Publications

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10 principles for designing a better grantee experience

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From lift off to impact: Evolving our approach to impact measurement

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Realising the potential for community business and anchor institutions

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Community businesses’ impact on health and wellbeing – what’s the evidence?

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Call for expressions of interest: research that will benefit the community business sector

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Community University Partnership Initiative

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An optimistic outlook for the community business sector

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Are we on the verge of a community business revolution in the Liverpool City Region?

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Is collaboration critical for community business success?

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In support of community assets

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How do community businesses differ from other third sector organisations?

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Better places through community business?

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Learnings from the recent ‘Community business in place’ report

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Using the Indices of Multiple Deprivation – it is (so much) more than just a top-line indicator

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Call for expressions of interest: research that will benefit the community business sector

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Tackling loneliness – new funding announced

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Finding innovative ways for health and social care through community business

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Two years in: what have we learned?

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Local government: a new impact investor?

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What works – community businesses share their success factors

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Could CITR offer more money and better terms for community businesses?

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What makes a successful community business?

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Could CITR offer more money and better terms for community businesses?

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The business of delivering social impact

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Better places through community business: What are our hypotheses?

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Inviting expressions of interest for research that will benefit the community business sector

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Investing in community wellbeing

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Whose round is it this time? Local Authorities and social investment

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Growing a culture of social impact investing in the UK

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“Living the values” – being accountable to your community

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Land and data for common good

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Laying the ground for a new way of measuring impact

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Shining a light on community libraries

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The Latest on Localism

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What is the best evidence for community-centred care?

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We need more than money to solve the mental health crisis

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New relationships: The future of the Social Value Act

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Community transport, housing, pubs – external factors to success

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Learning from the nineteenth century

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Known knowns in social investment

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Community transport, housing, pubs – people lead success

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Community transport, housing, pubs – business success factors

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Community transport, housing, pubs – business success factors

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What does a successful community business look like?

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What is community accountability?

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Running a community business – it ain’t easy, but it can be done

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The road ahead for community social and health care

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Hidden Treasure: How we found a secret map of £7bn council assets

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Love and carnations

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How a quiet revolution in property unfolded

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Communities and finding a ‘just price’

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Small is beautiful? The mission-led business review

Evaluation

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Community Business Fund: Interim Evaluation Report

Guides

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The community business success guide to lettings

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The community business success guide to cafés

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Understanding Community Asset Transfer guide – for community organisations

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Community Asset Transfer guide – for councillors

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Economic appraisal of community asset transfers

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The community business success guide to room hire

Research summaries

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Research Summary: Systematic review of community business related approaches to health and social care

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Research Summary: The Community Business Market in 2018

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Research Summary: Learning from the Power to Change Research Institute 2016-17

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Research summary: Factors that contribute to community business success

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Research summary: An assessment of community-based social enterprises in three European countries

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Research Summary – People Power: Findings from the Commission on the Future of Localism

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Research Summary: The Community Business Market in 2017

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Research Summary: Community accountability in community businesses

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Research Summary: The impact of community business on local communities

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Research Summary – What works: Successful community pubs

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Research Summary – What works: Successful community housing

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Research Summary – What works: Successful community transport

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Research Summary: The Community Business Market in 2016

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Research Summary: A common interest – The role of asset transfer in developing the community business market

Research Institute reports

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Systematic review of community business related approaches to health and social care

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Supporting analysis of the Community Business Market in 2018

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Annual Grantee Survey 2018

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The Community Business Market in 2018

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Community Business in 2030

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Better places through community business: A framework for impact evaluation

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Community business in England: Learning from the Power to Change Research Institute 2016-17

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What works: Successful community hubs

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What works: Successful health and wellbeing community businesses

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Factors that contribute to community business success

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What works: Successful sport and leisure community businesses

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An assessment of community-based social enterprises in three European countries

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Supporting analysis of the Community Business Market in 2017

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The Community Business Market in 2017

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Annual Grantee Survey 2017

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The Economics of Community Asset Transfers

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Community accountability in community businesses

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The impact of community business on local communities: A feasibility study to test new measures based on the Community Life Survey

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Community Business and the Social Value Act

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What works: Successful community pubs

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What works: Successful community housing

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What works: Successful community transport

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The challenges ahead on mental health spending

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Annual Grantee Survey 2016

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A common interest – The role of asset transfer in developing the community business market

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The Community Business Market in 2016

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Analysis of applicants to the Initial Grants Programme

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The Community Business Market in 2015

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What if we ran it ourselves? Getting the measure of Britain’s emerging community business sector

Third party research

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Third party research

Community business and anchor institutions

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Community Shops 2018

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Community Pubs 2018

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Community Asset Transfer: The role of intermediation across the Liverpool City Region

Third party research

How do community businesses differ from other voluntary and community organisations in the North of England?

