Links
Development and support
| Avon CDA Avon Co-operative Development Agency is committed to providing a high quality, efficient co-operative development service, relevant to individual clients needs. |
| Co-operative Assistance Network Ltd. (CAN) CAN is a support organisation that has assisted in the establishment of over 100 co-operative and social enterprises since 1989. CAN assists in the development of co-operative and other social enterprises. |
| Co-operative Futures Co-operative Futures is a dynamic co-operative policy and development agency supporting the development of social enterprises in Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Swindon and Wiltshire. |
| Co-operatives UK Co-operatives UK unites and serves and represents co-operative enterprise in the UK. |
| Plunkett Foundation The Plunkett Foundation promotes and supports co-operatives and social enterprises in rural communities worldwide. In partnership with the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and Co-operative and Community Finance they deliver the Village CORE Programme. |
| Social Enterprise London (SEL) Regional Agency promotes Social Enterprise in London. Work includes: Improving understanding of social enterprise, improving business support & ensuring access to finance. |
| Social Firms UK A national support agency for the development of social firms. Activities include business support, information dissemination and lobbying. |
| The Co-operative Bank The only UK clearing bank with its head office in Manchester. Reputed innovation in terms of products and services, including approach to ethical issues. Supports charities and the broad range of organisations involved with Social Enterprise Sector. |
| The Co-operative Loan Fund The Co-operative Loan Fund, managed by Co-operative & Community Finance, supports co-operatives and social enterprises throughout the UK through the provision of accessible, ethical loan finance. |
| Triodos Bank Triodos Bank finances companies, institutions and projects that add cultural value and benefit people and the environment, with the support of depositors and investors who want to encourage corporate social responsibility and a sustainable society. |
Borrowers
Alpha Communication |
| Bright Kidz A workers co-operative promoting walking to school and selling high visibility clothing and accessories. We can customise most products and are able to source a wide range of promotional products. |
| Brixton Cycles Co-operative A co-operatively owned and run bicycle shop. Sale and Maintenance of bicycles, accessories, clothing, luggage and shoes. Brixton cycles also disseminates info concerning sustainable transport. |
| Calverts A common ownership workers co-operative of designers and printers. Logo design to national fundraising campaigns with emphasis on quality and affordability. See website for samples of work. |
| Daily Bread Co-op Ltd - Northampton Daily Bread creates wholefood products sold via their retail outlet. |
| Derby Counselling & Therapy Centre (StressAid) A registered charity providing highly skilled counselling/therapy on a confidential appointment basis for people experiencing emotional stress. |
| Energy Development Co-operative Limited Solar energy and wind power specialists that provides stand-alone solar energy and wind power systems for commercial and leisure applications. |
| Essential Trading Essential Trading is a UK based workers co-operative that specialises in supplying organic, GMO free, fair trade, vegetarian wholefoods to the independent trade sector. |
| Greencity Wholefoods Greencity is a workers co-op dealing with wholefood wholesale throughout Scotland. |
| Hastings Furniture Service Ltd (HFS) HFS is a community business & Charity set up to help with the provision of good quality clean used furniture and other essential household goods at low affordable cost. |
Letterbox Library |
| Low-Impact Living Initiative (LILI) Dedicated to helping protect the global environment by promoting sustainable alternatives to various aspects of everyday life. |
| National Federation of Enterprise Agencies Network of independent agencies responding to the needs of small and growing businesses. Nfea targets pre-start, start up and micro businesses and promotes sustainability. |
| The Graphics Company Communication design for not-for-profit organisations.The Graphics Company specialises in print and web design for charities, social enterprises and public sector organisations across Scotland. Over 17 years, we have developed an open and ethical way of working. We're a workers' co-operative, based in Edinburgh city centre. |
| Upstream Provides printing, design and typesetting service to co-ops, trade unions, charities, campaigns and the voluntary sector. |
| Wales Co-operative Centre Promotes, supports and develops co-ops, community businesses and credit unions by providing advice, consultancy, training, legal registration and a business succession service. |
| wave Effective and creative designs based on ethical and social objectives, this graphic design co-op based on south coast. |
