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supportive lending since 1973

ANNUAL REPORT  2018
ANNUAL REVIEW 2017
     THE LENDER FOR SOCIAL PURPOSE

COOP BOOKSHOP BUYS BANK!
ANNUAL REVIEW 2017 - COOP BOOKSHOP BUYS BANK! - THE LENDER FOR SOCIAL PURPOSE
Providing supportive lending
      Co-operative & Community Finance provides supportive lending to help people take control of
      their economic lives and create social benefit.
      We exclusively serve the co-operative and community sector, and for over 40 years we have
      supported many hundreds of businesses ranging from small community-run enterprises to large
      award-winning organisations.
      We offer flexible terms and never require personal guarantees. Our profits are reinvested to enable us
      to continue our work.
      We currently have over £4m of our own capital to lend, available to those that practise or support
      the principles of co-operation, social ownership, and sustainable development. We also manage a
      number of other loan funds on behalf of other lenders.
      When finance is needed to set up a new venture, expand an existing one, save a community asset,
      turn a conventional business into a social one or a private business into an employee-owned firm, we
      can help turn dreams into reality. We can also replace existing finance packages. All our borrowers
      have the assurance that comes from receiving support from an organisation that is democratically
      owned and controlled.
      As well as providing finance, we offer free business support to our borrowers throughout the term of
      their loans.

    Our structure                                                    Membership of Community Capital is open to individuals or
                                                                     organisations that have bought shares in the society. The
    Co-operative & Community Finance is the trading name of
                                                                     minimum investment is currently £250.
    the ICOF family of businesses. The first company, Industrial
    Common Ownership Finance Ltd, was set up in 1973 and we          Our staff
    have since created a number of related funds, all of which are   Alain Demontoux, Operations and FCA Compliance Manager
    democratically owned and controlled.                             Anne Wilks, Accounting and Administration Manager
    ICOF Ltd has two subsidiary companies: ICOF Guarantee            Ian Rothwell, Investment Manager
    Company Ltd and Industrial Common Ownership Fund plc (ICO
    Fund plc).                                                       Tim Coomer, Business Development Manager
    ICOF Community Capital Ltd (Community Capital) is a free
    standing community benefit society. ICOF acts as fund
    manager for this society.
    Membership of ICOF Ltd is open to any individual or
    organisation that supports our aims and who pays a
    one-off membership fee (currently £30). All our borrowers
    automatically become members.

                                  MEMBERS                                                  MEMBERS
                               (SHAREHOLDERS)

                                                                                          ICOF Ltd

                     ICOF Community Capital Ltd

                                                                              ICO Fund plc              ICOF
                                             management                                               Guarantee
                                                contract                                             Company Ltd
                                                                               INVESTORS

2                                     CO-OPERATIVE & COMMUNITY FINANCE ANNUAL REVIEW 2017
ANNUAL REVIEW 2017 - COOP BOOKSHOP BUYS BANK! - THE LENDER FOR SOCIAL PURPOSE
Welcome by Jo White,
 Providing
Chair of ICOF
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   other loan funds on behalf     of other lenders.                       In terms of the accounts, much like the Group, this years
   turn a conventional business           into  a  social
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   firm,
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                                                                                                                      assurance        payment
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                                manufacturing.                            on   shares   for  2017.
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   comes   from  receiving   support   from   an  organisation    that is democratically       owned    and controlled.
   of their loans.              Borrowers included Retrofit               Despite this the balance sheet remains strong with net
   As well as providing finance,Workswe who
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                                                                                       £677,818   throughout
                                                                                                     and a loanthe   term ofof
                                                                                                                  portfolio    their
                                                                                                                                  £458,881.
   loans.                       manage projects that deliver
                                                                              In 2017 ICC produced an Offer Document in order to
energy saving and refurbishment works to community
  Our organisations.
         structure They aim to deliver reductions in                          raise further
                                                                           Membership         funds for
                                                                                        of Community      the Society.
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                                                                                                                           society. The
                                                                             that have
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                                                                                                 is currently   society. The minimum
   Co-operative    & Community    Finance    is the
local economy and improving the health and wellbeing
  ICOF  family of businesses. The first company,     trading
                                                     Industrialname  of
                                                                             investment is currently £250.
   the ICOF
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                                      was first
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                                                                                 Wilks, for the work
                                                                                        Accounting  andover  the past year
                                                                                                         Administration     of both the staff
                                                                                                                        Manager
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                        Society   whose membership is made                   Alain Demontoux, Operations and FCA Compliance Manager
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upCompany
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   (ICOCommunity
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                                                                           specialist marketsuccessfully  managing
                                                                                              for almost 50  years. funds and making loans
pubs in England. This two-year programme is funded by                         We look forward to a busy 2018 continuing to provide
                                                                             in a specialist market for almost 50 years.
   for this society.
  Membership      of ICOF Ltd is open to any individual or                 We supportive
                                                                               are the oldestfinance    to the
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                                                                                                            development         and
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                                                                                                                                   institution
the  Department for Communities and Local Government
  organisation that supports our aims and who pays a
and  Power     to Change,      and    is delivered     by                     sectors.
                                                                           (CDFI) in
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   off membership              for groups
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                                                                                                       by the Financial     also one
                                                                                                                        Conduct       of the in
                                                                                                                                  Authority
   automatically
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             local investment,        usually in the form of                 very few CDFIs that is authorised and regulated by the
                                                                                             the conduct of investment business which
                                                                                           Financial Conduct Authority in the conduct
community shares. In 2017 we supported 6 community
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pubs under the scheme including the Chequers in                                            mange     other orgnaisations loan funds.
                                                                                             loan funds.
featured on the front page of this review
                                                                                               When it comes to managing funds, assessing
                                                                                             When it comes to managing funds, assessing
We continued to manage The Co-operative Loan Fund                                              risksand
                                                                                                     andminimising
                                                                                                         minimising losses
                                                                                                                     losses while
                                                                                                                            while maximising
and The Community Shares Fund, provide back office                                             risks                                maximising
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                                                                                                                         what we’re  doing.
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services for Big Issue Invest and Radical Routes and
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                                                                                                                   national or international––
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expenses were on budget although provisions against                                        WeWeoffer
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                                                                                                                   portfolio of services
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loan losses of £105,413 were required in ICO Fund plc                                      loan  funds,
                                                                                             funds,       micro-finance
                                                                                                     micro-finance          institutions
                                                                                                                      institutions and   and
                                                                                                                                       other
effecting the Group performance.                                              Sevenoaks Community Leisure
                                                                                           other   lenders.
                                                                                             lenders.  TheseThese     can range
                                                                                                                can range         from discreet
                                                                                                                           from discreet  back
                                                                                           back office services to comprehensive
                                                                                             office services to comprehensive management
Under FRS 102 other comprehensive income included a                                        management and investment services.
                                                         and investment services.
capital contribution from the issue of redeemable
preference shares of £530,353 that gave total
comprehensive income for 2017 of £606,953 (2016:
£127,339).           CO-OPERATIVE & COMMUNITY FINANCE ANNUAL REVIEW 2018
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ANNUAL REVIEW 2017 - COOP BOOKSHOP BUYS BANK! - THE LENDER FOR SOCIAL PURPOSE
Welcome
    ICOF Group by Jon Nott,
    Chair of ICOF Summary
    Consolidated   Group and  ICOF Community
                            Financial StatementsCapital
                                        I am pleased to present my      ICOF Community Capital Ltd
                                        first Annual Report as Chair    ICOF Community Capital Ltd (ICC) is an investment society
                                        and the 46th ICOF Group         offering individuals and organisations withdrawable
                                        Annual Report which is          membership shares and its capital is used to provide loan
                                        directed at the members of      finance to a wide range of community businesses, social
                                        ICOF Limited and the            enterprises and co-operatives.
                                        co-operative shareholders
     Consolidated statement of comprehensive           income for the year ended 31 December                    2017               2016
                                        of ICO Fund plc. I am also      Loans in the year included October Books, a co-operative
                                        pleased to present the 25th     bookshop (see cover),established in 1977 and£ named after £
     Turnover                           Annual Report to members of     the Russian Revolution, who used the 296,709
                                                                                                               funds to buy the 275,617
                                                                                                                                 former
                                        ICOF Community Capital Ltd.     NatWest Bank building after raising(448,387)
                                                                                                             nearly £0.5m through   a
     Administrative expenses                                                                                                   (354,792)
                                                                        combination of loan stock, crowd funding, personal loans,
     Operating profit/(loss)            ICOF Group                      gifts and of course, a loan from ICOF Community Capital.
                                                                                                            (151,678)            (79,175)
                                                                                                                                   On
                                        During the year ICOF Group      moving   day  over 250  people formed a human
                                                                                                             226,750    chain to help
     Other operating income                                                                                                      197,500
                                        continued to meet its stated    move its stock to its new premises. After an appeal to the local
                                        constitutional objectives of                                           4,094               5,670
     Income from investments                                            community some 20,000 books were transferred by volunteers
     Interest receivable                lending to cooperatives,        150 metres from the old shop.            794               3,036
                                        employee owned and
                                                                                                              (5,000)             (5,034)
    community     businesses, social firms and development trusts,
     Interest payable
    thereby
     Financeenabling
              income people to take more control of their own                                                  1,640               5,402
    economic    lives.
     Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before taxation                                                     76,600            127,034
     Other comprehensive
    Lending  for the Group income  (capitalincontribution
                           grew strongly                   redeemable preference shares
                                              2018, totalling                                                                                               530,353                              365
    £457,000.
     Total comprehensive income                                                                                                                             606,953                      127,399

