Community Shares Unit
@comshares.bsky.social
All things Community Shares, a unique way of Co-operatives and Community Benefit Societies raising community based investment and building a movement. Brought to you by Co-operatives UK & partners.
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Get inspired by communities raising their own investment! We publish all new community share offers with our Standard Mark accreditation online and on instagram.
🕸️ www.uk.coop/share-offers
📸 www.instagram.com/comshares
🕸️ www.uk.coop/share-offers
📸 www.instagram.com/comshares
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Get inspired by communities raising their own investment! We publish all new community share offers with our Standard Mark accreditation online and on instagram.
🕸️ www.uk.coop/share-offers
📸 www.instagram.com/comshares
🕸️ www.uk.coop/share-offers
📸 www.instagram.com/comshares
📃We now publish details of all community share offers with our Standard Mark online here:
uk.coop/share-offers
✅This is our gold standard awarded to community share offers based on an independent assessment against agreed good practice criteria.
uk.coop/share-offers
✅This is our gold standard awarded to community share offers based on an independent assessment against agreed good practice criteria.
October 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
📃We now publish details of all community share offers with our Standard Mark online here:
uk.coop/share-offers
✅This is our gold standard awarded to community share offers based on an independent assessment against agreed good practice criteria.
uk.coop/share-offers
✅This is our gold standard awarded to community share offers based on an independent assessment against agreed good practice criteria.
🥶As it gets colder, we have grant funds still available for Energy Efficiency improvements in your community building, see our Sharematch fund with @crowdfunder.bsky.social for details:
😎https://www.uk.coop/support-your-co-op/community-shares/support/energy-efficiency-sharematch
😎https://www.uk.coop/support-your-co-op/community-shares/support/energy-efficiency-sharematch
October 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🥶As it gets colder, we have grant funds still available for Energy Efficiency improvements in your community building, see our Sharematch fund with @crowdfunder.bsky.social for details:
😎https://www.uk.coop/support-your-co-op/community-shares/support/energy-efficiency-sharematch
😎https://www.uk.coop/support-your-co-op/community-shares/support/energy-efficiency-sharematch
🥵New community share offer from Leeds Community Sauna, with Community Shares Standard Mark.
♨️They are creating a community-oriented, affordable sauna space nestled amongst the trees and the river Aire #leeds
🌡️Invest from £25
www.leedscommunitysauna.com/share-offer
@cooperativesuk.bsky.social
♨️They are creating a community-oriented, affordable sauna space nestled amongst the trees and the river Aire #leeds
🌡️Invest from £25
www.leedscommunitysauna.com/share-offer
@cooperativesuk.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 9:27 AM
🥵New community share offer from Leeds Community Sauna, with Community Shares Standard Mark.
♨️They are creating a community-oriented, affordable sauna space nestled amongst the trees and the river Aire #leeds
🌡️Invest from £25
www.leedscommunitysauna.com/share-offer
@cooperativesuk.bsky.social
♨️They are creating a community-oriented, affordable sauna space nestled amongst the trees and the river Aire #leeds
🌡️Invest from £25
www.leedscommunitysauna.com/share-offer
@cooperativesuk.bsky.social
Co-operative societies can now be awarded the Community Shares Standard Mark: ✔️
➡️https://uk.coop/blog/co-operative-societies-can-now-be-awarded-standard-mark
📝We have a new framework specifically for use with co-operative societies that have a non-user member category...
➡️https://uk.coop/blog/co-operative-societies-can-now-be-awarded-standard-mark
📝We have a new framework specifically for use with co-operative societies that have a non-user member category...
August 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Co-operative societies can now be awarded the Community Shares Standard Mark: ✔️
➡️https://uk.coop/blog/co-operative-societies-can-now-be-awarded-standard-mark
📝We have a new framework specifically for use with co-operative societies that have a non-user member category...
➡️https://uk.coop/blog/co-operative-societies-can-now-be-awarded-standard-mark
📝We have a new framework specifically for use with co-operative societies that have a non-user member category...
🌊Community Power making a big splash
Read how #BramleyBaths in #Leeds used Community Shares to raise £384k from 531 investors to refurb their historic swimming pool.
www.uk.coop/case-studies...
@cooperativesuk.bsky.social @coopfinance.bsky.social @locality.org.uk @crowdfunder.bsky.social
Read how #BramleyBaths in #Leeds used Community Shares to raise £384k from 531 investors to refurb their historic swimming pool.
www.uk.coop/case-studies...
@cooperativesuk.bsky.social @coopfinance.bsky.social @locality.org.uk @crowdfunder.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
🌊Community Power making a big splash
Read how #BramleyBaths in #Leeds used Community Shares to raise £384k from 531 investors to refurb their historic swimming pool.
www.uk.coop/case-studies...
