutes for co-op meetings can pose a number of challenges for the person taking the minutes. Read our guide and access meeting and AGM templates.

This a basic governance guide to preparing and staging a successful AGM.

Ed Mayo and Carina Millstone review data on different forms of ownership between 1985 and 2016.

Professor of Economics Virginie Pérotin looks at two decades’ worth of international data on worker owned co-operatives.