About CBSMembers

Why this exists

CBSMembers was built out of direct experience. Community Benefit Societies, cooperatives, and other alternative economic ventures need good, efficient, membership software.

CBSMembers is build on open-source foundations, with proven technology, and as far away from big tech as possible.

Who built it

CBSMembers was developed by Sebastian Parsons, a founder and member of Stockwood Community Benefit Society. Sebastian combines a background in running businesses, with hands-on in-house software — CBSMembers grew directly from the need to manage Stockwood's own membership.

, CBSMembers is owned by Sebastian Parsons and distributed by Stockwood CBS.

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Stockwood Community Benefit Society

Stockwood CBS is a community-owned property and land trust located halfway between Worcester and Stratford-upon-Avon. It owns and manages a rural business park of 27 units and around 150 acres of farmland, employing approximately 100 people on site.

Stockwood is itself a Community Benefit Society — the same legal structure that CBSMembers is built to serve. The software has been in active use managing Stockwood's own membership since the start.

Pricing

CBSMembers is free, or close to it, for small societies that do not pay dividends to members. We want the barrier to entry to be as low as possible for new and small ventures.

For societies that pay dividends, there is a per-member charge. It has the tools needed for the complexity of running dividend calculations, generating statements, and processing payments. Get in touch to discuss what's right for your society.