@cooperativesuk.bsky.social @coopfinance.bsky.social @locality.org.uk @crowdfunder.bsky.social
Read how #BramleyBaths in #Leeds used Community Shares to raise £384k from 531 investors to refurb their historic swimming pool.
www.uk.coop/case-studies...
@cooperativesuk.bsky.social @coopfinance.bsky.social @locality.org.uk @crowdfunder.bsky.social
The fifth Community Share offer from Greater Manchester Community Renewables is live and complete with the Standard Mark.
They are seeking £250,000 to fund solar arrays on FOUR separate sites in #salford , #trafford and #manchester 🙌
Check them out here:
www.gmcr.org.uk/invest/
They are seeking £250,000 to fund solar arrays on FOUR separate sites in #salford , #trafford and #manchester 🙌
Check them out here:
www.gmcr.org.uk/invest/
July 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The fifth Community Share offer from Greater Manchester Community Renewables is live and complete with the Standard Mark.
They are seeking £250,000 to fund solar arrays on FOUR separate sites in #salford , #trafford and #manchester 🙌
Check them out here:
www.gmcr.org.uk/invest/
They are seeking £250,000 to fund solar arrays on FOUR separate sites in #salford , #trafford and #manchester 🙌
Check them out here:
www.gmcr.org.uk/invest/
The #Headingley Investment Fund 2025 closes soon.
Raising community shares investment for their community owned greengrocers, arts centre and more in #Leeds
👇
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hif25
@locality.org.uk @cooperativesuk.bsky.social @crowdfunder.bsky.social @access-si.bsky.social
Raising community shares investment for their community owned greengrocers, arts centre and more in #Leeds
👇
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hif25
@locality.org.uk @cooperativesuk.bsky.social @crowdfunder.bsky.social @access-si.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The #Headingley Investment Fund 2025 closes soon.
Raising community shares investment for their community owned greengrocers, arts centre and more in #Leeds
👇
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hif25
@locality.org.uk @cooperativesuk.bsky.social @crowdfunder.bsky.social @access-si.bsky.social
Raising community shares investment for their community owned greengrocers, arts centre and more in #Leeds
👇
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hif25
@locality.org.uk @cooperativesuk.bsky.social @crowdfunder.bsky.social @access-si.bsky.social
Read reflections from our recent Community Shares roundtable
Success factors discussed included:
-Access to technical input from practitioners
-Peer support
-Flexible grants to prepare share offers
www.uk.coop/blog/communi...
Success factors discussed included:
-Access to technical input from practitioners
-Peer support
-Flexible grants to prepare share offers
www.uk.coop/blog/communi...
July 18, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Read reflections from our recent Community Shares roundtable
Success factors discussed included:
-Access to technical input from practitioners
-Peer support
-Flexible grants to prepare share offers
www.uk.coop/blog/communi...
Success factors discussed included:
-Access to technical input from practitioners
-Peer support
-Flexible grants to prepare share offers
www.uk.coop/blog/communi...
🚀 Where next for community shares?
We recently brought together people & organisations working to grow this unique form of democratic finance – at a roundtable exploring the future of community shares & launched a review of standards.
🎥Check out the video & read our blog summary below
We recently brought together people & organisations working to grow this unique form of democratic finance – at a roundtable exploring the future of community shares & launched a review of standards.
🎥Check out the video & read our blog summary below
July 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🚀 Where next for community shares?
We recently brought together people & organisations working to grow this unique form of democratic finance – at a roundtable exploring the future of community shares & launched a review of standards.
🎥Check out the video & read our blog summary below
We recently brought together people & organisations working to grow this unique form of democratic finance – at a roundtable exploring the future of community shares & launched a review of standards.
🎥Check out the video & read our blog summary below
🌳New share offer from Wylderne Community Benefit Society with the community shares standard mark.
🧗Raising £50k+ to bring this outdoor activities centre in the Forest of Dean into community ownership.
🍃See more on
www.wylderne.com
@coopfutures.bsky.social @crowdfunder.bsky.social
🧗Raising £50k+ to bring this outdoor activities centre in the Forest of Dean into community ownership.
🍃See more on
www.wylderne.com
@coopfutures.bsky.social @crowdfunder.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🌳New share offer from Wylderne Community Benefit Society with the community shares standard mark.
🧗Raising £50k+ to bring this outdoor activities centre in the Forest of Dean into community ownership.
🍃See more on
www.wylderne.com
@coopfutures.bsky.social @crowdfunder.bsky.social
🧗Raising £50k+ to bring this outdoor activities centre in the Forest of Dean into community ownership.
