Our assets, our future: the economics, outcomes and sustainability of assets in community ownership


Published: 2019

Power to Change and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government commissioned this research in mid-2018. The scope of the project was to create a national picture of community asset ownership, to assess their financial health and economic impact. The project sought to address evidence gaps identified in earlier work commissioned by…

Our assets, our future: the economics, outcomes and sustainability of assets in community ownership – Research Summary


Published: 2019

# Preview | Download RI-21S-Our assets, our future.pdf179kB Author(s) Vita Terry Rebecca Moran Eliza Buckley Mike Aiken Ian Wilson Stephen Parkes Cathy Harris Elaine Batty Tom Archer Citation Terry, V., Moran, R., Buckley, E., Aiken, M., Wilson, I., Parkes, S.,

Pinchbeck Community Land Trust, Lincolnshire


Published: 2019

# Preview | Download RI-21-CS-Pinchbeck Community Land Trust Lincolnshire.pdf703kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2019) Pinchbeck Community Land Trust, Lincolnshire. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: East Midlands

RaKAT Community Transport, Richmond and Kingston


Published: 2019

# Preview | Download RI-21-CS-RaKAT Community Transport Richmond and Kingston.pdf153kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2019) RaKAT Community Transport, Richmond and Kingston. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: London

Richmond Parish Lands Charity, Richmond Upon Thames


Published: 2019

# Preview | Download RI-21-CS-Richmond Parish Lands Charity Richmond Upon Thames.pdf129kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2019) Richmond Parish Lands Charity, Richmond Upon Thames. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: London

Rotunda, Liverpool


Published: 2019

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Squash, Liverpool


Published: 2019

# Preview | Download RI-21-CS-Squash Liverpool.pdf533kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2019) Squash, Liverpool. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: North West

St. John’s Place, Wiltshire


Published: 2019

# Preview | Download RI-21-CS-St. Johns Place Wiltshire.pdf834kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2019) St. John’s Place, Wiltshire. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: South West

Technical Report – Our assets, our future: the economics, outcomes and sustainability of assets in community ownership


Published: 2019

This technical report supports Power to Change’s 2019 report ‘Our asserts, our future,’ which provides the state of community asset ownership in England as well as assessing the sector’s financial health and economic and social contribution. This technical report provides more detail on case study selection, methods deployed and results…

The community business success guide to retail


Published: 2019

# Preview | Download G-2019-07-The community business success guide to retail.pdf354kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2019) The community business success guide to retail. Practice Guide. Power to Change. Details Report type: Practice Guide Publisher: Power to Change Location: England

Community Pubs: A better form of business – 2018


Published: 2018

This publication, funded by the Power to Change Research Institute, provides quantitative and qualitative information about the size, characteristics and performance of the community pub sector in the UK. It is based on statutory data sourced from the Financial Conduct Authority, together with electronic questionnaires, follow up telephone surv…

Community Shops: A better form of business – 2018


Published: 2018

This publication, funded by the Power to Change Research Institute, provides quantitative and qualitative information about the size, characteristics and performance of the community shop sector in the UK. It is based on statutory data sourced from the Financial Conduct Authority, together with electronic questionnaires completed by 38 communit…

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