Community Ownership in Scotland 2021
Annual publication showing the extent of community ownership in Scotland.
This document is part of a collection
Assets in Community Ownership, 2000 to 2021
Assets where the transfer date is unknown or earlier than 2000 are included in the total for 2000. This accounts for 9% of the assets in community ownership as at December 2021.
The data for this chart is available in Table 1 of the Tables and Charts supporting document.
Assets in community ownership in 2021: 711
The number of assets in community ownership in 2021 was 711, 48 (7%) higher than in 2020.
There has been an increase in recent years with 627 assets (88%) being acquired after 2000 and just over half of assets (395) acquired after 2010. The chart shows the initiatives and legislation coming into effect in 2001, 2004 and 2016, which supported community ownership.
Many community ownership schemes receive funding from the Scottish Land Fund (SLF), which was founded in 2001. Further information on the SLF is available on the Community Fund website.
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