Apply for membership

Membership is open to worker led co-ops following the International Co-operative Alliance definition of a cooperative.

Our worker co-op members can get a 50% discount off standard membership of Co-operatives UK. If you are already a member let then know to apply the discount.

About you

workers.coop needs a main contact person for each membership application, so for now we’ll put you down as the main contact. Other people from your co-op can be added later.

We’ll respond if you have any questions, and get back to you if workers.coop needs extra information.

Your first name

Your email address

Your role

Your last name

Your phone number

About your co-op

This is the organisation that is applying for membership of workers.coop.

Organisation name

Address first line

Address second line

Town/City

Country

Phone

Website

Postcode

Email address

Registered number

FCA or Companies House number if available

Subscription calculator

The subscription fee is one thousandth (or 0.1%) of your labour costs in your last financial year. The minimum level is £150+VAT. Please calculate your co-op’s contribution on the basis of:

Total wages bill (for employees) / 1,000
Total paid to members (for self-employed workers) / 1,000
These added together (for mixed employee/self-employed worker co-ops) / 1000

For example:

If last year your total wage bill came to £500,000, your subscription would be £500+VAT

What were your co-op’s total labour costs for the last year?

Please copy the calculated figure into the box below.

If your co-op can’t stretch to £150+VAT because you're in ‘start up’ mode or have a special financial constraint, you may be eligible for membership for up to two years on the basis of ‘paying what we can’. In that case, please write in an amount you can afford.

Enter the amount your organisation wishes to pay (VAT will be added):

just enter a number

Please note: Your application will now be reviewed. If we need anything else, we'll be in touch soon. Once your membership has been approved we'll send a request for payment.