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Capital consultation paper
The Law Commission is reviewing co-operative and community benefit society law, including share capital.
Application guidance
Growth and Resilience Programme Application questions preview
This is the application questions for the Business for Good Growth & Resilience programme. This is a preview only, please complete the online form.
Co-op development
Application guidance
Business for Good Growth & Resilience Programme Application Guidance
This is the application guidance document for the Business for Good Growth & Resilience programme.
Business planning
Application guidance
Business for Good Growth and Resilience programme application guidance notes
If you’re in a co-op or community business in West Yorkshire and would like to take part in the Growth and Resilience programme, download this useful guidance.
Co-op development
Report
Community shares impact report 2023
Content by Community Shares
We are delighted to publish the first ever impact report of our community shares work.
Co-op development
Application guidance
Community Shares Practitioner Training Manual 2024
Find out more about our upcoming community shares practitioner training programme before you apply.
Finance
Template policy / document
Code of Conduct Template
Download and amend this free template Code of Conduct policy for your co-operative.
Governance
Report
Green jobs: A case for co-operative growth
We're calling on the next government to implement a strategy to unlock rapid co-operative growth, with the potential to create at least 70,000 good green jobs.
Policy campaigns
Community Shares Finance Guide
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Introduction to the Finance GuideThis guide is for directors, trustees and staff of a co-operative, community benefit or charitable community benefit society. It aims to be an accessible resource to…
Community shares
World Cooperative Monitor 2023
Read the 2023 World Cooperative Monitor and discover which co-operatives are listed in the top 300.
Research
Saving more jobs by improving the employee buyout tax reliefs
We are lobbying government to extend employee buyout tax reliefs to include worker co-op buyouts.
Toolkit
Discover co-ops FREE in-person workshops – promotional resources
Content by Business Support for Co-ops
Co‑operatives UK is inviting people to discover co‑ops at a series of FREE in‑person sessions taking place across the UK in partnership with local, regional and national organisations.
Co-op development
Report: Director fees in agricultural co-operatives 2023
A report on director fees and good governance in agricultural co-operatives.
Business planning
Policy briefing
The Purpose of Mutual and Co-operative Business in Society
Read our joint prospectus calling on the next government to create a meaningful covenant between mutuals and co-operatives.
Co-op development
Innovation in Business: Learnings and support models from Empowering Places
Content by Empowering Places
A series of reports on the history, current practice and proposed model of place-based support for businesses with social purpose.
Business planning
Webinar
Webinar: Is a co-op right for you?
Catch up on this webinar to discover co-ops – their purpose and benefits. Find out if your business idea suits the co-op model…
Co-op development