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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. linktr.ee/comshares

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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Our @comshares.bsky.social training on 7 October is for organisations that have completed a share offer and now need to keep their members engaged. How do you balance a large membership, non-local supporters and member churn? Our training addresses all of this and more 👉 buff.ly/A8QTJjb #comshares
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
👩‍👧‍👧Make the most of your members! Expert training on effective engagement, especially for after you have run a community share offer. Learn from others and come and ask any questions. 7th Oct online 👇 www.uk.coop/events-and-t...
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New share offers with the Standard Mark listed on our portal from: ☑️@ittakesacity.bsky.social ☑️Save the Traf pub group ☑️Aston on Clun Community Shop Full details on & how to invest here: www.uk.coop/start-new-co...
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Free online training: Community Shares Finance Guide - managing community share capital. Next Thursday online, book now! www.uk.coop/events-and-t...
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Training: Community Shares Finance Guide - managing community share capital
A session for societies using community shares capital to understand their legal responsibilities, and how to manage their members financial investments.
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Celebrating 10 years of our Booster Fund supporting & investing in community share offers: 📈 £5m invested in 98 share offers 📷 £20m unlocked from more than 26,000 community investors 📷 🚀 184 development grants awarded to enable share offers to launch www.uk.coop/resources/re...
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🎉 Read our new report celebrating 10 years of the @comshares.bsky.social Booster Fund’s huge impact in kick-starting community regeneration. The report shows how community shares have helped people across England save local assets, boost localities & build stronger local economies.🧵 (1/5)
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Advance notice! We are finalising the next cohort of Community Shares Practitioner Training for 2026-27. 🧑‍🎓 Full details will be in our upcoming email newsletters, sign up here to hear first: linktr.ee/comshares
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comshares Official: Instagram, Threads | Linktree
Links from the Community Shares Unit (a partnership of Co-operatives UK, Locality and Plunkett UK).
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Keys to the Future New report from @locality.org.uk & @powertochange.org.uk on scaling up community ownership and assets “Perhaps the greatest social investment opportunity for communities comes in the form of community shares” @esmeefairbairn.bsky.social Read more below⬇️
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Community ownership has a vital role to play in building stronger local economies and more resilient, connected communities. We welcome the new report from our partners @locality.org.uk and @powertochange.org.uk. 🧵👇 #comshares #coops @comshares.bsky.social
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
From our friends at @cwmpas.bsky.social this free webinar 'How to Market a Share Offer' next week www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sut-i-farc...
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Sut i Farchnata Cynnig Cyfranddaliadau / How to Market a Share Offer
Sut i Farchnata Cynnig Cyfranddaliadau gyda Wyn Roberts / How to Market a Share Offer with Wyn Roberts
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Latest email newsletter on all things community shares has gone out, check it out here if you missed it co-operativesuk.cmail20.com/t/t-e-wkijkh...
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Booster investment still available + community right to buy fund
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Writeup from #CoopCongress 'How community energy can give power to the people' www.thenews.coop/co-op-congre... from @coopnews.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social
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Co-op Congress: How community energy can give power to the people
Last week's UK CO-op Congress, organised by Co-operatives UK in Birmingham, included a look at the government’s Local Power Plan
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Writeup from #CoopCongress 'How community energy can give power to the people' www.thenews.coop/co-op-congre... from @coopnews.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social
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Co-op Congress: How community energy can give power to the people
Last week's UK CO-op Congress, organised by Co-operatives UK in Birmingham, included a look at the government’s Local Power Plan
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Co-operate and we can change the world. #CoopFortnight is here, and This Beautiful Idea by Tony Walsh captures what #coops make possible: member-owned businesses making a difference in communities across the UK – and around the world. Watch, repost and help spread the word. #ThisBeautifulIdea
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
😎The ICOF Community Capital share offer by @coopfinance.bsky.social closes soon. They have already raised an impressive £360k, with space for some final investors. An interesting share offer, given the CITR tax relief available: www.ethex.org.uk/invest/icof-... @ethexuk.bsky.social
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ICOF Community Capital - Renewable Energy - Community Shares - Ethex investment opportunity
Invest in ICOF and help provide growth capital to projects delivering renewable energy, sustainable farming and low‑carbon business operations. Investments target 3% annual interest paid in additional...
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
🔆Free @cooperativesuk.bsky.social webinar on 1st July: The Power of Community Energy Come along and learn about co-ops creating and running community energy projects, inc. hearing from some co-operators themselves! www.uk.coop/events-and-t...
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Big news from #CoopCongress. Rachel Blake MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, announced that govt will soon appoint a mutual & co-operative sector champion. It'll be an important and new touchpoint with gov. As Rachel said: “The member-owned model does something different, and I think vital.”
