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Community Shares
£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.
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About community shares
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Hundreds of communities across the country have used community shares to save and create businesses that are important to them.
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Support for community shares
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Find out what support is available to help you raise finance through community shares, including through the Booster Fund.
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Apply to the Booster Fund
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The Community Shares Booster Fund is a funding scheme to support community share offers.
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Community shares report 2023: Communities doing it for themselves
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It has been a decade since the Community Shares Unit launched in 2012 with over £210 million raised using this unique form of finance.
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Community shares resources
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There's a wealth of information in our community shares resources, including the essential Community Shares Handbook.
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Community Shares Standard Mark
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The Community Shares Standard Mark is awarded to community share offers that meet national standards of good practice.
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Case studies
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Reading Hydro: A renewable energy venture, powered by the community
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Discover how a group of people turned a green energy idea into reality, by raising finance through community share offers.
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Stokes Croft Land Trust: Keeping local assets in the hands of local people
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When the area that spawned street artist Banksy came under threat from price-hiking property developers, a group stepped in and bought a building to offer affordable space to local creatives,…
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York Supplies: Continuing the legacy of a ‘kind place’ to shop
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When a local trader decided to retire, customers of his much-loved Birmingham store rallied round to preserve it as a valued community hub.
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Zion Bristol: Keeping a vital resource at the heart of a community
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Thanks to a community share offer, a local café and hub can continue life as home to a wide range of groups, activities and essential support for those in need…
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Mustard Seed Property: Making space for people to flourish
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More than £1 million in community shares have been raised to create safe and supportive homes for vulnerable adults and those at risk of homelessness in the South West.
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Community shares impact report 2023
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We are delighted to publish the first ever impact report of our community shares work.
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"Busiest year ever for supporting community shares" – 2023 Impact Report published
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The Community Shares Impact Report 2023 looks back over the activities and achievements of the Community Shares Unit in 2023 – its busiest year ever for supporting community investment that positively…
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Co-operatives UK becomes Reach Fund Access Point
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The announcement enhances the Co-operative UK's capacity to support organisations that are raising finance through community share offers.
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Crowdfunder reduces fees for community share offers
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Crowdfunder is reducing fees for all community share offers through a new partnership with Co-operatives UK.
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Co-operatives UK partners with Ubele to launch new research on community shares and diversity
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We are pleased to share news of a partnership and piece of research with The Ubele Initiative exploring the barriers and opportunities for black and racially minoritised communities leading community…
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