We offer a twist on traditional research

By expanding the scope of insight to cover work, home and community concerns, we aim to create unique pictures of people and places
Providing a safe place so people can say what they really think (because they own the data insights and understand the community benefit)
Deploying usual survey methods but leading with unusual community engagement
So encouraging heartfelt honesty: people saying what’s really going on
Revealing useful insights, pinpointing the acute issues and opportunities
Creating powerful issues-based datasets by curating community insights over time

If you want to have a chat about commissioning some research then please drop me, Quentin, an email at quentin@communitydatacoop.co.uk or give me a call on 07970 458436.

What’s our ambition?

Empower everyday folk to realise an asset they can sell on their terms, for cash for themselves or give to community projects they care about, and so feel good about participating in research rather than 'why am I doing this?'

Encourage acute honesty from people and small business owners by creating a space where everyone feels comfortable saying what they really think, because they know their opinions are anonymous their data is safe and under their control

To offer clients across the UK a unique way to understand what individuals and communities think about their products, services and wider social and economic developments going on around them

As we grow, create exciting new jobs and develop new skills in and around community research, data, and analytics and analysis
Demonstrate that the 'Data for Good' movement can have real purpose, benefit and relevancy for ordinary people and businesses, and deliver measurable social value

Delivering measurable social value at the coal face

The Community Data Cooperative is not about making money for a select few. We think it’s fairer everyone gets to share in the rewards and so operate as not for profit.

We offer to redistribute profits back to community projects through a Community Wellbeing Fund controlled by the members.

Every year this fund receives a minimum of 10% of our profits to give to community projects as chosen and voted for by our members – whether that's renovating a play area on a village green, funding a school bus or organising a summer event.

Members participate. Members choose. Everyone benefits.
That's creating social value.

We want to talk to larger public and private sector organisations in the energy, health & wellbeing and public sectors about how to help and support smaller businesses on their patch or in their supply chain to be more sustainable in their operations.

We believe one of the biggest problems is lack of insight about the challenges SMEs face in this respect, and so find it difficult to target their support in the most useful way.

In Cumbria, for example, the Local Enterprise Partnership (as was) commented that if we could gather a group of 500 odd businesses together, they would happily commission research from us...

So, if you are an SME and want to group together with others to create a go-to resource for organisations wanting to help you, please join in, get your peers to join too and let's get talking to local authorities, national government and larger commercial organisations about your needs and aspirations.

Join here