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**Author:** [@chris](https://forum.workers.coop/u/chris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [31 October 2022 10:13 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/about-the-questions-category/116 "2022-10-31T10:13:48Z")
Questions about workers co-ops. --- ## [Membership questions](https://forum.workers.coop/t/membership-questions/134)
**Author:** [@AthertonJohn](https://forum.workers.coop/u/AthertonJohn)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [14 September 2026 10:55 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/membership-questions/134 "2026-09-14T10:55:47Z")
Now that we are registered as a Co-op Society, we are opening for membership on Monday to align with Co-operatives UK’s end of year renewals. There is still lots to do. But if you have questions about membership specific… --- ## [Urban Farms that are Worker Cooperatives](https://forum.workers.coop/t/urban-farms-that-are-worker-cooperatives/1474)
**Author:** [@louise](https://forum.workers.coop/u/louise)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [11 September 2026 09:08 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/urban-farms-that-are-worker-cooperatives/1474 "2026-09-11T09:08:34Z")
A new worker cooperative is currently forming in Glasgow to take on around a 1.5 acre area in the city to regenerate as a market gardening business. There are lots of ideas about linking in with food security initiative… --- ## [Bathtub listening (45m): Calverts and worker cooperation](https://forum.workers.coop/t/bathtub-listening-45m-calverts-and-worker-cooperation/1452)
**Author:** [@Sion](https://forum.workers.coop/u/Sion)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [30 June 2026 16:47 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/bathtub-listening-45m-calverts-and-worker-cooperation/1452 "2026-06-30T16:47:35Z")
--- ## [Worker co-op v Employee owned graphics/training/literature](https://forum.workers.coop/t/worker-co-op-v-employee-owned-graphics-training-literature/1443)
**Author:** [@rossh](https://forum.workers.coop/u/rossh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [22 June 2026 17:25 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/worker-co-op-v-employee-owned-graphics-training-literature/1443 "2026-06-22T17:25:38Z")
Hi, does anyone know of any good info, particularly if there are some good graphics, flowcharts etc, on the difference between worker co-ops and employee owned organisations. Not looking for an explanation here on the d… --- ## [Member owned Co Ops and dividends](https://forum.workers.coop/t/member-owned-co-ops-and-dividends/1396)
**Author:** [@Lentil1066](https://forum.workers.coop/u/Lentil1066)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [13 June 2026 08:41 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/member-owned-co-ops-and-dividends/1396 "2026-06-13T08:41:14Z")
Hello there, Just joined, after all these years of being in a workers co operative! Curious to know if anyone might share their equation for distributing dividends between members of their Co Ops? We are member/worker … --- ## [Network for Social Change - fiscal hosting](https://forum.workers.coop/t/network-for-social-change-fiscal-hosting/1410)
**Author:** [@gloria\_d](https://forum.workers.coop/u/gloria_d)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [25 May 2026 16:03 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/network-for-social-change-fiscal-hosting/1410 "2026-05-25T16:03:02Z")
Hi all, we are looking to see if we can get funding from Network for Network for Social Change. I have a couple of questions Has anyone got funding from their Cooperative Community Investment Foundation ? How did you … --- ## [How to vote in Co-op UK board elections?](https://forum.workers.coop/t/how-to-vote-in-co-op-uk-board-elections/1394)
**Author:** [@Caleb](https://forum.workers.coop/u/Caleb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [30 April 2026 11:51 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/how-to-vote-in-co-op-uk-board-elections/1394 "2026-04-30T11:51:30Z")
Co-ops UK’s website is confusing and unhelpful. Anyone know how we actually vote? --- ## [New green data centre at CAT (Wales)?](https://forum.workers.coop/t/new-green-data-centre-at-cat-wales/1397)
**Author:** [@da5nsy](https://forum.workers.coop/u/da5nsy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [27 April 2026 08:47 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/new-green-data-centre-at-cat-wales/1397 "2026-04-27T08:47:41Z")
I recently visited the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales (cat.org.uk). They have more green electricity than they know what to do with, “the fastest internet connection in Wales", a radical mindset, minimal ins… --- ## [Registering a .coop domain advice](https://forum.workers.coop/t/registering-a-coop-domain-advice/1362)
**Author:** [@ArtemisBear](https://forum.workers.coop/u/ArtemisBear)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [19 March 2026 13:04 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/registering-a-coop-domain-advice/1362 "2026-03-19T13:04:14Z")
We’re looking at getting ourselves a .coop domain for Circle-A Studios. Can anyone’ who’s done this advise on the process and also what the advantages are? For us, it’s important to signal to our audience that we’re not … --- ## [Difficulty finding the SIGN UP button on workers.coop](https://forum.workers.coop/t/difficulty-finding-the-sign-up-button-on-workers-coop/295)
**Author:** [@Caleb](https://forum.workers.coop/u/Caleb)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [21 October 2025 14:22 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/difficulty-finding-the-sign-up-button-on-workers-coop/295 "2025-10-21T14:22:40Z")
Just a bit of feedback on the website. I was sending out some emails to prospective members and when I was trying to find the “sign up” button I didn’t find it particularly intuitive or obvious where it was. --- ## [Insurance recommendations](https://forum.workers.coop/t/insurance-recommendations/1174)
