Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society

Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society Limited

Type	Consumer Co-operative
Industry	Retail (Wholesale)
Founded	1867
Headquarters	220 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 OLS
Key people	Maurice Austin, President Tony Gudgeon, Chief Executive
Products	Grocer, Department Store, Funeral Director, Travel Agent
Website	www.chelmsfordstar.coop

Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society Limited is a consumer co-operative in the United Kingdom. It is a registered Industrial and Provident Society,^[1] a member of the Co-operative Union Ltd., the Co-operative Retail Trading Group, the Co-operative Travel Trading Group and a corporate member of Co-operative Group Ltd. (formerly Co-operative Wholesale Society), the largest consumer co-operative in the world.

The Society was founded in Chelmsford, mid Essex in 1867 with the intention of becoming "the Star of the County". 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.”^[2] It operates supermarkets, Quadrant department stores, funeral directors and travel agents. Membership is open to all residents of the Society's trading area, with members receiving a share of the profits in the form of dividend.

See also

• British co-operative movement

References

1. ^ Registered in England and Wales under the Companies Act 1985, No. 973R
2. ^ Statement on the Co-operative Identity (Definition) International Co-operative Alliance, Manchester, 1995

External links

• Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society