Coniston Co-operative Society

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Coniston Co-operative Society Limited
FormerlySawrey Co-operative Society
Company type Consumer co-operative
Founded1875;150 years ago (1875)
Area served
 Coniston, Cumbria
Revenue£0.8m (2018)
Total assets £1.3m (2018)
Members735 (2018)
Footnotes /references
2018 Annual Returns

Coniston Co-operative Society is a small consumer co-operative in Furness, Cumbria, England. It is one of the few retail societies operating a single village store to remain independent.

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Founded as Sawrey Co-operative Society in 1875, a branch was opened in nearby Coniston in 1898. The present name was adopted when the Far Sawrey store ceased trading in 1905. [1] [2]

Coniston Co-op is a registered society, democratically controlled by its members. [3] It is a member of Co-operatives UK, The Co-operative Group and the Federal Retail and Trading Services buying group.

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References

  1. ↑ Unique records on show at village talk Archived 9 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine North-West Evening Mail, 23 July 2012
  2. ↑ "Village store turns 100". The Westmorland Gazette . 7 October 2005. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Mutuals Public Register: Coniston Co-operative Society Limited". mutuals.fca.org.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.


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