🍃See more on
www.wylderne.com
@coopfutures.bsky.social @crowdfunder.bsky.social
🍰The Community Shares Standard mark is ten years old. Instead of a party, we are taking a look at how it works, what it does and how it could work in future to protect the special form of (unregulated) capital that is Community Shares.
Find out more and see our survey here:
www.uk.coop/standards
Find out more and see our survey here:
www.uk.coop/standards
June 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🍰The Community Shares Standard mark is ten years old. Instead of a party, we are taking a look at how it works, what it does and how it could work in future to protect the special form of (unregulated) capital that is Community Shares.
Find out more and see our survey here:
www.uk.coop/standards
Find out more and see our survey here:
www.uk.coop/standards
🔋Planning energy efficiency measures for a community building? Why not use community shares and receive match grant funding to pay for things like solar, insulation, heat pumps, double glazing etc.
🔅We even have guidance and support to help:
www.uk.coop/support-your...
🔅We even have guidance and support to help:
www.uk.coop/support-your...
June 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🔋Planning energy efficiency measures for a community building? Why not use community shares and receive match grant funding to pay for things like solar, insulation, heat pumps, double glazing etc.
🔅We even have guidance and support to help:
www.uk.coop/support-your...
🔅We even have guidance and support to help:
www.uk.coop/support-your...
Read about Otley Common's ambitious plans to take over and transform a disused Methodist Church in the outskirts of #Leeds with backing from @cooperativesuk.bsky.social and a great write up by @ethexuk.bsky.social
www.ethex.org.uk/news/a-bluep...
www.ethex.org.uk/news/a-bluep...
June 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Read about Otley Common's ambitious plans to take over and transform a disused Methodist Church in the outskirts of #Leeds with backing from @cooperativesuk.bsky.social and a great write up by @ethexuk.bsky.social
www.ethex.org.uk/news/a-bluep...
www.ethex.org.uk/news/a-bluep...
Cheriton Fitzpaine Community Shop Limited raising £100k+ to buy their local chapel to save + rehome their Village's last remaining shop into long term community ownership.
Share offer with the Standard Mark, check it out here:
cheritonshopchapelproject.info/buy-shares
Share offer with the Standard Mark, check it out here:
cheritonshopchapelproject.info/buy-shares
May 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Cheriton Fitzpaine Community Shop Limited raising £100k+ to buy their local chapel to save + rehome their Village's last remaining shop into long term community ownership.
Share offer with the Standard Mark, check it out here:
cheritonshopchapelproject.info/buy-shares
Share offer with the Standard Mark, check it out here:
cheritonshopchapelproject.info/buy-shares
🌏The Globe in Torrington, Devon launch share offer to buy+revive the Globe Hotel and return it to its former glory, raising £230k+
🏨Individual investments from £50
More:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-globe-...
@crowdfunder.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social
🏨Individual investments from £50
More:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-globe-...
@crowdfunder.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
🌏The Globe in Torrington, Devon launch share offer to buy+revive the Globe Hotel and return it to its former glory, raising £230k+
🏨Individual investments from £50
More:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-globe-...
@crowdfunder.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social
🏨Individual investments from £50
More:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-globe-...
@crowdfunder.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social
🔋Share offer with the community shares standard mark from SaveEnergy raising £50k-£100k, with 50% SEIS tax relief. SaveEnergy provide energy audits, advice & retrofit.
More here:
saveenergy.coop/share-offer/
@goodfinanceuk.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social
More here:
saveenergy.coop/share-offer/
@goodfinanceuk.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
🔋Share offer with the community shares standard mark from SaveEnergy raising £50k-£100k, with 50% SEIS tax relief. SaveEnergy provide energy audits, advice & retrofit.
More here:
saveenergy.coop/share-offer/
@goodfinanceuk.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social
More here:
saveenergy.coop/share-offer/
@goodfinanceuk.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social
🌞Community Energy Newham's share offer now extended to end of May.
Raising £120k+ to invest in solar on local libraries, with our @comshares.bsky.social Booster Fund co-investing + standard mark.
www.repowering.org.uk/community-en...
@cooperativesuk.bsky.social @commenergyengland.bsky.social
Raising £120k+ to invest in solar on local libraries, with our @comshares.bsky.social Booster Fund co-investing + standard mark.
www.repowering.org.uk/community-en...
@cooperativesuk.bsky.social @commenergyengland.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🌞Community Energy Newham's share offer now extended to end of May.
Raising £120k+ to invest in solar on local libraries, with our @comshares.bsky.social Booster Fund co-investing + standard mark.
www.repowering.org.uk/community-en...
@cooperativesuk.bsky.social @commenergyengland.bsky.social
Raising £120k+ to invest in solar on local libraries, with our @comshares.bsky.social Booster Fund co-investing + standard mark.
www.repowering.org.uk/community-en...
