Allendale Co-operative Society
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| Company type | Independent retail co-operative |
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| Founded | December 24, 1874 |
| Headquarters | Allendale, Northumberland, England |
| Revenue | £1.8m (2019) |
| Total assets | £2.0m (2019) |
| Members | 1841 (2019) |
Number of employees | 28 (2019) |
| Website | allendalecoop |
| Footnotes / references 2019 Annual Returns | |
Allendale Co-operative Society is a small consumer co-operative in the village of Allendale, Northumberland, England. Founded in 1874 as the Allendale Industrial and Provident Society, the co-operative is one of the few remaining British co-operative retail societies still operating from a single village store.[1][2]
The co-operative is incorporated as a registered society, and as a consumer co-operative the society is owned and democratically controlled by its members who are its customers.[3] Alongside general meetings the members elect a board of directors to oversee the management of the society.[4]
In 2019 the co-operative had 1841 members, a turnover of £1.8m, assets of £2.0m and 28 employees.[5] In addition to the store the co-operative also operates a delivery service for the surrounding rural area, as well as leasing out another shop in the village to a butchers and some residential property.[2][1][4][6]
As an independent society the co-operative is able to take advantage of the purchasing power of the national retail co-operative wholesaler, Federal Retail and Trading Services, while also sourcing products from local and alternative suppliers.[1][7]
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References
- ^ a b c Tighe, Chris (20 June 2010). "Secret is in being different". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ a b Scott Cato, Molly; Bickle, Richard (August 2010). "A Co-operative Path to Food Security in the UK" (PDF). Journal of Co-operative Studies. 43 (2): 4–15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Allendale Co-operative Society Limited". Financial Conduct Authority Mutuals Register. Archived from the original on 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ a b "About Allendale Co-op". Allendale Co-operative Society. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Allendale Co-operative Society Limited Annual Returns" (PDF). Financial Conduct Authority Mutuals Public Register. 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ Robinson, James (14 June 2020). "Allendale Co-op praised for work during lockdown". Hexham Courant. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Hadfield, Miles (7 April 2020). "Co-ops and Covid-19: Supply chain issues for small or remote stores". Co-operative News. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.