Shareholders

Your society, run in the open.

Interested in shares?

Become part-owner of the Trawden Arms.

Join the great people with shares who are keeping the village pub alive.

Here's the thing. Whilst we secured the pub's immediate future and it's really popular, there has been continued additional expenditure on the building.

Shares are £50 each. Minimum initial investment £500.

So whether you're a regular, pop in for a meal or just a tipple, if you can, why not join the 244 investors who are keeping the pub at the heart of Trawden going.

Find out more or have a chat

The society is a registered Community Benefit Society (FCA reg. 8594).

Meetings

Next AGM

Monday 30 November 2026

Trawden Community Centre · 7.30pm

Includes the Membership Strategy Report on communications and membership changes.

How we meet

Committee members are elected annually at the AGM, which is held each autumn.

The management committee meets monthly, alternating between online and in-person meetings.

Documents

Governing documents2

Society rulesPDF Annual returnRequest

AGM minutes (redacted)4

28 October 2025PDF 4 November 2024PDF 25 September 2023PDF 13 September 2022PDF

Annual accounts4

Balance sheet, 30 April 2025PDF Profit and loss, year to 30 April 2025PDF Balance sheet, 30 April 2024PDF Profit and loss, year to 30 April 2024PDF

AGM agendas3

28 October 2025PDF 4 November 2024PDF 25 September 2023PDF

Policies and surveys4

Share withdrawal policyPDF Financial reserves policyPDF Share offer prospectus, 2021 (address removed)PDF Shareholder survey, 2022PDF

Committee minutes, last 12 months7

19 Oct 2026PDF 20 Jul 2026PDF 18 May 2026PDF 20 Apr 2026PDF 16 Feb 2026PDF 19 Jan 2026PDF 17 Nov 2025PDF

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News, media and donors

Links and news

The Telegraph, January 2022: how the community rescued Trawden BBC News · 19 January 2025 Welcome to the village run by community volunteers Daily Mirror · 18 June 2021 Victory as punters raise whopping £75,000 thanks to Mirror readers Daily Mirror · 9 June 2021 ‘Four days to save our pub’ – as 1 in 5 face closure, regulars fight to buy their local Daily Mirror · 25 November 2021 Inside the only place in Britain where villagers own pub, library and shop The Guardian · 21 November 2021 Lancashire village buys its own pub to add to its shop and library National World · 11 April 2024 Hardest working Royal Princess Anne delights crowds as they brave the rain in Lancashire to give warm welcome

Media

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Our donors

Not everyone who helped with the purchase of the Trawden Arms is a shareholder. In partnership with the Mirror, we opened a route for people to donate towards the purchase of the pub, and offered prizes drawn as a raffle for everyone who donated.

The donation route is now closed.

Thank you to everyone on the donors list (PDF)