@cooperativesuk.bsky.social @commenergyengland.bsky.social
The team at @glenuiginn.bsky.social have launched a share offer to bring their remote pub into long term community ownership through #comshares.
Find out more about their Inn and their share offer here
www.glenuigcommunityinn.org/support-us
Find out more about their Inn and their share offer here
www.glenuigcommunityinn.org/support-us
April 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The team at @glenuiginn.bsky.social have launched a share offer to bring their remote pub into long term community ownership through #comshares.
Find out more about their Inn and their share offer here
www.glenuigcommunityinn.org/support-us
Find out more about their Inn and their share offer here
www.glenuigcommunityinn.org/support-us
🔋Check out the Decarbonise the Warehouse share offer from @birminghamfoe.bsky.social to see a community organisation taking the lead to reduce their carbon footprint and energy bills.🔌
Communities can lead the change!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/decarbonis...
Communities can lead the change!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/decarbonis...
April 24, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🔋Check out the Decarbonise the Warehouse share offer from @birminghamfoe.bsky.social to see a community organisation taking the lead to reduce their carbon footprint and energy bills.🔌
Communities can lead the change!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/decarbonis...
Communities can lead the change!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/decarbonis...
🍻The Drewe Arms: reviving a historic pub and creating community.
🍺Read how one #Devon community used community shares and tax relief to raise over £550k from 600 investors to save their pub:
www.uk.coop/case-studies...
@plunkettuk.bsky.social @camraofficial.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social
🍺Read how one #Devon community used community shares and tax relief to raise over £550k from 600 investors to save their pub:
www.uk.coop/case-studies...
@plunkettuk.bsky.social @camraofficial.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🍻The Drewe Arms: reviving a historic pub and creating community.
🍺Read how one #Devon community used community shares and tax relief to raise over £550k from 600 investors to save their pub:
www.uk.coop/case-studies...
@plunkettuk.bsky.social @camraofficial.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social
🍺Read how one #Devon community used community shares and tax relief to raise over £550k from 600 investors to save their pub:
www.uk.coop/case-studies...
@plunkettuk.bsky.social @camraofficial.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social
Join our free webinar next Wednesday at noon to find out about grants to improve your community building's energy efficiency through community shares
www.uk.coop/events-and-t...
@crowdfunder.bsky.social
www.uk.coop/events-and-t...
@crowdfunder.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Join our free webinar next Wednesday at noon to find out about grants to improve your community building's energy efficiency through community shares
www.uk.coop/events-and-t...
@crowdfunder.bsky.social
www.uk.coop/events-and-t...
@crowdfunder.bsky.social
🎸🎶 Read about the Forum Music Studio's journey to community ownership, raising £75k investment via community shares and gaining 225 new investor members to improve their facilities.
Read more here: 👇
www.uk.coop/case-studies...
@musicvenuetrust.bsky.social
Read more here: 👇
www.uk.coop/case-studies...
@musicvenuetrust.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
🎸🎶 Read about the Forum Music Studio's journey to community ownership, raising £75k investment via community shares and gaining 225 new investor members to improve their facilities.
Read more here: 👇
www.uk.coop/case-studies...
@musicvenuetrust.bsky.social
Read more here: 👇
www.uk.coop/case-studies...
@musicvenuetrust.bsky.social
🙌 Great news for community business – the #ComShares Booster Fund is extending its support for community share offers, with a new tranche of funding: £360,000 for match equity investment and £200,000 for development grants. 🔎 Find out more: buff.ly/4i8dXr4 #CommunityBusiness #CommunityShares
March 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🙌 Great news for community business – the #ComShares Booster Fund is extending its support for community share offers, with a new tranche of funding: £360,000 for match equity investment and £200,000 for development grants. 🔎 Find out more: buff.ly/4i8dXr4 #CommunityBusiness #CommunityShares
Yet another Community Share offer launches with our Standard Mark verification.
Check out Croydon Community Energy's plans here to raise £120k-£340k @ 5% interest to invest in local solar on community sites 🌞
www.croydoncommunityenergy.co.uk/share-offer-...
Check out Croydon Community Energy's plans here to raise £120k-£340k @ 5% interest to invest in local solar on community sites 🌞
www.croydoncommunityenergy.co.uk/share-offer-...
February 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Yet another Community Share offer launches with our Standard Mark verification.
Check out Croydon Community Energy's plans here to raise £120k-£340k @ 5% interest to invest in local solar on community sites 🌞
www.croydoncommunityenergy.co.uk/share-offer-...
Check out Croydon Community Energy's plans here to raise £120k-£340k @ 5% interest to invest in local solar on community sites 🌞
www.croydoncommunityenergy.co.uk/share-offer-...