**Author:** [@da5nsy](https://forum.workers.coop/u/da5nsy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [16 October 2025 12:19 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/insurance-recommendations/1174 "2025-10-16T12:19:14Z")
Hi folks, Do your worker co-ops have personal indemnity insurance, and/or employers liability insurance? If so, do you have recommendations (ideally for insurance services provided by a cooperative)? Thanks! --- ## [Naming a worker coop - how did you choose your name?](https://forum.workers.coop/t/naming-a-worker-coop-how-did-you-choose-your-name/1166)
**Author:** [@mutuality](https://forum.workers.coop/u/mutuality)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [25 July 2025 14:40 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/naming-a-worker-coop-how-did-you-choose-your-name/1166 "2025-07-25T14:40:39Z")
Dear all, Our Therapy Worker Cooperative project is progressing and we recently completed our business plan. We intend to present it to local councillors in the hope of acquiring a lease for unused council property in w… --- ## [Branding design - how you did it - Worker Coops who specialise](https://forum.workers.coop/t/branding-design-how-you-did-it-worker-coops-who-specialise/1178)
**Author:** [@mutuality](https://forum.workers.coop/u/mutuality)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [18 July 2025 09:55 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/branding-design-how-you-did-it-worker-coops-who-specialise/1178 "2025-07-18T09:55:43Z")
Dear all, Our worker coop start up is on the verge of legally incorporating as a company limited by guarantee, having completed our business plan and decided upon a trading name: ‘Common Ground Therapy’. We are current… --- ## [Starting a "multinational" workers coop](https://forum.workers.coop/t/starting-a-multinational-workers-coop/1068)
**Author:** [@petrichor](https://forum.workers.coop/u/petrichor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [26 March 2025 12:21 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/starting-a-multinational-workers-coop/1068 "2025-03-26T12:21:01Z")
We are planning to set up a co-operative consultancy business, but this is slightly complicated by the fact that two of our group are currently living in the US (although we are all UK citizens). In many ways this is a s… --- ## [Accounts and delaying AGMS](https://forum.workers.coop/t/accounts-and-delaying-agms/1000)
**Author:** [@gloria\_d](https://forum.workers.coop/u/gloria_d)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [3 February 2025 15:16 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/accounts-and-delaying-agms/1000 "2025-02-03T15:16:22Z")
Hi all, this isn’t a strictly cooperative q but I thought you friendly people might know. We are having some accountancy delays (mainly due to sickness on our part and accountants). We technically have to have an AGM mor… --- ## [How does your co-op structure and schedule non-productive work? A micro-survey](https://forum.workers.coop/t/how-does-your-co-op-structure-and-schedule-non-productive-work-a-micro-survey/997)
**Author:** [@Everin](https://forum.workers.coop/u/Everin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [26 January 2025 12:24 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/how-does-your-co-op-structure-and-schedule-non-productive-work-a-micro-survey/997 "2025-01-26T12:24:36Z")
Hi! I’m really interested in how other co-ops conceive of, structure and schedule all of the non-productive work that goes into maintaining an organisation. Why? Because I wonder if we - at Common Knowledge - could be … --- ## [Speaking opportunity for tech co-ops](https://forum.workers.coop/t/speaking-opportunity-for-tech-co-ops/959)
**Author:** [@seanfarmelo](https://forum.workers.coop/u/seanfarmelo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [4 December 2024 12:36 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/speaking-opportunity-for-tech-co-ops/959 "2024-12-04T12:36:58Z")
Hi there, As part of the https://re-organise.org/ project, which looks at how to increase understanding of alternative business models and worker co-operatives amongst university students we have an opportunity to prese… --- ## [Co-op bank: anyone else had terrible service?](https://forum.workers.coop/t/co-op-bank-anyone-else-had-terrible-service/868)
**Author:** [@gloria\_d](https://forum.workers.coop/u/gloria_d)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [29 October 2024 12:43 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/co-op-bank-anyone-else-had-terrible-service/868 "2024-10-29T12:43:59Z")
Hi all, something I’ve discussed with a couple of other co-ops is just what an appalling service the Cooperative Bank has given us, especially since the duplicate payments issue a few weeks ago. Has anyone else had a bad… --- ## [Worker Co-operative CICs (Community Interest Companies) - do we have a list? do you know any?](https://forum.workers.coop/t/worker-co-operative-cics-community-interest-companies-do-we-have-a-list-do-you-know-any/842)
**Author:** [@mutuality](https://forum.workers.coop/u/mutuality)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [16 June 2024 15:19 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/worker-co-operative-cics-community-interest-companies-do-we-have-a-list-do-you-know-any/842 "2024-06-16T15:19:59Z")
Hi all, I am one of 5 therapists setting up a Therapy Worker Cooperative enterprise in south east London and we are currently exploring business plan options. In order to house our therapy practice, we aim to bid for p… --- ## [🤓 Who is the best at](https://forum.workers.coop/t/who-is-the-best-at/840)
