COMMUNITY BUSINESS
Run by and for a local community
to make places better.
Community businesses reduce social isolation, revive empty buildings and lead on new developments. With grit, agility and empathy, local people share their professional and lived experience to find innovative solutions to complex issues.
Community business: the facts
42,000
paid staff with 86% living locally
£220m
contribution to the uk economy through community-owned spaces
85%
community businesses tackle social isolation
11,000
COMMUNITY BUSINESSES IN ENGLAND, WITH A TOTAL INCOME OF £1BN
1,724
unique community businesses supported by power to change
The latest stories
Chancellor’s Autumn Statement misses opportunity to back community business
Tim Davies-Pugh, Chief Executive of Power to Change, responds to the Autumn Statement
Hyperlocal 2023: the transformative power of long-term investment in community business
Our Insight Manager discusses findings from our new Hyperlocal report, highlighting the importance of investing in community business for lasting change.
Our response to Government’s consultation on the £87.5 million Community Wealth Fund
The delivery of the Community Wealth Fund should be through long-term, flexible funding that empowers communities and involves community businesses. Below we share our response to the Government’s consultation.