Third party research

Sustainable Social Care: What role for community business?

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Village halls, rural community hubs and buildings: The size, scale, scope and potential of these community business

Third party research

The role of community businesses in providing health and wellbeing services: Challenges, opportunities and support needs

Third party research

People Power: Findings from the Commission on the Future of Localism

Third party research

Community Shops 2017

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Co-operative Pubs 2017

Policy papers

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Policy Briefing: Creating better places through community business

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Social Value Act policy recommendations

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Treating mental health in the community

Consultation responses and submissions

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Consultation responses and submissions

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: A Communities Framework

Consultation responses and submissions

Power to Change response to FCA consultation paper CP18/34: Regulatory fees and levies

Consultation responses and submissions

House of Lords Select Committee on the Rural Economy

Consultation responses and submissions

IPPR Commission on Economic Justice

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House of Lords Select Committee on Citizenship and Civic Engagement

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Response to Cabinet Office Mission-led Business Review

Consultation responses and submissions

Better social measures: A submission to the Public Accounts Committee

Working papers

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Community Business in 2030 – Literature review

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Community business and collaboration

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Community business in place

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Re-thinking the English indices of multiple deprivation

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A grant framework for new build community-led housing projects

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Targeting funding to support community-led housing

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Delivering a community-led housing enabling hub service

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Investing in Localism: How Local Authorities Can Provide Good Finance for Community Business

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Register of hypotheses

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Identifying Community Businesses in National Datasets

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Neighbourhood Economic Models

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Data for the community – a look at how data assets are being used at a local level

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Follow the money

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Uncharted Investment

Datasets

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The Community Business Market 2018 Dataset

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Annual Grantee Survey 2018 Dataset

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Annual Grantee Survey 2017 Dataset

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Community Shops 2017 Dataset

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Co-operative Pubs 2017 Dataset

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Power to Change Grants 2015-2016

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The Community Business Market in 2016 Dataset

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A common interest – The role of asset transfer in developing the community business market

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Annual Grantee Survey 2016 Dataset

Case studies

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Case studies of collaborative community businesses

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Case studies of community businesses providing health and wellbeing services

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Case study: Jubilee Park Woodhall Spa Ltd

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Case study: Zest Community

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Case study: Timperley Sports Club

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Case study: Netherton Community Centre

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Case study: Wellspring Healthy Living Centre

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Case study: BS3 Community Development Centre

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Case study: Projekts MCR

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Case study: The Old Co-op Community Building

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Case study: Aspire Ryde

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Case study: MSH Health and Wellbeing CIC

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Case study: Origin Sports

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Case study: The Cheese and Grain

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Case study: Unlimited Potential

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Case study: Stocksbridge Community Leisure Centre

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Case study: The Sweet Project

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An assessment of community-based social enterprises in three European countries: Case study appendix

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Alt Valley Community Trust

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Heeley Development Trust

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Burton Street Foundation

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Friends of Stretford Public Hall

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Crediton Community Bookshop

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Sutton Community Farm

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Pennine Community Power

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New Wortley Community Centre

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The Bristol Cable

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Bythams Community Shop

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Sheffield Renewables

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Bristol Community Ferryboats

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The George and Dragon Pub

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The Drovers Inn Pub

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The Centurion Pub

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The Anglers Rest Pub

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Homes for Holsworthy

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Granby Four Streets

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Bristol Community Land Trust (Success Factors)

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Bishops Castle and District CLT

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The Friendly Transport Service

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Tavistock Country Bus

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Cuckmere Community Bus

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Barnet Community Transport

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South Tynedale Railway (Assets)

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Croydon Saffron Central (Assets)

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Bristol Community Land Trust (Assets)

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Brighton Open Market (Assets)

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Alt Valley Community Trust (Assets)

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Lessons in leadership from social business

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