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
This beautiful idea is almost here. “Co-operate and we can change the world” is this year’s #CoopFortnight theme, inspired by Tony Walsh’s poem This Beautiful Idea. Co-op Fortnight starts Monday 22 June. Meet back here to see a performance of the full poem. And get involved 👉 www.uk.coop/fortnight
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
A new legal right to buy community assets needs practical support behind it. That is why we welcome the £61m Community Right Buy Fund – announced by Housing, Communities & Local Gov Secretary of State Steve Reed – with finance and capacity support for communities: www.uk.coop/news/communi... #coops
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Are you coming to @cooperativesuk.bsky.social Congress next week? Looking forward to slots on We have the (community) power and hearing from GB Energy about the Local Power Plan. More here - www.uk.coop/events-and-t...
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Interested in live investment opportunities? New Community Share offers with the standard mark from @maydaysaxonvale.bsky.social @ecoetalk.bsky.social & Hull Community Pub added to our directory of offers here www.uk.coop/share-offers
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Community share offers with the Standard Mark
Check out community share offers which have launched with the Community Shares Standard Mark.
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Hull’s first and only community-owned pub launches share offer to create one-of-a-kind function room www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-ea...
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The New Clarence community-owned pub launches share offer
The New Clarence hits first crowdfunding milestone - now it is open to all with a HU postcode
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Help investors to spread the cost with payment by instalments. New guidance on how to do this with community shares: www.uk.coop/resources/co... @cooperativesuk.bsky.social @coopfinance.bsky.social
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The structure matters. If companies are owned by shareholders who may never set foot in the communities they affect, decisions follow that logic. Returns come first. Everything else becomes secondary. Think about water companies. It’s not failure. It’s how the system is designed to work.
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
We have a new + detailed section in our finance guide on 'Handling interest payments on community shares' Check it out here: www.uk.coop/resources/co... @cooperativesuk.bsky.social @plunkettuk.bsky.social @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social @ethexuk.bsky.social @locality.org.uk
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
UK companies are doing what they’re designed to do. Generate returns for shareholders. Did you know, many of those shareholders aren't in the UK. ONS data shows how much ownership has shifted overseas & with it, where dividends go (spoiler alert, it's a whopping 58%): www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inve...
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Looking to grow your organisation or explore new funding options? The Reach Fund offers grants of £5k–£15k to prepare for social investment, including Community Share Offers. As an approved Access Point, we can support you to apply: 👉 www.uk.coop/news/co-oper... @cooperativesuk.bsky.social
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
We've updated our listings of live and current community share offers with the Standard Mark inc: ⭐Staffordshire Community Energy ⭐Low Carbon Hub ⭐ICOF Community Capital www.uk.coop/start-new-co...
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Community share offers with the Standard Mark
Check out community share offers which have launched with the Community Shares Standard Mark.
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
A new resource outlining the benefits of using the Community Shares Standard Mark to develop high-quality share offers that attract investment, promote sustainable growth, and align with their community mission. www.uk.coop/resources/us...
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
💶What tax relief incentives can you offer on a community share offer to encourage bigger investments? Read our blog and take a look at our upcoming training to find out more: www.uk.coop/blog/unlocki...
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Unlocking bigger investment through tax reliefs and community shares
How can you unlock larger individual investments in your share offer? There are two tax reliefs which can help make this happen.
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Need investment in your share offer? Match investment from our partner Community Shares ICOF are still available through the Booster Fund. See more and how to apply here: www.uk.coop/resources/bo...
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
✉️Latest email newsletter went out yesterday with info on training, grants and tax relief, you can read it here: co-operativesuk.cmail20.com/t/t-e-witlkn... and sign up to future ones here: linktr.ee/comshares
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Tax relief and community shares: Exclusive new blog and training
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
New blog and training session on tax reliefs available for community share offers to encourage larger investments. Examples show individual investments of £10k+ can be possible: www.uk.coop/blog/unlocki... @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social
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Unlocking bigger investment through tax reliefs and community shares
How can you unlock larger individual investments in your share offer? There are two tax reliefs which can help make this happen.
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
🔋Exciting new share offer with our Standard Mark from @lowcarbonhub.bsky.social who are building the UK's first community owned co-located battery installation 😎 www.lowcarbonhub.org/solar-battery/ @cooperativesuk.bsky.social @coopnews.bsky.social
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The UK's first community-owned solar battery - Low Carbon Hub
Find out more about how you can invest in the UK’s first community-owned solar battery at Ray Valley Solar Park in Oxfordshire.
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
💰New training on Tax Reliefs for community shares. We know tax relief can have a big impact on the amount raised, find out more in our training session: www.uk.coop/events-and-t... @ethexuk.bsky.social @crowdfunder.bsky.social @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social
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Training: Tax reliefs while using community shares capital
A session for community shares practitioners who need to understand the difference between a tax reliefs while using community shares capital.
