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After much back and forth, the Football Governance Act 2025 (the Act) received Royal Assent and came into force on 21 July 2025.  This...

It was great to read this week of the Entertainer (incidentally, the shop where my middle son always bought his Star Wars toys) moving...

What the 2025 Spending Review means for social businesses: Five key takeaways The UK Government’s 2025 Spending Review sets out long-term...

The first window for Round 4, the final round of the Community Ownership Fund, is now open for applications until 10 April.  The funding...

It was great to see in this piece in The Guardian recently that the Labour Party is considering adopting the recommendations of the...

It was very welcome to hear the announcement from Andrew Griffith on Friday that the legislation which governs co-operatives will be...

Among the announcements about pensions, childcare and energy bills, if you look deep into the budget paper from last week you will find a...

The third round of bidding to the Community Ownership Fund (COF) (part of the Government's Levelling Up programme) opened on 15 February...

Ten years ago the Community Shares Unit started promoting this unique form of financing for local and community organisations. It is a...

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...

If you're a small charity or community interest company addressing social inequality on a local/regional basis, then you might be...

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...