£200 million has been raised through community shares by more than 126,000 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.
Discover how a decommissioned children’s centre in Oxford was transformed into a busy, buzzy, welcoming place for all thanks to a dedicated group of people who formed a community benefit society...
When their local chapel closed, a group of Midlands villagers sprang into action to take over the building and retain it as a meeting place for everyone to enjoy…
Find out more about the co-op that’s tackling the climate and energy crises by installing solar panels, raising awareness and helping businesses become energy efficient…
Join us for our annual Community Shares Practitioner meet-up in Hebden Bridge on the 30th June 2023. This will be followed by the International Day of Co-operatives festival on Saturday 1st July.
Alice Wharton, Booster Fund Senior Manager at Co-operatives UK, and Tim Coomer, Co-operative and Community Finance (CCF), ran this webinar for advisors about the Community Shares Booster Fund.
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…
As a successful funding partnership between the Community Shares Unit (CSU) and the Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) draws to a close, we’re looking back and celebrating what we’ve achieved together…
A response from the Community Shares Unit, led by Co-operatives UK in partnership with Locality and Plunkett Foundation, on the Consultation on the English portion of dormant assets funding.
This week, the CEOs of Co-operatives UK, Locality and Plunkett Foundation wrote to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport about the potential to use £40 million of Dormant…
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