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| Company type | Independent retail co-operative |
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| Founded | 24 December 1874 |
| Headquarters | Allendale, Northumberland, England |
| Revenue | £1.9m (2021) |
| Total assets | £2.1m (2021) |
| Members | 1950 (2021) |
Number of employees | 26 (2021) |
| Website | allendalecoop |
| Footnotes / references 2021 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 2021 the co-operative had 1950 members, a turnover of £1.9m, assets of £2.1m and 26 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][8]