Allendale Co-operative Society

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]

Allendale Co-operative Society Limited
TypeIndependent retail co-operative
FoundedDecember 24, 1874 (1874-12-24)
HeadquartersAllendale, Northumberland, England
Revenue£1.8m (2019)
Total assets£2.0m (2019)
Members1841 (2019)
Number of employees
28 (2019)
Websiteallendalecoop.co.uk
Footnotes / references
2019 Annual Returns

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
  1. Tighe, Chris (20 June 2010). "Secret is in being different". Financial Times. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. "Allendale Co-operative Society Limited". Financial Conduct Authority Mutuals Register. Retrieved 2021-04-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "About Allendale Co-op". Allendale Co-operative Society. Retrieved 2021-04-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Allendale Co-operative Society Limited Annual Returns" (PDF). Financial Conduct Authority Mutuals Public Register. 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Robinson, James (14 June 2020). "Allendale Co-op praised for work during lockdown". Hexham Courant. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  7. Hadfield, Miles (7 April 2020). "Co-ops and Covid-19: Supply chain issues for small or remote stores". Co-operative News. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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