**Author:** [@AthertonJohn](https://forum.workers.coop/u/AthertonJohn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [11 June 2024 06:58 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/who-is-the-best-at/840 "2024-06-11T06:58:58Z")
It’s friday :partying\_face: and I have a bit of a side project, I’ve been mullying over. No worker co-op is the best at everything. But which worker co-ops are particuarly good at one specific element of being a worker c… --- ## [Employers Liability Insurance advice required please](https://forum.workers.coop/t/employers-liability-insurance-advice-required-please/758)
**Author:** [@Olmonds](https://forum.workers.coop/u/Olmonds)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [30 March 2024 08:21 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/employers-liability-insurance-advice-required-please/758 "2024-03-30T08:21:44Z")
Hi, I’m hoping someone can help provide a bit of advice please in regard to employers liability insurance. We are a workers coop that currently has 3 directors (required for our legal set up) but are not PAYE and invoi… --- ## [Wages, member accounts and dividends - How to distribute money to members?](https://forum.workers.coop/t/wages-member-accounts-and-dividends-how-to-distribute-money-to-members/732)
**Author:** [@IvanRadev](https://forum.workers.coop/u/IvanRadev)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [14 February 2024 08:02 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/wages-member-accounts-and-dividends-how-to-distribute-money-to-members/732 "2024-02-14T08:02:42Z")
Hello, I am organizing a new co-op. Here in Bulgaria, this is not a common practice, but as always I am trying something uncommon for the better good. We are building a retreat center. However I couldn’t find any preci… --- ## [Alternative to Survey Monkey?](https://forum.workers.coop/t/alternative-to-survey-monkey/518)
**Author:** [@Buncey](https://forum.workers.coop/u/Buncey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [31 July 2023 16:33 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/alternative-to-survey-monkey/518 "2023-07-31T16:33:50Z")
Not sure where else to stick this question to the co-op folk, so decided on “uncategorised” - feel free to slate this decision and suggest a new place for it. Was very curious to know if there’s another tried and tested… --- ## [Document Templates](https://forum.workers.coop/t/document-templates/516)
**Author:** [@liam](https://forum.workers.coop/u/liam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [28 July 2023 14:01 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/document-templates/516 "2023-07-28T14:01:04Z")
Hey @everyone, Just wanted to reach out and ask if any fellow coops had document templates they’d be willing to share with the rest of the class. I’m currently on the lookout for a member loan template if anyone could … --- ## [Bizarre error message I cannot resolve or remove](https://forum.workers.coop/t/bizarre-error-message-i-cannot-resolve-or-remove/512)
**Author:** [@KateW](https://forum.workers.coop/u/KateW)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [26 July 2023 12:41 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/bizarre-error-message-i-cannot-resolve-or-remove/512 "2023-07-26T12:41:28Z")
I got an error message when I attemtped to update Nextcloud. So i uninstalled it and reinstalled it and got the same error message: "The code execution cannot proceed becasue libcrypto-1\_1-x64.dll was not found. Reinsta… --- ## [Surplus redistribution](https://forum.workers.coop/t/surplus-redistribution/445)
**Author:** [@Jess\_Good\_Press](https://forum.workers.coop/u/Jess_Good_Press)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [4 July 2023 14:37 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/surplus-redistribution/445 "2023-07-04T14:37:14Z")
Hello! I have a question about distributing profits. Our articles of association outline that we donate a portion of any profit to other cooperatives or common ownership enterprises, as well as of course charitable proj… --- ## [Visualising Strategy and Workplans](https://forum.workers.coop/t/visualising-strategy-and-workplans/474)
**Author:** [@AthertonJohn](https://forum.workers.coop/u/AthertonJohn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [28 June 2023 16:28 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/visualising-strategy-and-workplans/474 "2023-06-28T16:28:45Z")
So as a “dencentralised network of individuals” its been a challenge to both visualise/share and practically manage our Strategy and Workplan. We did intially as a slide deck. Which we’ve not kept updated. Working Group… --- ## [Coop members engagement strategies for established coop](https://forum.workers.coop/t/coop-members-engagement-strategies-for-established-coop/220)
**Author:** [@MarkB](https://forum.workers.coop/u/MarkB)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [24 March 2023 12:47 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/coop-members-engagement-strategies-for-established-coop/220 "2023-03-24T12:47:08Z")
We are a long established coop but sometimes struggle to get full participation from our members in wider coop issues, does anyone have any great strategies that we can try to get more take up? --- ## [Best Set up for a New Worker & Community Cooperative HUB](https://forum.workers.coop/t/best-set-up-for-a-new-worker-community-cooperative-hub/233)
**Author:** [@Alice67](https://forum.workers.coop/u/Alice67)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [3 March 2023 19:02 UTC](https://forum.workers.coop/t/best-set-up-for-a-new-worker-community-cooperative-hub/233 "2023-03-03T19:02:53Z")
Hi all, I am writing here to pick the brains of all cooperators who can offer a little bit of advice. For a number of years now Trademark has been working in the background to set up a cooperative Hub, we have 4 worker … [Next page](https://forum.workers.coop/c/questions/13.md?page=1)