# ShareSoc — UK Individual Shareholders Society

> ShareSoc (the UK Individual Shareholders Society) is a UK not-for-profit membership
> organisation that champions and supports individual and retail investors. It campaigns
> for stronger shareholder rights and better corporate governance, helps members take part
> in AGMs and company general meetings, and provides free investor education. Founded in
> 2011; merged with SIGnet, the UK investor-groups network, in 2019.

## Core topics
- [Voting at general meetings](https://www.sharesoc.org/investor-academy/advanced-topics/general-meetings/voting-general-meetings/): How individual shareholders vote at AGMs and general meetings — proxy voting, nominee/CREST accounts, and exercising your rights.
- [Understanding corporate governance](https://www.sharesoc.org/investor-academy/advanced-topics/understanding-corporate-governance/): What corporate governance is and why it matters to shareholders — boards, accountability and the role of voting.
- [Representation & advocacy](https://www.sharesoc.org/about-us/representation/): How ShareSoc represents individual investors on regulation, shareholder rights and market reform.
- [Campaigns](https://www.sharesoc.org/campaigns/): ShareSoc's shareholder campaigns on behalf of individual investors, including governance failures and fund collapses.

## Education — the Investor Academy
- [Investor Academy](https://www.sharesoc.org/investor-academy/): Free investment education for UK individual investors.
- [Investing basics](https://www.sharesoc.org/investor-academy/investing-basics/): Beginner-friendly guides to shares, funds, ISAs and getting started.

## Community & events
- [SIGnet investor groups](https://www.sharesoc.org/signet/): ShareSoc's UK-wide network of local and specialist investor groups.
- [Events & webinars](https://www.sharesoc.org/events/): Company presentations, investor seminars and webinars.

## About
- [About ShareSoc](https://www.sharesoc.org/about-us/): Who we are, our mission, and how we support individual investors.
- [Wikipedia: UK Individual Shareholders Society](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Individual_Shareholders_Society): Independent encyclopaedia entry on ShareSoc.