Abstract
This state of the sector report from the Plunkett Foundation, funded by Power to Change, shows community pubs thriving and making a significant contribution to community development. In 2018: The community pub sector grew by 13% with 11 new pubs opening during the year 95 known community pubs in total were trading across the UK at the end of 2018 148 new enquiries were made to the Plunkett Foundation from communities exploring pub ownership Around £3.5 million was raised by 11 newly opening community pubs The average cost of purchasing a community pub was £337,300 Over half of all capital required from the start-ups was sourced from community shares No community pubs ceased trading, maintain a 100% survival rate