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Co-operatives UK is a British co-operative federation described as "the central membership organisation for co-operative enterprise throughout the UK". [3] It was founded in 1870 as the Co-operative Central Board, changing its name to the Co-operative Union [4] before finally becoming Co-operatives UK following its merger with the Industrial Common Ownership Movement (ICOM) in 2001. [5]
The movement's cloverleaf logo created the impression that it was a single organisation rather than independent organisations sharing common principles.The brand was strengthened by the creation of the Co-operative Retail Trading Group (CRTG) in 1993, providing Co-op branded products and other food supplies to its members: by 2002, the CRTG provided 100% of food supplies sold by UK consumer co ...
In 2002, due to the poor performance of CIS, Co-operative Financial Services was created as a holding company for both CIS and The Co-operative Bank including Smile, the first full internet bank and, in 2008, The Co-operative Insurance and The Co-operative Investments trading names were introduced. In 2011, Co-operative Financial Services ...
He is a former Labour councillor in Rochdale and Bradford, and was Non-executive chairman of the Co-operative Bank. [5] [6] After the bank lost £700m in the first half of 2013, and a £1.5 billion hole in the bank's finances was discovered by the new chief executive Euan Sutherland in May 2013, Flowers resigned in May 2013. [7]
Starling Bank (/ ˈ s t ɑːr l ɪ ŋ /) is a British bank, occasionally referred to as a digital challenger bank or neobank, providing current and business bank accounts in the United Kingdom. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Starling Bank is a licensed and regulated bank , founded by former Allied Irish Banks COO , Anne Boden , in January 2014. [ 4 ]
As of 2015, the business had over 30,000 customers, [4] spanning individuals, businesses, charities, local authorities and other co-operatives including: Amnesty International, The Big Issue, Christian Aid, Central England Co-operative Society, the Centre for Alternative Technology, Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society, The Co-operative Group ...
The Co-operative Party (Welsh: Y Blaid Gydweithredol) is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom, supporting co-operative values and principles. The party currently has an electoral pact with the Labour Party.
The European Association of Co-operative Banks (EACB) is a European interest group representing cooperative banks in the European Union (EU) and five non-European countries. Established in 1970, the non-profit association "represents, promotes and defends" [2] the common interests of its 27 member institutions and 2.500 cooperative banks ...