    Underpinning this growth was the demand being stimulated
    by the More Than A Pub programme, which was set up in 2016
    to support community ownership of pubs across England. This
    two-year  programme
     Consolidated           is funded
                      Balance   Sheet by
                                       as the Ministry
                                          at 31        of Housing,
                                                December                                                                                                         2017                           2016
    Communities and Local Government and Power to Change
    and is delivered by the Plunkett Foundation. Co-operative &                                                                                                       £                            £
                                                                                                       Moving shop!
    Community
     Fixed assetsFinance arranges loan finance for groups that
    have successfully attracted local investment, usually in the
     Tangible  assets                                                                                  Financial performance in 2018 produced   6,477               7,587
                                                                                                                                                   a profit on ordinary
    form of community     shares. In 2018 we supported a further 6
                                                                                                       activities after tax of £3,837, (2017 (£51,938))
                                                                                                                                              169,060   and the balance
                                                                                                                                                                 168,699
    community
     Investmentspubs under the scheme that has levered £750,000
                                                                                                       sheet improved, with net assets of £890,425 (2017 £677,818)
    of capital into the organisation.                                                                                                         175,537            175,556
                                                                                                       and a loan portfolio of £531,630 (2017    £458,881).
     Current
    Other      assets
           lending    included to Organised Kaos Youth Circus.
                                                                                                       2018 saw the soft launch of our new280,088
                                                                                                                                            share offer document
                                                                                                                                                              239,444
    Operating    from one
     Debtors under      the old
                              yearchurch hall in Gwaun Cae Gurwen, a
                                                                                                       which boosted investment in the society by over £200k which
    former   pit village  in  South  Wales, that was disused and derelict,                                                               1,870,614
     Debtors over one year                                                                             significantly strengthened the balance sheet.        1,670,198
    Organised Kaos has helped to revive the local community by
    teaching   circus
     Cash at bank       skills
                      and      to children and young adults. Over the
                           in hand                                                                                                        2,734,271          1,793,006
                                                                                                       In line with the business plan, we will be promoting the share
    last 10 years the company has built a national reputation for                                                                         4,884,973          3,702,648
                                                                                                       offer more extensively toward the end of 2019 in order to fund
    excellence and has staged high profile performances at major
     Creditors: amounts due within one year                                                            the society’s future plans.       (1,678,824)        (1,804,983)
    venues including the O2 Arena in London and the Millennium
    Stadium   in Cardiff.
     Net current    assets                                                                                                               3,206,149          1,897,665
                                                                                                       The Directors are delighted to be able to propose an interest
     Total assets less current liabilities                                                                                               3,381,686          2,074,221
                                                                                                       payment on investments of 0.25%. This will be taken to the
    In 2018 we also provided support to the Co-op Foundation to
     Creditors: amounts due after one year                                                             AGM for approval by the shareholders.                 (422,592)
    develop their own fund and continued to support investment                                                                          (1,123,104)
    readiness grants through the Reach Fund.
     Net assets                                                                                                                            2,258,582           1,651,629
                                                                                                       And finally ...
    Looking at the Group performance, turnover increased on                                            I would like to take this opportunity to express my thanks to
    the previous
     Capital       year and expenses were on budget, although
              and reserves                                                                             my predecessor, Jo White, for her tireless work as both Chair,
    provisions
     Other fundsagainst loan losses of £136,027 were required in                                       Director and Trustee over the last 15811,191
                                                                                                                                              years! I would also623,691
                                                                                                                                                                  like to
    ICOF  Ltd hampering the Group performance. Other operating                                         thank both the staff team and my fellow Trustees and Directors
                                                                                                                                             520,308              15,566
     Capital reserve
    income included £202,500, representing the 3rd capital                                             for all their hard work over the past year.
    tranche  in relation
     Profit and          to The More Than A Pub Fund.
                loss account                                                                                                                 927,083           1,012,372
                                                                                                       May I also welcome Dan Holden from Unicorn Grocery to our
     Shareholders’ funds                                                                                                                   2,258,582           1,651,629
    Further to its activities the Group made a profit on ordinary                                      Board who was elected in June.
    activities after taxation of £47,205 (2017:£76,600).
                                                                                                       We look forward to a busy 2019 continuing to provide
                                                                                                       supportive finance to the co-operative and community
                                                                                                       business sectors.
    The financial information presented in this report has been taken from the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017. It does not constitute the group’s statutory
    accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017, or 31 December 2016. If you would like a copy of the audited Directors’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2017

                                     CO-OPERATIVE & COMMUNITY FINANCE ANNUAL REVIEW 2018
    they are available from Co-operative & Community Finance, Brunswick Court, Brunswick Square, Bristol BS2 8PE.

