Current status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 5 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses and people have been supported by Cooperative Development Scotland in each year since 2021-22.
These are operational matters for Scottish Enterprise. I am advised by Scottish Enterprise that, since 2021-22, Cooperative Development Scotland has provided direct support to a total of 199 employee-owned companies and 94 co-operatives.
The following table shows the number of employee-owned companies and co-operatives that received direct support in each financial year:
Year | Direct Support to Employee ownership companies | Direct Support for Co-operatives |
25-26 | 49 | 20 |
24-25 | 26 | 17 |
23-24 | 30 | 18 |
22-23 | 50 | 19 |
21-22 | 44 | 20 |