Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society
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| Consumer Co-operative | |
| Industry | Retail (Wholesale) |
| Founded | 1867 |
| Headquarters | 220 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 OLS |
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Key people
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Barry Wood, Chief Executive Officer |
| Products | Grocer, Department Store, Funeral Director, Travel Agent |
| Revenue | £100 million |
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Number of employees
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850 |
| Website | www |
The Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society is an independent consumer co-operative in the United Kingdom.
Registered under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, the Society is a member of Co-operatives UK (formerly the Co-operative Union), the Co-operative Group (formerly Co-operative Wholesale Society) and its national buying scheme, the Co-operative Retail Trading Group.
In 1995, it had a membership of 38,867 and annual sales of £34,234,140.
The Society was established in Chelmsford by iron foundry workers in 1867, with the intention of becoming "the Star of the County". In 1969, it merged with the Braintree Co-operative Society, which had been formed by silk weavers in 1864.
In its first year of trading, Chelmsford Star Industrial Co-operative Society had a membership of 275 and annual sales of £4,316. By 1900, with 1,439 registered co-operatives in the UK, membership had risen to 2,001, with annual sales of £40,414. In 1954, with membership standing at 19,089, the Society achieved sales of over £1 million for the first time.
According to the International Co-operative Alliance, "A co-operative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically controlled enterprise." In conducting its affairs, Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society is committed to "following the Co-operative Values and Principles." The Society's rules are based on Model Rules 12, drawn up by Co-operatives UK.
The Society operates 39 convenience stores under The Co-operative Food fascia, Quadrant department stores and The Co-operative Travel branches in Chelmsford and Braintree and Chelmsford Star Co-operative Funeral Services. Membership is open to all residents of the Society's mid-Essex trading area, with members receiving a share of the profits in the form of dividend.
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