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ANNUAL REVIEW 2017 - COOP BOOKSHOP BUYS BANK! - THE LENDER FOR SOCIAL PURPOSE
ICOF Community
ICOF Group       Capital Ltd
Consolidated
Summary      Summary
         Financial      Financial Statements
                   Statements

 Consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the year ended 31 December                                                                                 2018                           2017

                                                                                                                                                                     £                           £
 Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 December                                                                                                      2017                        2016
 Turnover                                                                                                                                                  301,722                     296,709
 Administrative expenses                                                                                                                                 (487,530)
                                                                                                                                                                £                    (448,387)
                                                                                                                                                                                            £

 Operating profit/(loss)
 Turnover                                                                                                                                                (185,808)
                                                                                                                                                           29,512                    (151,678)
                                                                                                                                                                                       27,726
 Other operatingexpenses
 Administrative   income                                                                                                                                  217,500                      226,750
                                                                                                                                                                                       (34,813)
                                                                                                                                                         (108,693)
 Income from investments                                                                                                                                     5,631                        4,094
 Operating profit/(loss)                                                                                                                                  (79,181)                       7,087
 Interest receivable                                                                                                                                         4,427                          794
 Interest payable
 Income from   investments                                                                                                                                 (5,000)
                                                                                                                                                              860                          860
                                                                                                                                                                                        (5,000)
 Finance  income
 Interest receivable                                                                                                                                         10,455
                                                                                                                                                                36                       1,640
                                                                                                                                                                                           355
 Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before taxation                                                                                                        47,205                     76,600
                                                                                                                                                                                         5,254
 Finance income                                                                                                                                             26,650
 Other comprehensive income (capital contribution redeemable preference shares)                                                                                    -                   530,353
 Interest payable                                                                                                                                             (303)                       (384)
 Total comprehensive income                                                                                                                                  47,205                    606,953
 Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before taxation                                                                                                      (51,938)                     (1,002)

 Tax on profit/(loss) on ordinary activities                                                                                                                       nil                         nil
 Consolidated
 Profit/(loss) on Balance
                  ordinary Sheet  as at
                           activities   31 taxation
                                      after December                                                                                                          2018
                                                                                                                                                           (51,938)                       2017
                                                                                                                                                                                        (1,002)

                                                                                                                                                                     £                           £
 Fixed assets
 Tangible Sheet
 Balance  assets as at 31 December                                                                                                                           6,302
                                                                                                                                                             2017                        6,477
                                                                                                                                                                                         2016
 Investments                                                                                                                                               176,888                     169,060
                                                                                                                                                                £                           £
                                                                                                                                                           183,190                     175,537
 Current
 Fixed   assets
       assets
 Debtors under one year
 Investments                                                                                                                                              117,000
                                                                                                                                                          265,580                      112,823
                                                                                                                                                                                       280,088
 Debtors assets
 Current  over one year                                                                                                                                 1,999,839                   1,870,614
 Cash at bank and in hand                                                                                                                               2,480,725
                                                                                                                                                           49,618
                                                                                                                                                                                    2,734,271
                                                                                                                                                                                       61,189
 Debtors under one year
                                                                                                                                                        4,746,144                   4,884,973
 Debtors over one year                                                                                                                                   409,263                      555,141
 Creditors: amounts due within one year                                                                                                               (1,436,639)                 (1,678,824)
 Net
 Cashcurrent
      at bankassets
              and in hand                                                                                                                                178,444
                                                                                                                                                        3,309,505                      50,911
                                                                                                                                                                                    3,206,149
 Total assets less current liabilities                                                                                                                  3,492,695
                                                                                                                                                         637,325                    3,381,686
                                                                                                                                                                                      667,241
 Creditors: amounts due after one year                                                                                                                (1,186,908)                 (1,123,104)
 Creditors: amounts due within one year                                                                                                                   (1,980)                     (97,280)
 Net assets                                                                                                                                             2,305,787                   2,258,582
 Net current assets                                                                                                                                      635,345                      569,961

 Capital and reserves
 Total assets less current liabilities                                                                                                                    752,345                      682,784
 Other  funds
 Creditors:  amounts due after one year                                                                                                                 1,013,691
                                                                                                                                                           74,527                      811,191
                                                                                                                                                                                            nil
 CapitaI reserve                                                                                                                                          478,600                      520,308
 Net assets                                                                                                                                              677,818                       682,784
 Profit and loss account                                                                                                                                  813,496                      927,083
 Shareholders’ funds                                                                                                                                    2,305,787                   2,258,582
 Funding and reserves

 Funding                                                                                                                                                  736,991                      690,019

 Profit and loss account                                                                                                                                   (59,173)                      (7,235)

The  financial information
 Shareholders’   funds     presented in this report has been taken from the audited financial statements677,818
                                                                                                         for the year ended682,784
                                                                                                                           31
December 2018. It does not constitute the group’s statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2018, or 31 December 2017.
If you would like a copy of the audited Directors’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2018 they are
available from Co-operative & Community Finance, Brunswick Court, Brunswick Square, Bristol BS2 8PE.
The financial information presented in this report has been taken from the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017. It does not constitute the society’s statutory
accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017, or 31 December 2016. If you would like a copy of the audited Directors’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December

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ICOF Group
    ICOF Community Capital Ltd
    Summary Financial
    Consolidated      Statements
                 Summary  Financial Statements

    Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 December                                                                                                       2018                           2017

                                                                                                                                                                       £                           £
     Consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the year ended 31 December                                                                             2017                             2016
    Turnover                                                                                                                                                  25,858                      29,512
                                                                                                                                                                  £                            £
    Administrative expenses                                                                                                                                 (25,483)                   (108,693)
                                                                                                                                                            296,709                      275,617
    Operating
     Turnover profit/(loss)                                                                                                                                      375                    (79,181)
    Income from investments
     Administrative expenses                                                                                                                                     760
                                                                                                                                                           (448,387)                         860
                                                                                                                                                                                        (354,792)
    Interest receivable
     Operating  profit/(loss)                                                                                                                                 1,480
                                                                                                                                                           (151,678)                     (79,175)
                                                                                                                                                                                              36
    Finance income income
     Other operating                                                                                                                                        226,750
                                                                                                                                                              2,260                      197,500
                                                                                                                                                                                          26,650
    Interest
     Incomepayable
              from investments                                                                                                                                  4,094
                                                                                                                                                                 (606)                     5,670
                                                                                                                                                                                           (303)
    Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before taxation
     Interest receivable                                                                                                                                          794
                                                                                                                                                                3,837                    (51,938)
                                                                                                                                                                                           3,036
    Tax on profit/(loss)
     Interest payable on ordinary activities                                                                                                                        nil
                                                                                                                                                               (5,000)                         nil
                                                                                                                                                                                           (5,034)
    Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities after taxation                                                                                                          3,837
                                                                                                                                                                1,640                    (51,938)
                                                                                                                                                                                            5,402
     Finance income
     Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before taxation                                                                                                     76,600                     127,034
     Other comprehensive income (capital contribution redeemable preference shares                                                                          530,353                              365
     Total comprehensive income                                                                                                                             606,953                      127,399
    Balance Sheet as at 31 December                                                                                                                              2018                           2017

