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Community Shares Booster Programme – England

We can support your community share offers in England with development grants and matched investment. There are three pathways of support to choose from.

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Apply for support

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The Community Shares Booster Programme is a funding scheme to support community share offers.

Guidance for applicants

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Download and our guidance to help you decide whether the Community Shares Booster Programme is right for you.

Pathway 1: Grant to prepare the share offer

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Pathway 1 is designed for groups who are on their way to finalising their community share offer but need additional development support to get them to launch. 

Pathway 2: Equity for investment ready businesses

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Investment ready community businesses will be in the final stages of preparing their community share offer, and are ready to apply for equity match of up to £100,000.

Pathway 3: Equity for live share offers

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In exceptional circumstances we will accept applications for equity match of up to £100,000 from community businesses that are about to launch (in less than three months), or have already launched their share offer.

Raise finance with community shares

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More than £155 million has been raised through community shares by 104,203 people since 2012. We work to grow the community shares market through our leadership in best practice standards and investing in communities through the Booster Programme.