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词条 Musselburgh and Fisherrow Co-operative Society
释义

  1. Demutualization

     2005 demutualization attempt  2007 demutualization 

  2. Operations

  3. Co-operative movement

  4. References

  5. External links

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| logo = Musselburgh-and-fisherrow-co-operative-logo.png
| type = Former consumer co-operative
| foundation = {{Start date|1862|03|27}}[1][2][3]
| location_city = Musselburgh
| location_country = Scotland
| key_people =
  • Tom Lees, Chief Executive
  • Jean Whitehead, President[4]

| area_served = Musselburgh and Dalkeith
| industry = Retail, Leisure, Real estate, Funerals
| products =
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| members = 1080 (2005) [4]
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(Internet Archive, 2006)

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Musselburgh and Fisherrow Co-operative Society Limited (M&F Co-op) was a retail consumer co-operative trading in Musselburgh and Dalkeith, in East Lothian, Scotland. It was founded as a co-operative in 1862, and, in 2007, joined the small number of UK co-operative retailers to demutualize.

In the years immediately prior to demutualizing, M&F Co-op ran a funeral business, a food shop and department store in Musselburgh, and also invested in commercial property, including shops and a leisure complex at Fisherrow harbour. It converted into a private company limited by shares called M & F (Scotland) Limited.

Demutualization

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M&F Co-op made headlines as one of a very few retail members of the British co-operative movement to demutualize.[5][6]

2005 demutualization attempt

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Demutualization of a co-operative is sometimes known as conversion or privatization, and involves the consumer members[7] surrendering their “one member one vote” democratic control of the business, in exchange for a windfall of cash, or shares of a joint stock company.

The stock company acquires control of the business, and ownership of its assets.

The most notable demutualization plan of a UK retail co-operative was the 1997 failed hostile takeover bid for the Co-operative Wholesale Society by Andrew Regan.

A number of the UK's agricultural supply co-operatives that engage in retailing demutualized successfully in the late 20th century.


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A 2005 attempt by M&F Co-op to demutualize was halted by a Court of Session interdict, and resulted in an investigation by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), the regulator for Industrial and Provident Societies such as M&F Co-op.[4][8]

The petition for interdict, which was made by eight members opposing demutualization, including former president George Cunningham, alleged 19 governance irregularities, including conflicts of interest and an inquorate board of directors, as three of the six directors had resigned in preceding weeks.[8]

The FSA investigation reported in 2006 that M&F Co-op's democratic governance had not been functioning effectively.[9]

2007 demutualization

The board called a further members meeting for June 2007 to vote on a demutualization resolution.[6]

In September 2007, the M&F Co-op incorporated a private limited company, M & F (Scotland) Limited, and transferred its assets and obligations to it, deregistering as an Industrial and Provident Society on 1 October 2007.[3][10]

Co-operative News reported that M&F Co-op had technically demutualized and was no longer eligible for membership of Co-operatives UK, due to its articles granting voting rights on the proportion of shares owned rather than the fundamental co-operative principle of one member one vote.[11]{{Location map
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Operations

M&F Co-op operated a food store and a non-food department store in Musselburgh High Street, a commercial property business, and funeral services in Musselburgh and Dalkeith.[12][13][14][15][16][17]

In January 2006, M&F Co-op had net assets of £6,745,943.[4]

It built and operated the Quayside restaurant and leisure complex overlooking Fisherrow harbour, which opened in 1992.[18][19]

It sold it in 2007 to leisure entrepreneur Charan Gill, who refurbished it and renamed it The Quay.[20][21]

The commercial property business also leased shops.[22]

Co-operative movement

In 2007, it was the smallest retail consumer co-operative in Scotland, by number of shops.

Along with the much larger Scotmid, Lothian Borders & Angus, and The Co-operative Group, the movement had five such co-operatives in Scotland.

M&F Co-op and Clydebank Co-operative Society were the only two that had not merged into a regional or national co-operative by that time.

In 1993, M&F Co-op's president George Cunningham, (who petitioned the Court of Session for the 2005 interdict that delayed demutualization,) was president of the Co-operative Congress, considered the highest honour in the British co-operative movement.[23][24]

The Co-operative Group owns and operates a pharmacy in Musselburgh High Street, and an Alldays convenience store in Clayknowes Road, that are not affiliated with M&F Co-op.[25][26]