                                                                                                                                                                       £                           £
    Fixed assets
     Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 31 December                                                                                                              2017                             2016
    Investments                                                                                                                                              117,000                     117,000
                                                                                                                                                                  £                           £
    Fixed assets
    Current assets
                                                                                                                                                              6,477                        7,587
    Debtors
    Tangibleunder
             assetsone year                                                                                                                                  51,775                       49,618
    Debtors over one year
    Investments                                                                                                                                             169,060
                                                                                                                                                            479,855                      168,699
                                                                                                                                                                                         409,263
    Cash at bank and in hand                                                                                                                                175,537
                                                                                                                                                            322,317                      175,556
                                                                                                                                                                                         178,444
    Current assets                                                                                                                                          853,947                      637,325
    Creditors: amounts
    Debtors under      due within one year
                  one year                                                                                                                                  280,088
                                                                                                                                                             (2,040)                     239,444
                                                                                                                                                                                          (1,980)
    Net current
    Debtors     assets
             over one year                                                                                                                                1,870,614
                                                                                                                                                            851,907                     635,345
                                                                                                                                                                                      1,670,198
    Total
     Cash assets
          at bankless
                   andcurrent
                       in handliabilities                                                                                                                 2,734,271
                                                                                                                                                            968,907                   1,793,006
                                                                                                                                                                                        752,345
    Creditors: amounts due after one year                                                                                                                   (78,482)
                                                                                                                                                          4,884,973                     (74,527)
                                                                                                                                                                                      3,702,648
    Net assets amounts due within one year
    Creditors:                                                                                                                                              890,425
                                                                                                                                                         (1,678,824)                    677,818
                                                                                                                                                                                     (1,804,983)
     Net current assets                                                                                                                                   3,206,149                   1,897,665
    Funding  and less
     Total assets reserves
                      current liabilities                                                                                                                3,381,686                    2,074,221
    Funding
     Creditors: amounts due after one year                                                                                                                  945,761                     736,991
                                                                                                                                                                                       (422,592)
                                                                                                                                                        (1,123,104)
    Profit and loss account                                                                                                                               (55,3363)
                                                                                                                                                         2,258,582                      (59,173)
                                                                                                                                                                                      1,651,629
     Net assets
    Shareholders’ funds                                                                                                                                      890,425                    677,818

     Capital and reserves
     Other funds                                                                                                                                            811,191                      623,691
     Capital reserve                                                                                                                                        520,308                       15,566
     Profit and loss account                                                                                                                                 927,083                  1,012,372

     Shareholders’ funds                                                                                                                                  2,258,582                   1,651,629
    The financial information presented in this report has been taken from the audited financial statements for the year ended 31
    December 2018. It does not constitute the group’s statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2018, or 31 December 2017.
    If you would like a copy of the audited Directors’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2018 they are
    available from Co-operative & Community Finance, Brunswick Court, Brunswick Square, Bristol BS2 8PE.
    The financial information presented in this report has been taken from the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017. It does not constitute the group’s statutory
    accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017, or 31 December 2016. If you would like a copy of the audited Directors’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2017

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ICO Fund
ICOF     plc
     Community   Capital Ltd
Report byFinancial
Summary   shareholders’ representative Andy Love
                   Statements

                             The ICO Fund plc was                                                   want it to be a lasting asset to the community.”
                             launched in 1987 as a
                             subsidiary of ICOF Limited                                             Ian Rothwell, Investment Manager at Co-operative
                             with the specific purpose                                              & Community Finance, said “When I visited
 Profit and Loss Account for of
                             theraising capital31
                                  year ended    byDecember
                                                   public                                           Bishopwearmouth I was struck by how    2017passionate 2016
                             share issue. There was a clear                                         everyone was about their work and also    £
                                                                                                                                                about being £
                             identifiable need for a fund                                           part of a co-op. It is a great example of the positive effect
 Turnover                    to help support and develop                                            of giving workers of all abilities an29,512
                                                                                                                                          equal say.”     27,726

 Administrative expenses
                             worker cooperatives and                                                                                                                                    (34,813)
                                                                                                                                                         (108,693)
                             employee buyouts across                                                In terms of the accounts the company made a loss for
 Operating profit/(loss)     the UK. This was a successful                                          the financial year of (£21,430) (2017: (£143,054)). 7,087
                                                                                                                                       (79,181)

 Income from investments     and pioneering approach                                                                                                             860                          860
                             to ethical investment which                                            On the balance sheet the loan book stood at £907,002
 Interest receivable         enabled those who were                                                 and cash at £855,994. The lower year 36                   355
                                                                                                                                             on year cash total
 Finance income              concerned about their local                                            reflects the transfer of shares to ICOF  Community Capital
                                                                                                                                         26,650             5,254
                             communities to get involved.                                           Limited from ICO Fund Plc and achieving the lending
 Interest payable                                                                                   budgets for 2018. The retained profit  (303)
                                                                                                                                             and loss account(384)
2017   was the
 Profit/(loss) on10 year anniversary
                  ordinary              of the
                           activities before   last issue, and as
                                             taxation                                               now stands at (£110,355), (2017: (£130,633)).
                                                                                                                                        (51,938)           (1,002)
such, that ten year tranche of shares became available
for
 Taxredemption.
     on profit/(loss) on ordinary activities                                                        Net worth on the balance sheet is now
                                                                                                                                        nilat £368,345.                                        nil
 Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities after taxation                                                                                                       (51,938)                     (1,002)
Whilst we did not invite investment for a further 10 years                                          Regrettably the Board are unable to recommend a
we did raise further investment outside of the existing                                             dividend for 2018.
shareholder base that has facilitated redemptions as
and when they have been requested. Whilst all three                                                 On behalf of ICO Fund plc, I would like to thank all the
issues,
 Balance1987, 1997
          Sheet as atand
                       31 2007, can now be redeemed,
                          December                                                                  shareholders, both past and present,  for their invaluable
                                                                                                                                        2017               2016
the majority of shareholders have maintained their                                                  support.                                £                 £
investment or transferred their shareholding to ICOF
Community
 Fixed assets
              Capital.
 Investments                                                                                                                                              117,000                      112,823
Notable   loans in the period included Bishopwearmouth
 Current assets
Nursery in Sunderland, a horticultural nursery employing
11 staff and
 Debtors      15one
          under   people
                     year with disabilities. Our funds were                                                                                                 49,618                       61,189
used  to help
 Debtors        expand
          over one year the operations with the purchase                                                                                                  409,263                      555,141
of a Victorian lodge house to convert to a tea room for
                                                                                                                                                          178,444                       50,911
the
 Cashgarden
      at bankcentre.  Other services they provide include
               and in hand
landscaping, wholesale nursery and horticultural                                                                                                          637,325                      667,241
training.
 Creditors: amounts due within one year                                                                                                                    (1,980)                     (97,280)
This was theassets
 Net current    perfect end to a very successful year when                                                                                                635,345                      569,961
the relatively new business won the Social Enterprise
                                                                                                                                                          752,345                      682,784
Award   at the
 Total assets   Sunderland
              less            Echo Portfolio 2018 business
                   current liabilities
awards.
 Creditors: amounts due after one year                                                              Bishopwearmouth Nursery                                 74,527                             nil

