Reflecting on a jam-packed and rewarding 2024 at Plunkett UK It has been an incredible year for the community business sector and a particulary busy one at Plunkett UK! As more rural communities face the loss of vital core services, an increasing number of groups are turning to Plunkett [...]
As 2024 draws to a close, we want to express our gratitude to our corporate partners and funders for their support It has been another incredible year for the community business sector. Thanks to the generosity of our partners, we have supported the opening of 26 new community-owned businesses and [...]
Through fundraising we can help more rural communities into next year and beyond As the Christmas season arrives, Plunkett is proud to celebrate the spirit and warmth that community-owned businesses bring to the people they serve. These businesses ensure that no one is forgotten and everyone feels a sense of [...]
Community businesses took the time for networking and collaboration at the National Community Business Conference 2024. On Wednesday, 23 October, over 150 delegates and community businesses from across the UK gathered at the Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre, a community-owned conference venue on London's South Bank. Sponsored by Webmart, the event [...]
Community-owned businesses are growing in number and remain a robust, sustainable model, according to research published today by Plunkett UK. According to Plunkett's Community Ownership: A Better form of Business report the sector saw its biggest single year of growth - at 3.8% - since before the pandemic. Furthermore, despite facing [...]
Bidding for Community Businesses! Over £14,000 was raised to support Plunkett UK's work with community-owned businesses at our Charity Auction, held last Thursday (3 October) We were delighted to welcome 80 guests to Cokethorpe School near Witney, Oxfordshire for the event, which was kindly sponsored [...]
Plunkett UK faced up The Clare Foundation's Angel's Den and took home £5,000 to turbo-charge community ownership in Buckinghamshire Angel's Den - a charitable spin-off of the BBC's popular TV show 'Dragon's Den' - designed to bring some of the UK's most influential entrepreneurs to support charities across Buckinghamshire. We [...]
Our expert training series highlights big issues for community businesses At Plunkett UK, we are dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in our efforts to support new and existing community businesses throughout the UK. Our ambition is to reach areas where community ownership is underrepresented in order to address social [...]
Meet the Judges for the Rural Community Business Awards 2024 As we gear up to announcing our 2024 Rural Community Business Awards finalists, meet our panel of judges who will carefully consider this year's nominations. On 10 September, the judges will convene to assess the shortlisted [...]
Providing a wide range of services and amenities that communities value and need In our impact blog series, based on the 2024 Impact Report, we've been showcasing how Plunkett UK actively supports community-owned businesses, serving as their main point of contact. As part of our core mission, we empower [...]
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