241 Co-operators

13/07/2026

Community businesses say funding and support must go further.

07/07/2026

Co-operative and Community Finance may be able to help you buy your community pub. See eg below.

With coming to an end, we'd like to share our most recent lending story with you 👀

We were delighted to provide a loan package from our ‘More Than a Pub’ investment pot towards The Yew Tree Avon Dassett!

Our Business Development Manager Tim says "Taking failing pubs into community ownership has proven to work and in Avon Dassett, a small village, with no other amenities it’s vital to retain the space for the community in the long term. We are so pleased to be able to support the fantastic committee at Avon Dassett CBS and partner in their success well into the future."

Read the full story here ➡️ https://buff.ly/fLbqAMq

03/07/2026

This might be helpful to get your local pub into community ownership.

More Than a Pub is finance that aims to support the development of community owned pubs across England. These pubs should be incorporated ‘not for profit’ businesses with clear geography of benefit and be able to demonstrate local engagement in ownership or governance. 🍺

With investment options between £5,000 and £100k, up to 15 years, 1-5 years, visit our funding page to explore the right fund option for you.
https://thekeyfund.co.uk/funding/more-than-a-pub/

02/07/2026

Fancy staying in the house that the Brontëd were born in? The Brontë Birthplace is community-owned and a fascinating place.

30/06/2026

Interesting community-led housing project with a share offer that closes imminently. Take a look.

30/06/2026

Have a look at this Co-operative Development Worker job at Co-operative Futures. It could be you!

10/06/2026

18/05/2026

Freelance finance assistant post at Oxfordshire Community Land Trust. See this link for more info. https://www.oclt.org.uk/current-vacancies

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴! 🌱

OCLT is looking for a 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 to join our small but growing team — just ~2 days per month, with fully flexible hours.

This is a hands-on role supporting our Treasurer and Finance Circle to keep our financial records accurate, well-organised, and working hard for the mission. Day-to-day, you'll be maintaining our Xero accounts, reconciling bank transactions, managing incoming invoices, producing monthly reports, and helping us build smarter, more efficient financial systems as we grow.

If you're someone who finds satisfaction in clean records, well-structured processes, and using your skills for something that genuinely matters — this could be the perfect fit.
At OCLT, we're creating permanently affordable homes for the people Oxfordshire depends on: teachers, nurses, families being priced out of the communities they serve. Behind every home we protect is an organisation that needs its finances run well.

That's where you come in.

Full details and how to 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 are 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 — link in comments below.