                                                                                                                                                          677,818                      682,784
The  project has the full support of Sunderland City
 Net assets
Council which has been nurturing Bishopwearmouth                                                        Shareholders’ Representative
for many years. It had been operating ‘at arms length’
from the local authority since 2009, but in March 2016 it
 Funding and reserves                                                                                   Andy Love was re-elected as the plc
took  the important step of registering as a co-operative
 Funding                                                                                                representative by shareholders
                                                                                                                                   736,991 on 26 June
                                                                                                                                                   690,019
community interest company.                                                                             2018. In accordance with the Articles of
                                                                                                                                   (59,173)         (7,235)
                                                                                                        Association, he retires under article 32b
 Profit and loss account

 “We    want everyone
 Shareholders’          funds to feel that they have ownership                                          and ICO Fund plc Article 6677,818
                                                                                                                                     (3). He offers682,784
 of the venture and have a say in what happens,” said
 managing director Shaun Donnelly. “We want to have
                                                                                                        himself for re-election in 2019.
 a good cross section of the staff on the board. Also we
The financial information presented in this report has been taken from the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017. It does not constitute the society’s statutory
accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017, or 31 December 2016. If you would like a copy of the audited Directors’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December

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ICO Fund
    ICO Fund plc
              plc
    Summary
    Report    Financial Statements
           by shareholders’ representative Andy Love

    Statement of comprehensive income for the year ended 31 December                                               2018                2017

                                                                                                                        £                      £
                                     The ICO Fund plc was
    Turnover                         launched in 1987 as a                                                        57,884              67,805
     Administrative expenses         subsidiary of ICOF Ltd with                                                (82,783)           (211,960)
     Operating profit/(loss)         the specific purpose of                                                     (24,899)           (144,155)
     Income from investments         raising capital by public                                                       760                 860
     Interest receivable
                                     share issue. There was a                                                      2,709                 241
                                     clear identifiable need for a
     Other income                                                                                                      nil          530,352
                                     fund to help support and
     Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before
                                     develop      taxation
                                                worker  co-                                             (21,430)the businesses
                                                                           • enabled people to own and control            387,298
                                                                                                                               in
     Tax on profit/(loss) on ordinaryoperatives
                                      activities and employee                which they work;                 nil              nil
     Total comprehensive income for  buyouts    across the UK. This
                                         the year                          • created, supported and saved(21,430)
                                                                                                          jobs;                     387,298
                                     was a successful and
                                     pioneering approach                   • boosted local economies;
                                     to ethical investment.                • helped convert environmental concern into action.
                                     It enabled those who were
                                     concerned for their local
     Balance Sheet as at 31 December communities to get                                                          2018
                                                                          The Craufurd Arms Community Society Limited                  2017
                                     involved.
    2017 was the ten year anniversary of the last issue and               In September 2017 Great Oakley Community
                                                                                                               £     Hub Ltd £
    as  such
     Fixed    that ten year tranche of shares became available
           assets                                                         completed the purchase of the property known as the Red
    for  redemption.                                                      House which stands next to the Maybush Inn which it
     Investments                                                                                          20,781          20,758
                                                                          bought. Loans from ICO Fund plc have supplemented the
    Whilst we did not invite investment for a further 10                  investment raised by a second community share issue.
    years  weassets
     Current   did raise further investment outside of the
    existing  shareholder   base that has facilitated                     In terms of the accounts turnover was a on a par with last
     Debtors under one year                                                                                  62,344           96,623
    redemptions as they have been requested. Whilst all                   year. However, expenses were exacerbated     by provisions for
     Debtors over one year                                                                                  850,200
                                                                          loan losses of £105,413 and finance                746,393
                                                                                                                costs of £33,802  being
    three issues, 1987, 1997 and 2007, can now be
     Cash at bankthe
    redeemed,      and in hand of shareholders have maintained
                     majority                                                                               855,994
                                                                          the amortisation of the existing shareholdings   1,233,666
                                                                                                                          under  FRS
    their investment or transferred their shareholding to                 102.                            1,768,538        2,076,682
    ICOF  Community
     Creditors: amountsCapital.
                          due within one year                             Consequently the company made(699,574)        (1,027,973)
                                                                                                          a loss after taxation  of
     Net current
    Notable        assets
                loans  in the period included helping Craufurd            (£143,054) (2016: (£74,732). 1,068,964          1,048,709
     Total  assets
    Arms Society,  lessa current liabilities
                         rare example     of an ungentrified local in     Regrettably the Board is unable1,089,745
                                                                                                          to recommend a1,069,467
                                                                                                                         dividend
    the  affluent
     Creditors:     Royal Borough
                  amounts              of Windsor,
                             due after one   year   to become the         for 2017.                      (721,400)      (679,692)
    50th   co-operative pub in the UK. The Craufurd Arms in
     Net assets                                                                                           368,345           389,775
    Maidenhead, a pub known for its good beer, darts                      Following further investment during  the year, other
    teams, and sports TV, was bought by a community                       comprehensive income included a capital contribution from
     Capital and reserves
    benefit    society of 226 members. The residents of this              the issue of these redeemable preference shares of
     Called uppopulated
    densely      share capital
                             part of Theresa Mayʼs constituency           £530,352. This meant that total comprehensive
                                                                                                              100          income
                                                                                                                                100for
     Capital  reserve
    had become alarmed in recent years by the closure and                 the year was £387,298 (2016: (£74,367)).
                                                                                                          478,600           520,308
    redevelopment        of local pubs. In 2015 they succeeded in
     Profit and loss account                                              Net assets on the balance sheet(110,355)
                                                                                                          were £389,775.(130,633)
    having    the Craufurd
     Shareholders’    funds Arms listed as an Asset of                                                    368,345          389,775 for
                                                                          On behalf of ICO Fund plc I would like to thank everyone
    Community Value and the group received specialist
                                                                          their continued support.
    advice and finance from the More Than A Pub
    programme.
    Once again we supported Great Oakley Community Hub,
    a community benefit society that saved the pub in an                      Shareholders’ Representative
    Essex village last year and with more help form the                       Andy Love was re-elected as the representative by
     The financial
    Fund           information
           has bought          presented
                         a second         in this
                                   property   thatreport hasconvert
                                                    it will  been taken from the audited financial statements for the year ended 31
                                                                              shareholders on 30 June 2017. In accordance with
     December
    into        2018. It and
          a restaurant   doesaffordable
                              not constitute the group’s
                                          rented          statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2018, or 31 December 2017.
                                                   accommodation.
    If you would like a copy of the audited Directors’ Report and Financial Statements
                                                                             the Articlesfor the year ended
                                                                                          of Association,       31 December
                                                                                                            he retires        2018 they
                                                                                                                       under article 32b are
    available from Co-operative & Community Finance, Brunswick Court, Brunswick        Square,
                                                                             and ICO Fund    plcBristol
                                                                                                 ArticleBS2  8PE.
                                                                                                         6 (3). He offers himself for
                                                                             re-election in 2018.

