Bamford Community Society Limited (BCS) is launching a new Open Share Offer, to enable new members to join the Society.

The last share offer was in 2017 and since then several people have expressed an interest in becoming a shareholder.

The main purposes of this new share offer are:

• To enable people to become members who have not previously had the opportunity to do so.
• To broaden the membership to include younger members
• To provide a new pool of members interested in serving on the Management Committee
• To enable a turnover of members and to build up reserves

This document should be read in conjunction with the Society’s Rules which can be found here.

Opening date: 21st February 2026

Minimum investment: £50

Maximum investment*: £5,000

Each share costs £1. Shares can be purchased in multiples of 50 with a minimum investment of £50, up to a maximum shareholding of £5,000. This maximum includes any existing shares held in the Society, to limit the exposure of the Society to large share withdrawals.

Any interest will only be paid to shareholdings of £250 and over.

Community shares are fully at risk and you could lose some or all of the money. 

You have no right to compensation from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, nor any right of complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service.

Withdrawable community shares are exempt from the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and associated Financial Promotions Order 2005. 

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