Community shares resources

It has been a decade since the Community Shares Unit launched in 2012 with over £210 million raised using this unique form of finance.

The purpose of this guidance is to support societies to use community shares to improve their solvency as part of their response and recovery to a crisis. 

Our guidance for societies facing financial strife clearly outlines the steps societies should take when experiencing financial difficulty.

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 Societies with specific reference to their use of community shares, i.e. withdrawable, non-transferable share capital.

This paper focuses on why and how the Community Ownership Fund can utilise the Community Shares financing model.

Understanding a maturing community shares market is the most comprehensive report ever published on the community shares sector – funded by Power to Change and Community Shares Scotland.

Community Shares: Inside the Market Report 2015

Investing in community shares is a simple, direct and engaging way of supporting businesses that serve your community.