On the 10th July, we were kindly invited by Co-operatives UK to a round table mutual workshop event hosted by HM Treasury with the aim of “Creating the conditions for people to form and develop successful, innovative coops and mutuals” and to help feed into British Business Bank policy.
The Stoke Canon Inn is now owned by a community benefit society. Investment of £120,000 from140 members, plus loans from us and Triodos Bank, enabled the villagers to secure the future of their local pub.