Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society

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Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society Limited

Company type	Consumer Co-operative
Industry	Retail (Wholesale)
Founded	1867
Headquarters	220 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 OLS
Key people	Barry Wood, Chief Executive Officer
Products	Grocer, Department Store, Funeral Director, Travel Agent
Revenue	£113.5 million (52 weeks ending January 26 2019)
Number of employees	884
Website	www.chelmsfordstar.coop

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,^[1] the Society is a member of Co-operatives UK, the Co-operative Group and the national co-operative wholesaler Federal Retail and Trading Services. In 1995, it had a membership of 38,867 and annual sales of £34.2 million.

In 2018-19 (the 52 weeks ending January 26 2019), its membership had reached 87,368 and its revenue (gross takings) was £113.5 million (up 2.8% year on year) - of which sales accounted for £92.4mn.^[2] Net profit, or surplus before distributions, in 2018-19 was £787,337^[3] (down by 14% year on year) as UK high-street retailers faced a tough time. The Society had an average of 884 employees (263 full-time and 621 part-time) in 2018-19,^[4] slightly fewer than in 2017-18. Net debt stood at £4.4m (£5.7m 2017/18) and the Society's pension deficit was £1.9m (£2.4m 2017/18).