Community Shares are, legally speaking, withdrawable shares in a community benefit society, but they work a lot like a savings account. When you invest in community shares, you'll become a member of our society, and we'll use the capital you've invested to meet our organisation aims - which in this case is creating the first community owned venue in Lewisham.

We'll pay a modest rate of interest on your investment, and once we're up and running, you'll be able to get your money back (providing we're doing well as a business and have sufficient trading surpluses!) You can't sell your shares to someone else, and they won't ever increase in value, but they're a fantastic way to support community businesses like ours.