A village inn steeped in local heritage has been purchased by the community with help from a creative social media campaign, a passionate community investment effort, and a loan finance package. Located in Langton Herring, Dorset, The Elm Tree Inn has served its villagers and wider community since the 18th century. Situated near Fleet Lagoon […]
A housing co-op and its residents have obtained a refinance and property improvements loan package for their remote co-operative living space set in the beautiful Powys countryside. Established in 1985, Undergrowth Housing Co-operative Limited (UHC) was set up by local residents wanting to turn an unused property into shared co-operative housing focused on sustainable rural […]
Co-op Loan Fund was set up to strengthen the size and scope of the co-operative sector through the provision of ethical, accessible loan finance. We are funded and run by co-operatives with the specific aim of helping other co-operatives – a practical example of the principle of co-operation among co-ops. Our funders have lent […]
Co-op Loan Fund are committed to supporting young people as we look towards the next generation of co-ops. In recent years there has been a noticeable surge in younger people getting involved in the co-operative movement, particularly around the sectors of worker co-ops, community-owned co-ops, eco co-ops, housing co-ops and tech co-ops. Whether it be […]
A community-based construction company has secured a loan from Co-op Loan Fund to purchase a new van enabling services that will provide training and supported employment for young people in the East Lothian area. The Ridge Foundations CIC is a construction company and social enterprise in Dunbar formed in 2016 as part of the Ridge […]
East of England Co-operative Society has been actively involved in Co-op Loan Fund since 2008. The society can trace its roots back to 1861 when local people in Colchester came together to set up a shop selling quality food at affordable prices. East of England Co-op still continue to follow in the co-operative tradition of […]
The Co-operative Group helped to establish Co-op Loan Fund in 2002 and has been actively involved ever since. Trading as the Co-op, The Co-operative Group are one of the world’s largest consumer co-operatives, owned by millions of members. They are the UK’s fifth biggest food retailer with more than 2,500 local, convenience and medium-sized stores. […]
A multi-stakeholder co-operative has secured a financial package enabling the purchase of a property that will provide affordable tenancies and access to democratically owned accommodation for students in the Birmingham area. Founded in March 2018, Student Co-operative Homes (SCH) aims to bring together existing and start up student housing co-operatives across the UK and build […]
A worker co-operative has secured a loan from Co-op Loan Fund as they continue their multi-layered approach to strategic economic development powered by democratic ownership. Stir to Action was founded as an online publisher in 2012 platforming new ideas and debate around economic alternatives. Over the past decade it has developed into a national infrastructure […]
Your Co-op is a family of businesses operated by The Midcounties Co-operatve and has been involved in Co-op Loan Fund ever since the fund was set up in 2002. The name Midcounties Co-operative was first used in 2005 following the merger of Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester Co-op with West Midlands Co-op. Both societies had been […]