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Breathing new, energy‑efficient life into a much‑loved #Birmingham community hub with community shares by @birminghamfoe.bsky.social www.uk.coop/case-studies...
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Friends of the Earth Birmingham: Breathing new, energy‑efficient life into a much‑loved community hub
Discover how finance through the Energy Efficiency Sharematch Fund helped improve a building that’s home to organisations working for a better, fairer world.
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Training: Using community shares – the differences for CBSs and Co-operatives. 23/04 www.uk.coop/events-and-t...
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Training: Using community shares – the differences for CBSs and Co-operatives
A session for community shares practitioners who need to understand the difference between a Community Benefit Society and a Co-operative Society using community shares capital.
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Great to see @bigissue.com cover the share offer launch by People's Property Portfolio in Bradford, as they raise funds to refurb a Grade 2 listed building into a home for artists studios, offices, flexible workspaces & events. More here - peoplespropertyportfolio.co.uk
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Home - People’s Property Portfolio
The People’s Property Portfolio is a community benefit society with a mission to regenerate both spirit and place in our cities, starting with Bradford.
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
This is a spectacular way to launch a new Community Share Offer, well done to Oyez Arts in #Altrincham with their Parklife themed launch video! altrincham.todaynews.co.uk/news/2026/02... @cooperativesuk.bsky.social @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social
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Parklife parody launches Altrincham Town Hall community share offer
Local residents can now become part-owners of the historic building.
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Lovely to see we've been shortlisted for the Social Investment Award at the SEYH awards for our work with Bramley Bath's share offer which attracted over 500 community investors! @bettersocietycapital.com @crowdfunder.bsky.social @access-si.bsky.social
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
New share offer from Sister Midnight to renovate & fit out their new venue. Complete with the Standard Mark. They are aiming to raise at least £75k, & have match funding from our Energy Efficiency Sharematch fund & @musicvenueprop.bsky.social www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/sistermidn...
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
New - Community Shares Booster Fund development grant deadlines and upcoming pause to applications. Read more here: www.uk.coop/support-your...
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Fast, friendly and focused on co-operatives. Need help navigating your governance, HR, finance or legal advice? Get peace of mind with support just a phone call or email away through our Contact Package. Find out more: buff.ly/Z1hVVIa #coops #advice #business
Advice for your co-op - Unlock our contact package - get in touch with our expert advisors for advice on governance, HR, membership and finance. 

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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Want a smoother, more confident director induction? Our directors toolkit provides a set of ready-to-use guides and templates to help induct new members onto your board. Take a look: buff.ly/OeCY2N3 ⬅️ #coops #directors #toolkit
Resource - Directors' toolkit - A comprehensive toolkit of resources for inducting directors onto a co-operative board. With an image of a computer. 

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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
🍺Community shares dominant in @camraofficial.bsky.social Pub Saving Awards. 🥳Congratulations to Hull Community Pub's New Clarence, The Golden Lion and the George camra.org.uk/awards/pub-s...
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Pub Saving Award
<p>The Pub Saving Awards recognises people that have come together to save a pub that would have otherwise been demolished or converted to another use. It aims to secure publicity for pub-saving campa...
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Do you want to get involved with the government’s call for evidence on how we best support and grow the co-operative sector in the UK? ⏱️ There’s not long go until our online webinars to get our members’ input.
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
'Bid to save Ponsanooth’s last pub reached a major milestone' as community share offer has now raised almost £100,000 toward buying the historic Stag Hunt Inn. www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/2572986...
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Bid to save Ponsanooth's historic last remaining pub hits major milestone
The Save The Stag campaign announced that its community share offer has now raised almost £100,000 toward buying the historic Stag Hunt Inn.
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Calder Valley Community Land Trust @cvclt1.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Mike captures the need for a local solution to local housing need. Please join us & our 77 investors & donors who have raised £42,150 to give local people a community owned affordable rented home in Heptonstall. @comshares.bsky.social @todmordentweets.bsky.social #heptonstall @hebweb.bsky.social
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Whoop whoop! Co-op Congress 2025 has been shortlisted by the Trade Associations Forum for 'Event of the Year'. What did the President of the @icacoop.bsky.social think of the event (and link to event recordings)? See the thread 👇
A photograph from Co-op Congress 2025, taking in the full splendour of the historic Rochdale Town Hall.
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
'A historic year for co-operation' read @rosemarley.bsky.social reflections on a busy 2025 inc growing co-operatives on the ground through community shares and community ownership, with new support in 2026 from @esmeefairbairn.bsky.social www.uk.coop/blog/histori...
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