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Co-operative
 ICO Fund plc & Community Finance Trustees
 Summary Financial Statements

Trustees                                                                                           Co-opted Trustees
James Alcock, Plunkett Foundation                           None currently.
Andrew Harrison, Co-ownership Solutions
Daniel Holden, Unicorn Grocery                              Trustees’ responsibilities
   Statement of comprehensive income for the year ended 31 December
David Hollings, CMS Co-operative
                                                                                                   2017             2016
                                                            The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual
Zena King, Co-operatives UK                                 Report and the Financial Statements in£accordance           £
Andy Love, ICO Fund PLC Shareholders’                       with applicable law and the United     Kingdom Generally
                                                                                                 67,805            67,828
   Turnover
Elected Representative                                      Accepted Accounting Practice.
JonAdministrative
     Nott, Campaign    Against Arms Trade
                   expenses                                                                   (211,960)         (144,870)
Carl Pitchford, Capricorn Consulting                        Trustees are required by company      law to prepare financial
                                                                                                                  (77,042)
   Operating profit/(loss)                                                                    (144,155)
Jenny Smith, Co-operative Solutions                         statements which give a true and fair view of the state
Brian  Titley,
   Income      Co-operative
            from investments Assistance Network                                                     860
                                                            of affairs of the company and group at the end of the
                                                                                                                    1,274
Bruce  Wood,    Co-operative
   Interest receivable
                              Consultant                    financial year and of the profit or loss 241
                                                                                                     of the company1,036
                                                                                                                      and
                                                                                                   group for the period ending on that date. In preparing
Principal  activities
  Other income                                                                                                                       530,352              365
                                                                                                   those financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
TheProfit/(loss)
     group’s principal   activity
                 on ordinary      during
                              activities   the year
                                         before     continued to
                                                taxation                                                                                                  387,298                      74,367)
be providing loans to common ownership companies and
   Tax on profit/(loss) on ordinary activities                                                     •      select suitable accounting policiesniland then apply nil
cooperatives, and also to be a vehicle for channeling loans
                                                                                                          them consistently;
from  public
   Total      funds to such
         comprehensive         enterprises.
                           income  for the year                                                                                                          387,298                      (74,367)
                                                                                                   •      make judgments and estimates that are reasonable
Trustees                                                                                                  and prudent;
None of the Trustees had any significant interest in the                                           •      state whether applicable accounting standards have
share capital
  Balance     of the
           Sheet   as group  during the year.
                      at 31 December                                                                      been followed, subject to any material
                                                                                                                                         2017    departures
                                                                                                                                                          2016
                                                                                                          disclosed and explained in the financial
                                                                                                                                             £
                                                                                                                                                   statements; £
Elected  Trustees
  Fixed assets                                                                                     •      prepare the accounts on the going concern basis
James Alcock, (elected 30.06.17)                                                                          unless it is inappropriate to presume
   Investments                                                                                                                            20,758 that the company
                                                                                                                                                           20,758
Andrew Harrison, (elected 26.06.18)                                                                       will continue in business.
Daniel  Holden,
   Current assets(elected 26.06,18)
Dave Hollings, (elected 26.06.18)                                                                  The Trustees are responsible for maintaining
                                                                                                                                      96,623      proper73,237
   Debtors under one year
Jon Nott, (elected 30.06.17)                                                                       accounting records which disclose with reasonable
Carl Pitchford,
   Debtors       (elected
            over one year 30.06.17)                                                                accuracy at any time the financial746,393            888,430
                                                                                                                                      position of the company
Jenny  Smith,  (elected 30.06.17)
   Cash at bank and in hand                                                                        and group and to enable them 1,233,666
                                                                                                                                   to ensure that the financial
                                                                                                                                                        311,207
Brian Titley, (elected 17.06.16)                                                                   statements accounts comply with the Companies Act
Bruce Wood, (elected 17.06.16)                                                                                                    2,076,682
                                                                                                   2006. They have general responsibility  for taking 1,272,874
                                                                                                                                                      such steps
  Creditors: amounts due within one year                                                           that are reasonably open to them   to safeguard assets
                                                                                                                                 (1,027,973)                of
                                                                                                                                                    (1,291,155)
In accordance with the Articles of Association: Brian                                              the company and group and to detect fraud and other
                                                                                                                                  1,048,709             (18,281)
Titley
   Netand   Bruce
        current    Wood retire by rotation under Article
                assets
                                                                                                   irregularities.
34.Total
    Underassets less32a
            Article      as revised
                     current          by adopted resolution at
                             liabilities                                                                                                              1,069,467                          2,477
the 2003 AGM the Board ofTrustees should be: not more                                              Each Trustee has taken steps that679,692
                                                                                                                                      they ought to have nil
than  nine persons elected by and from the membership
   Creditors: amounts due after one year
                                                                                                   taken as a Trustee in order to make themselves aware of
at the
   Net Annual
        assets General Meeting, at least three of whom                                             any relevant audit information and   to establish that 2,477
                                                                                                                                     389,775              the
must be members of common ownership or co-operative                                                company’s auditors are aware of that information. The
enterprises which are members of the company; therefore                                            Trustees confirm that there is no relevant information
there  are six
   Capital andelected
                reservesvacancies.                                                                 that they know of and which they know the auditors are
  Called up share capital                                                                          unaware of.                           100               100
Trustees    from nominated bodies
  Capital reserve                                                                                                                                       520,308                      23,758
Zena King, Co-operatives UK (nominated 26.06.18)
  Profit and loss account                                                                                                                             (130,633)                      (21,381)

In accordance  with
   Shareholders’     the Articles of Association: the above
                 funds                                                                                                                                  389,775                         2,477
retires under Article 35. The nominated body will be asked
to provide support for a further year.

 The financial information presented in this report has been taken from the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017. It does not constitute the company’s statutory
 accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017, or 31 December 2016. If you would like a copy of the audited Directors’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December

                                  CO-OPERATIVE & COMMUNITY FINANCE ANNUAL REVIEW 2018
 2017 they are available from Co-operative & Community Finance, Brunswick Court, Brunswick Square, Bristol BS2 8PE.

