Our Co-operative
We have set ourselves aims and designed courses that we believe will make our community a better place to live.
Oxford Cycle Workshop Training is a community owned co-operative. This means you can become a member and have your say in how we might help make our community a better place to live.
What is a community owned co-operative?
A community owned co-operative is an organisation that offers people who share their aims the opportunity to share ownership of that organisation and have a say in the running of that organisation.
Why become a community owned co-operative?
Organisations that set up as this type of co-operative often have aims that are focused on improving the quality of live for their community. In fact you could argue that the co-operative model of business is always concerned with the quality of life of their community.
Oxford Cycle Workshop Training was right from the start an organisation with the ambition of using training as a key to empowering the people of Oxford, and a key part making that offer of empowerment to this community was giving it ownership and a say in what we do.
Who are our members?
Our members come from all walks of life, just like the people of Oxford.
We strive to make sure there are no barriers to becoming a member so you can do so for as little as £10 and as long as you believe in our aims we would encourage you to become a member.
Become a member
By becoming a member you get all sorts of benefits like course discounts and workshop access at our Glanville Road premises between 12noon and 9pm on Monday and Tuesday.
If you're not already a member, becoming one costs just £10
Sign up online
For more information about the benefits of becoming a member of Cycle Oxford visit our membership page.
Annual Report To Our Members
Our Annual Report is a record of years trading from September 1st to August 31st (our financial year).
This report is presented to the members in the February following the close of the financial year. Once our members have looked at it at our Annual General Meeting we post this report on our website here.
The annual report for the 2009/10 financial year will be posted very soon7
Keep informed of events and news
We use Facebook and Twitter along with our newsletter to keep people up to date on happenings at our cooperative.
Our Co-operative Values
- Self help - We want to empower people with the keys to their own futures.
- Self responsibility - We take responsibility for our actions.
- Democracy - We give our members a say in the running of our organisation.
- Equality - Anyone who shares an interest in our aims can become a member.
- Equity - We run our organisation in a fair and unbiased way.
- Solidarity - We share common aims with our members and other co-operatives.
Current Annual Report for 2009/10
Previous Annual Report for 2008/09
Oxford Cycle Workshop Training is an Industrial and Providence Society, which is a boggling name. We are a society run by rules.
