Research Opportunity – Understanding Community Business Cold Spot Areas
Liz Woznicki2021-09-22T14:11:37+00:00Plunkett's community business manager Alison Macklin looks at the importance of choosing a legal structure.
The benefits of community-owned businesses in places of worship
Liz Woznicki2022-07-05T09:29:56+00:00Harriet English, Plunkett's Head of Engagement, outlines the benefits of locating community businesses in active places of worship. Many great ideas begin with a friendly conversation, a chance meeting or in response to a set of unexpected circumstances. An initial spark of an idea often inspires a group of people to come [...]
More than a Pub – Final Report & Reflections
Liz Woznicki2022-06-08T15:20:03+00:00More than a Pub programme – final report and reflections The More Than A Pub (MTAP) programme, run by the Plunkett Foundation with funding from Power to Change and the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, was an unprecedented success for the community-owned pub sector. Delivered in partnership with social lenders [...]
Choosing a legal structure
Liz Woznicki2021-07-28T13:20:36+00:00Plunkett's community business manager Alison Macklin looks at the importance of choosing a legal structure.
Church kitchen proves perfect place to bake community’s daily bread
Liz Woznicki2021-12-05T12:16:17+00:00Church kitchen proves perfect place to bake community's daily bread Coventry-based Chernise Neo has a passion for baking. When she talks about the mouth-watering cinnamon buns enriched with milk, butter and eggs - or the Middle Eastern-inspired lemon, almond and coconut sweet treats that she regularly bakes - her sheer enthusiasm and [...]
The Future Needs of the Community Pub Sector
Liz Woznicki2021-07-23T15:03:12+00:00The Future Needs of the Community Pub Sector In response to a dramatic rise in the numbers of communities seeking to safeguard their valued pubs, and to identify the future growth requirements of the community-owned pub sector, the Plunkett Foundation, hosted a roundtable discussion in June for key sector stakeholders and partners. Chaired [...]
Report of the Annual General Meeting 2021
Claire Spendley2021-07-20T16:21:45+00:00Plunkett Foundation’s Annual General Meeting took place online on Wednesday 14 July 2021. Chaired by Stephen Nicol, Plunkett Foundation’s Chair of Trustees, the meeting was attended by 65 members and supporters from across the community business sector. Read a brief summary of the events of the meeting below. Plunkett's [...]
UK Government Community Ownership Fund is now live
Liz Woznicki2022-04-02T14:19:31+00:00Becoming a member of the Plunkett Foundation means you join a growing number of like minded people and organisations all working together to help communities set up and run community businesses as a way of overcoming a range of challenges. Plunkett's membership manager Claire Spendley looks at the benefits of joining a gorwing number o like-minded people and organisations.
Plunkett Foundation’s Annual General Meeting 2021
Liz Woznicki2021-07-15T15:29:40+00:00Plunkett Foundation’s Annual General Meeting took place online on Wednesday 14 July 2021. Chaired by Stephen Nicol, Plunkett Foundation’s Chair of Trustees, members, supporters and representatives from across the community business sector reflected on the extraordinary experiences of 2020 and looked forward with confidence at the growing network of community businesses across the [...]
Plunkett response to the extension of Covid restrictions in England
Liz Woznicki2021-06-15T14:48:53+00:00Plunkett response to the extension of Covid restrictions in England The announcement that communities in England will now have to wait until 19 July 2021, before progressing to Level 4 of the Government’s roadmap came as no real surprise given the coverage in the media over the past week. However it is now [...]