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ICOF Community
       Co-operative     Capital Ltd
                    & Community     Directors
                                 Finance Trustees

     Directors                                                                      Directors appointed by ICOF Ltd
     James Alcock, Plunkett Foundation                                              Zena King, Co-operatives UK (nominated 26.06.18)
     Andrew Harrison, Co-ownership Solutions                                        Andy Love, ICO Fund plc Shareholders’
     Daniel Holden, Unicorn Grocery                                                 Elected Representative (nominated 26.06.18)
       Trustees
     David  Hollings, CMS Co-operative                                              Co-opted Trustees
     Zena  King,
       James       Co-operatives
               Alcock,            UK
                       Plunkett Foundation                                          Staff
                                                                                    None currently.
     Andy   Love,  ICO Fund  PLC  Shareholders’
       Andrew Harrison, Co-ownership      Solutions                                 The society has no staff. Loan fund management is
     Elected Representative
                                                                                    Trustees’    responsibilities
                        , CMS Co-operative                                          undertaken by contractual agreement with ICOF Ltd.
     Jon  Nott,Hollings
       David    Campaign    Against  Arms Trade                                     The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report
       Zena  King,
     Carl Pitchford, Capricorn Consulting
                    Co-operatives UK                                                and the financial statements in accordance with applicable
     Jenny   Love, ICO
       AndySmith,        Fund plc Shareholdersʼ
                     Co-operative  Solutions
                                                                                    Directors’   responsibilities
                                                                                    law and the United   Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting
       Elected Representative
     Brian Titley, Co-operative Assistance Network                                  The Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act
                                                                                    Practice.
       Jon Nott
     Bruce  Wood,, Woodcraft Folk Consultant
                     Co-operative                                                   2014 requires the Directors to prepare financial statements
       Carl Pitchford, Capricorn Consulting                                         for each are
                                                                                     Trustees   financial  year
                                                                                                    required bywhich
                                                                                                                 companygive
                                                                                                                           lawa true and fair
                                                                                                                                to prepare     view of the
                                                                                                                                            financial
       Jenny Smith,                                                                 state  of affairs  of the
                                                                                                          givesociety  andfair
                                                                                                                            ofview
                                                                                                                                the surplus   or deficit of
     Principal     activity
                      Co-operative Solutions                                         statements    which       a true and           of the state of
       Brian Titley, Co-operative Assistance Network                                the  society
                                                                                     affairs of thefor that period.
                                                                                                    company    and group at the end of the financial
     The principal activity of ICOF Community Capital Ltd is to
       Jo White, Co-operative Futures                                               year and of the profit or loss of the company and group for
     provide loans to co-operative and community enterprises.                       The  society’s  financial statements    are required
       Bruce Wood, Co-operative Consultant                                          the period  ending   on that date. In preparing thoseby law to
                                                                                                                                         financial
                                                                                    present  fairly
                                                                                    statements,     the
                                                                                                  the    financial
                                                                                                       Trustees are position and the performance
                                                                                                                    required to:
     Elected Directors
      Principal activities                                                          of the society. In preparing those financial statements, the
     James   Alcock,
       The group‘s       (elected
                      principal     30.06.17)
                                 activity during the year continued to be           Directors  are required to:
                                                                                    • select suitable accounting policies and then apply them
     Andrew
       providingHarrison,
                    loans to (elected
                              common 26.06.18)
                                         ownership companies and co-
                                                                                        consistently;
     Daniel  Holden,
       operatives,   and (elected
                           also to be26.06.18)
                                      a vehicle for channeling loans from
     Dave  Hollings,                                                                •• make
                                                                                        select suitable accounting
                                                                                                        and estimatespolicies
                                                                                                                      that areand  apply them
       public  funds to(elected     26.06.18)
                          such enterprises.                                                  judgments                         reasonable and
     Jon Nott, (elected 30.06.17)                                                       consistently;
                                                                                       prudent;
     Carl Pitchford, (elected 30.06.17)
       Trustees                                                                     •• state
                                                                                        make  judgements
                                                                                             whether         andaccounting
                                                                                                     applicable  estimatesstandards
                                                                                                                             that are reasonable
                                                                                                                                       have been
     Jenny
       NoneSmith,      (electedhad
             of the Trustees       30.06.17)
                                     any significant interest in the share              and prudent;
                                                                                       followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and
     Brian  Titley,
                of the(elected   17.06.16)                                              explained in the financial statements;
       capital          group during
     Bruce Wood, (elected 17.06.16)
                                        the year.
                                                                                    •    prepare the financial statements on a going concern
       Elected Trustees                                                                basis unless
                                                                                    • prepare        it is inappropriate
                                                                                              the accounts    on the goingto  presume
                                                                                                                            concern basisthat theit is
                                                                                                                                           unless

     InJames
        accordance        with   the Rules    of ICOF Community Capital                society will continue in business.
                                                                                      inappropriate to  presume   that the company   will continue  in
                 Alcock,    (elected   30.0617)                                       business.
     Ltd  it is necessary      for one
       Andrew Harrison (elected 26.06.15)third  of the elected Directors, or if
     their number is not divisible by three, the number nearest                     The Directors are responsible for keeping proper
       Dave Hollings (elected 26.06.15)
     one third, to retire from office. Therefore Brian Titley and                   accounting
                                                                                     The Trusteesrecords    that disclose
                                                                                                    are responsible           with reasonable
                                                                                                                      for maintaining   proper accuracy
       Jon Nott
     Bruce    Wood  (elected
                       retire 30.06.17)
                                by rotation, which leaves up to six                 at any time the financial position of the society and
                                                                                     accounting   records  which   disclose  with  reasonable       to
                                                                                                                                               accuracy

       Carl   Pitchford
     vacancies.             (elected 30.06.17)                                      enable it to ensure that the financial statements comply
                                                                                     at any time  the financial  position  of the  company   and  group

       Jenny Smith (elected 30.06.17)                                               with  the
                                                                                     and to    Co-operative
                                                                                            enable               and Community
                                                                                                     them to ensure                   Benefit
                                                                                                                        that the financial     Societies
                                                                                                                                           statements

     Under
       Brianthe    Rules
                Titley       adopted
                         (elected        at the 2003 AGM Rule 53 states:
                                    17.06.16)                                       Act 2014. It has general responsibility for taking
                                                                                     accounts   comply   with  the Companies     Act 2006.  Theyreasonable
                                                                                                                                                  have

       Jo White (elected 17.06.15)                                                  steps to safeguard the assets of the society and to prevent
                                                                                     general  responsibility  for taking  such  steps that are reasonably

