Sep 17, 2024 Time to make your voice heard By David Alcock The slightly delayed consultation on the future of the law governing co-ops and community benefit societies has been released today. The...
Jul 01, 2024 Securing the future of employee ownership By David Alcock With six days to go until polling day, it was great to read the Employee Ownership Association's proposals for building on the expansion...
Mar 28, 2024 Community Ownership Fund - final round By David Alcock The first window for Round 4, the final round of the Community Ownership Fund, is now open for applications until 10 April. The funding...
Jun 21, 2023 Time to update co-op law By David Alcock It was very welcome to hear the announcement from Andrew Griffith on Friday that the legislation which governs co-operatives will be...
Mar 20, 2023 So farewell then, SITR... By David Alcock Among the announcements about pensions, childcare and energy bills, if you look deep into the budget paper from last week you will find a...
Feb 21, 2023 Community ownership - get those EOIs in... By David Alcock The third round of bidding to the Community Ownership Fund (COF) (part of the Government's Levelling Up programme) opened on 15 February...
Feb 15, 2023 Something different with money By David Alcock Ten years ago the Community Shares Unit started promoting this unique form of financing for local and community organisations. It is a...
Jan 11, 2023 To B or not to B... By David Alcock I am genuinely really pleased that the law firm that I work for has achieved B Corp status. Why is this important, and why might your...
Nov 15, 2022 Grant funding for third sector groups By David Alcock If you're a small charity or community interest company addressing social inequality on a local/regional basis, then you might be...
Apr 25, 2022 A sea change for the beautiful game? By David Alcock I was very pleased to see today that the Government has agreed to implement all the key recommendations of the Crouch fan-led review into...
Apr 05, 2022 The future of Channel 4 By David Alcock This week saw a clear direction of travel announced by the Government in relation to Channel 4, which there is a strong suggestion will...
Apr 04, 2022 Fitzgerald Contractors - employee ownership By David Alcock It was great to see coverage of Fitzgerald Contractors becoming employee-owned in the Lawyer Monthly this month - you can see the article...