This repository contains a clean HTML translation of the Model governing document for a Worker Co‑operative Company Limited by Shares provided by Co-operatives UK.
The model documents provided by Co-operatives UK are in PDF format which makes it difficult to keep track of the changes an individual co-operative makes when adopting them.
The original PDF as downloaded from Co-operatives UK is included in this repository for completeness - but you should check that it is current before use.
I downloaded the PDF model document for a "Worker Co-operative Company Limited by Shares" from the Co-operatives UK website on 2017-05-19. This document doesn't seem to have any version metadata associated with it. The dates attached to the PDF (visible in General Info in Preview on OS X) are:
- Creation date: 20 Jan 2012, 15:47
- Modification date: 29 May 2012, 10:31
A somewhat-usable HTML conversion of the PDF was generated by
brew install qpdfbrew cask install adobe-acrobat-pro- Strip the copy-protection from the supplied file using
qpdf --decrypt worker_co-operative_cls_0.pdf worker_co-operative_cls_0_decrypted.pdf - Open Adobe Acrobat Pro, jump through the registration hoops to get a 30 day trial. Export the decrypted PDF to HTML
The HTML was then edited by hand to clean it up. I verified that the automatic numbering in the rendered HTML matched the paragraph numbering in the original.