Meet our team / David Alcock
David Alcock
Partner
Partner in the governance, funding and corporate team
David joined Anthony Collins in 1998 and has led the firm’s social business team since 2015. With over 30 years’ experience supporting social purpose enterprises, he advises and acts for a variety of community-run organisations including cooperatives, mutuals, as well as charities and other enterprises run for social good.
He advises clients on legal structures, governance and wide-ranging Board-related matters, including allegations of misconduct. He specialises in helping individuals and communities to form cooperatives and supports them in preparing constitutions. He also helps commercial enterprises to transition to employee ownership and guides local authorities to remodel public services through asset transfers or supporting spin-out projects.
David is passionate about empowering clients to create positive change in their neighbourhoods, communities or business sectors. This has been a driving force throughout his career, which began in Birmingham’s voluntary sector. He applies his insight and legal expertise to transforming organisations; helping them to make changes that will make the world a better place.
My specialisms
- Governance
- Employee ownership
- Delivering services through social enterprise
- Co-operatives and mutuals
- Community ownership
My insights

Trailblazer neighbourhoods get the go ahead There was a good deal to be thankful for in today’s Spending Review from...
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What the 2025 Spending Review means for social businesses: Five key takeaways The UK Government’s 2025 Spending Review sets out long-term...

With spending cuts looming, more focus on cooperatives and mutuals is urgently needed.

For too long, the laws that apply to co-operatives and community benefit societies (often described as ‘mutuals’)...
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I was very struck today by the paper released by Care England and the Employee Ownership Association (EOA) on the contribution that...
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The manifesto for the new Government committed Labour to work to double the size of the co-operative and mutual economy. We are starting...