     1.Bruce
        The composition
                Wood (elected     of 17.06.16)
                                     the board of Directors shall be as             and
                                                                                     opendetect
                                                                                           to themfraud   and other
                                                                                                     to safeguard      irregularities.
                                                                                                                    assets  of the company and group
                                                                                    and to detect fraud and other irregularities.
     follows:
       In accordance with the Articles of Association: Andrew
                (a)Dave
                     up toHollings
                              11 persons                                            Each Director has taken steps that they ought to have
       Harrison,                      and Joelected    by and
                                               White retire     from theunder
                                                            by rotation
                membership;         and                                             taken    as directors
                                                                                     Each Trustee            in order
                                                                                                      has taken  stepsto  make
                                                                                                                       that theythemselves
                                                                                                                                  ought to haveaware
                                                                                                                                                  taken as
       Article 34.   Under Article    32a as revised by adopted resolution
                (b) up    to the
                              fourBoard
                                    persons    appointed     bybe:
                                                                 Industrial  		     of any relevant audit information and to establish that
                                                                                     a Trustee   in order   to make  themselves  aware   of any relevant
       at the 2003    AGM                 of Trustees   should      not more
                Common                                                              the  society’s
                                                                                     audit            auditors
                                                                                            information          are
                                                                                                            and to    aware of
                                                                                                                   establish    that
                                                                                                                             that theinformation.    The
                                                                                                                                      company’s auditors
       than nine    persons Ownership
                                elected by andFinance    Ltdmembership
                                                  from the   (or such body     as
                                                                           at the
                                                                                    members confirm that there is no relevant
                                                                                     are aware    of that  information.  The  Trustees    information
                                                                                                                                       confirm            that
                                                                                                                                                 that there
       Annualmay       succeed
                 General    Meeting,to its  functions)
                                        at least three ofprovided
                                                          whom must thatbeat no
                time    shall the ownership
                                     number oforappointed       Directors   		      they
                                                                                     is no are  aware
                                                                                           relevant       of and which
                                                                                                       information       theyknow
                                                                                                                    that they   knowofthe
                                                                                                                                        andauditors
                                                                                                                                             which theyare
       members      of common                        co-operative  enterprises
                exceed     the number        of elected   Directors.                unaware
                                                                                     know the of. auditors are unaware of.
       which are    members       of the company;     therefore there are six
       elected vacancies.

       Trustees from nominated bodies
       Zena King, Co-operatives UK (nominated 30.06.17)

       In accordance with the Articles of Association: the above
       retires under Article 35. The nominated body will be asked to
       provide support for a further year.

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ICOF Community Capital Ltd Directors

Directors                                                          Directors appointed by ICOF Ltd
James Alcock, Plunkett Foundation                                  Zena King, Co-operatives UK (nominated 30.06.17)
Andrew Harrison, Co-ownership Solutions                            Andy Love, ICO Fund plc Shareholdersʼ
David Hollings, CMS Co-operative                                   Elected Representative (nominated 30.06.17)
Zena King, Co-operatives UK
Andy Love, ICO Fund plc Shareholdersʼ
                                                                   Staff
Elected Representative                                             The society has no staff. Loan fund management is
Jon Nott, Woodcraft Folk                                           undertaken by contractual agreement with ICOF Ltd.
Carl Pitchford, Capricorn Consulting
                                                                   Directors’ responsibilities
Jenny Smith, Co-operative Solutions
                                                                   The Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014
Brian Titley, Co-operative Assistance Network
                                                                   requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each
Jo White, Co-operative Futures
                                                                   financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of
Bruce Wood, Co-operative Consultant
                                                                   affairs of the society and of the surplus or deficit of the society
                                                                   for that period.
Principal activity
The principal activity of ICOF Community Capital Ltd is to         The society’s financial statements are required by law to
provide loans to co-opertive and community enterprises.            present fairly the financial position and the performance of the
                                                                   society. In preparing those financial statements, the Directors
Elected Directors                                                  are required to:
James Alcock, (elected 30.0617)                                    • select suitable accounting policies and apply them
Andrew Harrison, (elected 26.06.15)                                  consistently;
Dave Hollings, (elected 26.06.15)
Jon Nott, (elected 30.06.17)                                       • make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and
Carl Pitchford, (elected 30.06.17)                                   prudent;
Jenny Smith (elected 30.06.17)                                     • prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis
Brian Titley, (elected 17.06.16)                                     unless it is inappropriate to presume that the society will
Jo White, (elected 17.06.15)                                         continue in business.
Bruce Wood, (elected 17.06.16)
                                                                   The Directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting
In accordance with the Rules of ICOF Community Capital Ltd it      records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time
is necessary for one third of the elected Directors, or if their   the financial position of the society and to enable it to ensure
number is not divisible by three, the number nearest one third,    that the financial statements comply with the Co-operative
to retire from office. Therefore Andrew Harrison, Dave             and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. It has general
Hollings and Jo White retire by rotation, which leaves up to six   responsibility for taking reasonable steps to safeguard the
vacancies.                                                         assets of the society and to prevent and detect fraud and other
                                                                   irregularities.
Under the Rules adopted at the 2003 AGM Rule 53 states:
                                                                   Each Director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as
1. The composition of the board of Directors shall be as           directors in order to make themselves aware of any relevant
follows:                                                           audit information and to establish that the society’s auditors
    (a) up to 11 persons elected by and from the membership;       are aware of that information. The members confirm that there
    and                                                            is no relevant information that they are aware of and which
    (b) up to four persons appointed by Industrial Common          they know the auditors are unaware of.
    Ownership Finance Ltd (or such body as may succeed to
    its functions) provided that at no time shall the number
    of appointed Directors exceed the number of elected
    Directors.

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trading name of Industrial Common Ownership
regulated by the FCA in the conduct of investment
                                                    supportive lending since 1973
mited,

      Co-operative &
      Co-operative & Community
                     Community Finance
                                  Finance is
                                          is the
                                             the trading
                                                 trading name
                                                         name of
                                                               of Industrial
                                                                  Industrial Common
                                                                             Common Ownership
                                                                                     Ownership
      Finance Limited,
      Finance Limited, which
                       which is
                             is authorised
                                authorised and
                                           and regulated
                                                regulated by
                                                          by the
                                                             the FCA
                                                                 FCA in
                                                                      in the
                                                                         the conduct
                                                                             conduct of
                                                                                     of investment
                                                                                        investment
      business.
      business.
      Industrial Common
      Industrial Common Ownership
                          Ownership Finance
                                    Finance Limited,
                                            Limited,
      Company No.
      Company    No. 1109141
                     01109141

      Industrial Common
      Industrial Common Ownership
                          Ownership Fund
                                    Fund plc,
                                         plc,
      Company No.
      Company    No. 2137647
                     02137647

      ICOF Guarantee
      ICOF Guarantee Company
                     Company Limited,
                             Limited,
      Company No.
      Company  No. 2904326
                   02904326

      ICOF Community
      ICOF Community Capital
                       Capital Limited,
                               Limited,
      Society No.
      Society No. 27915R
                  27915R

      Community Shares
      Community    Shares ICOF
                          ICOF Limited,
                               Limited,
      Society No.
      Society No. 031524
                  031524

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      please visit our website                                           Registered Office
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an application,
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