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CSS sign over - Members respond magnificently

Following our appeal earlier this week for members to sign over their Community Shares investment to the new scheme, we have been told today by Cobbetts that the initial response has been "magnificent".

Cobbetts are currently working flat out to process all the forms and top-up cheques they have received over the last few days, and once they have cleared the backlog we’ll be in a position to know how many remain.

However, if you haven’t transferred yet please do so as soon as possible, even if you top up later.

Please encourage people you know to transfer and there are now offer documents available from the office to give to possibly interested parties who haven’t yet bought shares.

Remember to advise of change of address, email addresses and telephone numbers.

Over the next two evenings volunteers will be ringing those who invested last year, to check that they’re aware of the need to sign over their investment. If you get a call and have already returned yours, then we apologise - but as we’re sure you’ll appreciate cross referencing everyone who already has sent their form off might not be possible ahead of the ring round.

More details including the offer document and business plan can be found here but to summarise:

  • If you have already invested we need you to sign your money over to the new scheme, by signing the form at the back of the offer document as soon as possible.


  • If 12 months on from the original scheme you can afford to invest more, then we would ask that you do so as soon as you can. The earlier we can hit our target the greater the confidence it gives other funders that we can match their funding.




First Posted ~ 15:00 Mon 12 Dec 2011
News ID ~ 3878
Last Updated ~ 01:52 Tue 16 Feb 2021