Plunkett UK's Community Business Adviser, Nick Comley, explains how early stage community groups can most safely and easily handle money when funds arrive before a bank account does. You want to set up a rural community-owned business. You have the support from your community, the premises lined up and the [...]
Climate change is here - how prepared is your community business? Our Impact Officer, George Ogier, shares insights from our latest environment special interest group with Verture on building climate resilience In January 2025, thanks to a partnership with the Dulverton Trust, Plunkett UK began delivering a series of special [...]
The growing impact of community-owned businesses in protecting local services Across the UK we are seeing an increase in the closure of public services, leaving residents – especially older people and those with disabilities – without places that are vital to daily life. When these spaces disappear, so does access [...]
In his final edition of his Scottish Comms tour, Communications Officer, Michael Wolverson, tells the story of the award-winning Kenmuir Arms. “This pub has brought the village back to life.” These words of Nigel, former Chair of the New Luce Trust, stayed with me as he described the profound impact [...]
How a village in Cornwall has worked together to open a community-owned shop, drawing on a shared vision, local skills, and support from Plunkett. After more than two years without a village shop – and the vibrant social hub it provided – the people of Downderry in Cornwall has revived [...]
With challenges rising for community-owned shops, adaptation is essential. Our Future of Rural Retail report sets out the steps communities should consider taking to thrive. Across the country, around 450 community owned shops are acting as vital lifelines for the communities they serve. Many have been trading for decades, and [...]
You’re passionate about coming together as a community to save and run your village pub – but how do you find the funding to turn that vision into reality? Andrew Dubock, Plunkett UK's Communications Manager, shares how one North Yorkshire village made it happen. Nestled amongst rolling green countryside, the [...]
Plunkett's Community Business Manager, Alison Macklin, offers valuable insights on what your community business should prioritise as we enter 2026 January can feel like a pause button for many businesses. After the festive rush, people are busy finishing off Christmas leftovers, embracing Dry January, or bracing themselves for credit card [...]
As we bid farewell to 2025, Plunkett acknowledges all the corporate partners who have supported our work with community businesses over the year. Collaboration is crucial in the community business sector, and Plunkett couldn’t do all it does to support and empower communities across the UK without its corporate friends. [...]
In the next edition of his Scottish Comms tour, Communications Officer, Michael Wolverson, tells the story of how locals came together to save a 200-year-old pub in a once ‘forgotten part of Scotland.’ “This pub has always been the heart of the community, and we have brought it back” Just a [...]
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