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Since the village shop closed in 2020, a group of villagers have been exploring how to create a sustainable community shop and café for Kirtlington.

A public meeting was held in 2022 with speakers from other local community shops and a chance for villagers to ask questions. Following this event, people were asked to volunteer to help, and a steering group was formed to run the project.

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Here are some highlights of our achievements:

  • Worked with The Plunkett Foundation, who provide practical advice and business support to help communities establish and run community businesses.
  • Distributed a survey in 2023 to every household in the village to determine if people wanted a shop and how they would be able to contribute in terms of buying shares and volunteering.
  • Developed a Business Plan and financial information including projected set up costs and sales.
  • Registered with the Financial Conduct Authority as 'Kirtlington Community Shop and Café Limited'.
  • Applied for and received planning permission to build a timber frame building close to the Village Hall.
  • Applied for and received the Standard Mark which ensures we have the gold standard of share offer to reassure our members.
  • Granted Advanced Assurance by HMRC which provides a tax rebate on share investment.
  • Launched our Share Offer.
  • Exceeded our minimum target of 150K in initial phase of fundraising and extended our fundraising period to January 2026.

And much more - see our Timeline of events.

Our previous events that demonstrate the community impact and engagement

What's next? Fundraising

Our share offer has now closed. If you would like to donate towards the fundraising please visit Donate to become a friend of Kirtlington Shop.

MEETING TO UPDATE ALL INVESTORS

Wednesday 11th February 2026 - 6-7pm

Venue - Hazel Room, Kirtlington Village Hall

Calling all investors: Please join us for an hour to receive updates since the closure of the share offer with plans and next steps for the Community Shop & Café

NOVEMBER 2025

Update for Investors

We have put together this slideshow to update investors and anyone else interested in seeing our current progress. There are also some great statistics about the success of other community shops around the UK.

View slideshow

Quick Links

  • Business Plan

    Please take a look at the Business Plan. This includes capital costs, profit and loss forecasts, cashflow, balance sheet and risk assessment.

    View Business Plan 

  • Community shop sector report

    View the 2025 annual report from the Plunkett Foundation.

    View Sector Report 

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