Highburton Co-operative Society
Company type | Consumer Co-operative |
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Industry | Retail (Grocery) |
Founded | 22 July 1857[1] |
Defunct | 2009 |
Fate | Shop closed; society still exists as of 2009 |
Headquarters | Highburton, Huddersfield, UK |
Area served | Highburton, Yorkshire |
Key people | Roger Wilson, General Manager |
Highburton Industrial and Provident Society Limited, or Highburton Co-op, was a small consumer co-operative based in the West Yorkshire village of Highburton, five miles southeast of Huddersfield. The Society was founded in 1857, buying the building from the church, and operating a single store on Towngate in the village. The Society claimed to being the world's oldest operating independent single retail co-operative outlet. In 2006, the Society held talks with the nearby Wooldale Co-op with a view to merging the two Societies' operations but these talks ended without a merger going ahead.
Highburton Co-operative closed for business on 27 February 2009.[2]
The Highburton Industrial and Provident Society (Highburton Co-op) voted to go into liquidation on 23 March 2010.
The former Highburton Industrial and Provident Society (Highburton Co-op) building was acquired on 17 May 2010 by Property Compliance Solutions Limited. From 2010, and following building refurbishment, the property was divided into two leased units, the ground floor being a convenience new shop run by Mr Peter Clegg, and the first floor being occupied by PCS Asbestos Consultants Limited.[3]
References
- ^ "Mutuals Public Register, Highburton Industrial and Provident Society Limited, number 173R". FSA. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- ^ "Highburton Village Stores to close after 150 years". Huddersfield Examiner. 13 February 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- ^ "Joy after plans to resurrect village shop are unveiled". Huddersfield Examiner. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
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