Community shares give community businesses additional solvency, compared with other businesses that are more reliant on debt finance.
A library of resources for anyone who would like to find out more about community shares. From introductory guides to market reports, find the info you need here.
The Community Shares Unit is working with Big Society Capital (BSC) to direct co-operative and community enterprises towards a range of SITR suppor
The CSU is aware of the following crowdfunding platforms that are being used to adminster community share offers.
Investing in community shares is a simple, direct and engaging way of supporting businesses that serve your community.
A guidance document for groups looking to participate in Round 3 of the Community Shares Booster Programme, supported by The Power to Change.
This note summarises the rule changes to investment tax relief schemes introduced in the Finance Act 2015, which received Royal Assent on 18 November 2015.
Read about the ten things that you need to know about community shares. A very brief introduction for groups considering a community share offer.
The purpose of this technical note is to outline the legal issues involved in changing the status of the Hastings Pier Charity from a charitable company limited by guarantee, to that of a charitable community benefit society.
A short summary which explains the new Co-operatives and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, setting out how it will affect existing and new societies, and their plans for launching community share offers.
Aimed at business advisers and other professionals who provide support to community groups and organisations that are exploring the option of community investment, it provides guidance on two topics: the legal and governance formats for organisations offering community shares; and community shares offer documents, inviting the public to invest in community shares. Most of the informaiton has been updated within the current Community Shares Handbook.
