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The Cow That Changed Its Spots
A village pub in Derbyshire has re-opened after two years of closure, with new facilities and new owners – the local community. The Spotted Cow is now owned by a community benefit society with 225 members from the village of Holbrook and the surrounding area. They raised over £170,000 to finance the purchase, and Co-operative […]
Just Growth keeps growing
Just two weeks after winning the Citi Microentrepreneurship Award for Effective Partnership in recognition of its work with the Just Growth Fund, Co-operative & Community Finance has released another loan under this innovative programme for community-based food and farming projects. Sacred Earth, a community land project that is reclaiming and nurturing a 40-acre site of […]
We are an Access Point
We are helping to roll out a major initiative to support charities and social enterprises to access the investment they need to grow and diversify their income streams. Co-operative & Community Finance is one of just 10 organisations in England to be approved as an Access Point for the two-year, £4m Reach Fund which will […]
Award recognises Just Growth Fund
For the second time Co-operative & Community Finance has won an award at the Responsible Finance conference. On 28 March 2017, it won the Citi Microentrepreneurship Award for Effective Partnership for its work with the Just Growth Fund. The Just Growth Fund, launched in 2015, focuses on supporting businesses in community food and farming work. […]
Will you be our next treasurer?
Help us build a thriving co-operative sector Co-operative & Community Finance is looking for a Treasurer to support the Industrial Common Ownership Finance Ltd (ICOF) board and small staff team. Our well established organisation, which supports a range of co-operative businesses with loan finance is looking for a confident ‘numbers’ person to help us grow […]
First loan from new co-op pub support scheme
An ancient village inn, dating back to 1250, that had closed in December 2014, has become the first to benefit from a loan from a new scheme to support community ownership of pubs. On 28 February 2017 the Duke of Marlborough at Somersham near Ipswich was bought by a community benefit society with more than 230 […]
Post Carbon Co-ops – Future Co-ops 2017
We’re excited to let you know about another fantastic event that we will be sponsoring in 2017. ‘Post Carbon Co-ops – Future Co-ops 2017’ will address the Post Carbon landscape and explore co-operative solutions to post carbon challenges. We’re looking forward to working with Co-operative Futures again for what proves to be a great event. […]
Ways Forward 5 – Roads to a Democratic Economy
Here at Co-operative & Community Finance we are absolutely delighted to be sponsoring Ways Forward 5 – Roads to a Democratic Economy. This important conference aims to discuss and debate co-operative and radical alternatives to austerity and capitalism and help shape our shared vision of a prosperous, caring society based on a democratic economy. Speakers […]
Join our board
Help us build a thriving co‑op sector. We are seeking people to join our board and help plan the strategic direction of Co-operative & Community Finance and keep us on course. We are looking for fresh ideas and enthusiasm from people who are committed to co-op values and community control. You do not need to […]
Cash injection aids recovery at foundry
Scotland’s only employee-owned foundry is preparing for a growth in sales after a difficult first year. A loan from Co-operative & Community Finance is easing the pressure on cash flow as the business returns to profitability. Specialised Castings in Denny, near Falkirk, is one of just two iron foundries left in central Scotland, which was […]