References

1. ^{{Cite web |url = http://www2.co-operative.com:8080/Ext_1/ShHistory.ns4/$WebSharebook/Musselburgh%20&%20Fisherrow?OpenDocument |title = Co-op Online Share Book Search |accessdate = 2008-05-17}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
2. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.thenews.coop/index.php?content=story&id=810|title=Shock as Musselburgh Co-op bids to demutualise |publisher=Co-operative News|date=2005-10-11|accessdate=2008-05-13 |quote=MEMBERS of the 143-year-old Musselburgh & Fisherrow Co-op in East Lothian have voted to demutualise the society and turn it into a limited company. }}
3. ^{{Cite web |url=http://mutuals.fsa.gov.uk/SocietyDetails.aspx?Number=32&Suffix=RS |title=Mutuals Public Register, Musselburgh & Fisherrow Co-operative Society Limited, number 32RS |publisher=FSA|accessdate=2008-06-21 }}
4. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.thenews.coop/index.php?content=story&id=835 |title=Musselburgh Co-op in crisis as privatisation bid fails |publisher=Co-operative News|date=2005-11-01|accessdate=2008-05-13 |quote=the issue of Musselburgh & Fisherrow's disappearing membership, apparently down from 15,375 in 1997 to 1,080 now. According to the petition, a circular sent to members in July said that a cash payment of £500 plus five times share value would be payable to those who supported conversion. }}
5. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.enotes.com/grocer-journals/165577201|title=Going it alone|date=2007-06-02|publisher=The Grocer via enotes.com|accessdate=2008-05-13}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
6. ^{{Cite news|url=http://business.scotsman.com/business/Coop-breaks-with-tradition.3289346.jp|accessdate=2008-05-13|title=Co-op breaks with tradition|date=2007-05-26|publisher=Edinburgh Evening News via scotsman.com}}
7. ^In the UK, co-operative members are sometimes known as "shareholders". Their share accounts cannot be traded, and only grow in value by a small, fixed amount of compound interest, if any.
8. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.thenews.coop/index.php?content=story&id=820|title=Musselburgh & Fisherrow Co-op Privatisation halted by court|publisher=Co-operative News|date=2005-10-18|accessdate=2008-05-13}}
9. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.thenews.coop/index.php?content=story&id=932|title=FSA inspectors' report criticises M&F Co-op|quote=A DAMAGING catalogue of poor governance, ineffective democratic procedures and member apathy at Musselburgh and Fisherrow Co-op has been revealed|publisher=Co-operative News|date=2006-03-03|accessdate=2008-05-13}}
10. ^{{Cite web|url=http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/9b003dbcab00f6eca60c8880e45645f2/compdetails|title=Company number SC331614, M & F (SCOTLAND) LIMITED|accessdate=2008-05-13|publisher=Companies House WebCHeck}}
11. ^{{cite journal | title = Co-ops UK rap for former M&F Co-op | journal = Co-operative News | pages = 7 | location = Manchester | date = 2007-10-30 | url = }}
12. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.mfco-op.co.uk/coop5.htm|publisher=Internet Archive Wayback Machine|title=M&F Co-operative Food|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061005102008/http://www.mfco-op.co.uk/coop5.htm |archivedate=2006-10-05}}
13. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.mfco-op.co.uk/coop6.htm|title=M&F Co-operative Non-food|publisher=Internet Archive Wayback Machine|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061005102027/http://www.mfco-op.co.uk/coop6.htm |archivedate=2006-10-05}}
14. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.cooponline.coop/cgi-bin/external/locator.cgi?page=further&OfflineID=2435|title=Non-food store, Musselburgh|accessdate=2008-06-23|work=Co-op Online|publisher=The Co-operative Group}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
15. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.mffuneralservices.co.uk/|title=Musselburgh & Fisherrow Funeral Services|publisher=Internet Archive Wayback Machine|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051217023157/http://www.mffuneralservices.co.uk/ |archivedate=2005-12-17}}
16. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.cooponline.coop/cgi-bin/external/locator.cgi?page=further&OfflineID=2434|title=Lochend Road Funeral branch, Musselburgh|accessdate=2008-06-23|work=Co-op Online|publisher=The Co-operative Group}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
17. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.cooponline.coop/cgi-bin/external/locator.cgi?page=further&OfflineID=2437|title=Eskbank Road Funeral branch, Musselburgh|accessdate=2008-06-23|work=Co-op Online|publisher=The Co-operative Group}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
18. ^{{Cite news|url=http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/edinburgh/Splash-the-cash-for-pool.2757164.jp|title=Splash the cash for pool repairs|accessdate=2008-05-13|date=2006-03-09|publisher=Edinburgh Evening News via scotsman.com}}
19. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.cooponline.coop/cgi-bin/external/locator.cgi?page=further&OfflineID=2436|title=The Quayside, Musselburgh|accessdate=2008-06-23|work=Co-op Online|publisher=The Co-operative Group}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
20. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.thequaysidemusselburgh.co.uk/|title=The Quayside|publisher=Internet Archive Wayback Machine|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060913060724/http://www.thequaysidemusselburgh.co.uk/ |archivedate=2006-09-13}}
21. ^{{Cite news|url=http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/fooddrinkagriculture/Gill-gives-new-life-to.3324657.jp|title=Gill gives new life to Musselburgh complex|date=2007-09-06|accessdate=2008-05-13|publisher=Edinburgh Evening News via scotsman.com}}
22. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.mfco-op.co.uk/coop7.htm|title=M&F Co-operative Property Investment|publisher=Internet Archive Wayback Machine|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061005102023/http://www.mfco-op.co.uk/coop7.htm |archivedate=2006-10-05}}
23. ^{{Cite web| title = Congress Presidents 1869-2002| url = http://archive.co-op.ac.uk/downloadFiles/congressPresidentstable.pdf| date = February 2002| accessdate = 2008-06-13| postscript = | deadurl = yes| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080528100558/http://archive.co-op.ac.uk/downloadFiles/congressPresidentstable.pdf| archivedate = 2008-05-28| df = }}
24. ^{{Cite web |title=Alan Middleton |url=http://www.co-op.ac.uk/alanmiddleton.htm |date=February 2007 |accessdate=2008-06-13 |format=– [https://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=intitle%3AAlan+Middleton&as_publication=&as_ylo=&as_yhi=&btnG=Search Scholar search] |postscript= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050406104126/http://www.co-op.ac.uk/alanmiddleton.htm |archivedate=April 6, 2005 |df= }}
25. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.cooponline.coop/cgi-bin/external/locator.cgi?page=further&OfflineID=2448|title=Pharmacy, Musselburgh|accessdate=2008-06-23|work=Co-op Online|publisher=The Co-operative Group}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
26. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.cooponline.coop/cgi-bin/external/locator.cgi?page=further&OfflineID=12637|title=Alldays, Musselburgh|accessdate=2008-06-23|work=Co-op Online|publisher=The Co-operative Group}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

External links

  • {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web//http://www.mfco-op.co.uk/ |date= |title=http://www.mfco-op.co.uk/ official website }}
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