Mutuo brings together the different wings of the mutual sector to promote a better understanding of mutuals and to encourage mutual approaches to business and public policy.

Through Mutuo, consumer co-operatives, building societies, mutual insurers and friendly societies and other mutuals work together to promote their shared interests to the Government, media and other decision makers.

Since 2001, Mutuo has worked to promote new mutuals. This has led to renewed growth in the mutual sector, with public sector mutuals established in health, housing and education and new community based businesses ranging from football to childcare.

In all, more than a million citizens have become members of new mutuals.

Mutuo operates as a not-for-profit Society:

• Campaigning for a better understanding of the benefits of mutual businesses
• Conducting and publishing policy research on issues of importance to the mutual sector
• Developing innovative new mutual businesses for the delivery of public services
• Delivering specialist consultancy services to mutuals
• Providing a Parliamentary monitoring and advisory service for mutual businesses

Our team would be happy to advise on how Mutuo could help your business. For more information please use the contact us link.

Mutuo is proud to have the support of its Patrons in this work: Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown MP, Rt. Hon. Lord Naseby and Professor Ian Hargreaves.

Board Members

David Anderson - Chairman, CEO Co-operative Financial Services
Neville Richardson, CEO Britannia Building Society
Len Wardle, Chairman, The Co-operative Group
Iain Macdonald, Director General, International Co-operative Alliance
Adrian Coles, Director General, The Building Societies Association
Professor Jonathan Michie, Oxford University
Des Benjamin, CEO Simplyhealth Group
Andrew Haigh, CEO Engage Mutual Assurance
Pauline Green, CEO Co-operatives UK