Co-operative Press
 Holyoake House in Manchester. | |
| Formerly |
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| Company type | Registered Society (1585R) |
| Industry | |
| Predecessor | North of England Co-operative Printing Society (1869), |
| Founded | 1871. Incorporated 19 March 1873.[1] |
| Headquarters | Holyoake House, Manchester, England |
Key people |
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| Revenue | £252,372[2] (2018) |
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| Total assets | £315,531[2] (2018) |
| Members | 565[2] (2018) |
Number of employees | 5[2] (2018) |
The Co-operative Press is a co-operative whose principal activity is the publication of Co-op News. The society's stated mission is to "connect, champion and challenge the global co-operative movement".[3] The co-operative's members are the subscribers of Co-op News.
Founded in Manchester in 1873, the Co-operative Press is still headquartered in the city, at Holyoake House.[1]
The society was first incorporated as the Co-operative Newspaper Society by a group of co-operative societies to take on the publishing of The Co-operative News. Printing was carried out by the Co-operative Printing Society.
In 1921 the society merged with the Scottish Co-operative Newspaper Society and renamed itself as the National Co-operative Publishing Society, before taking on its current name – the Co-operative Press – in 1935.
In 1971 the Society took over the co-operative Birmingham Printers, and in 1972 merged with the Co-operative Printing Society.[4]
Publications
[edit]Co-op News
[edit]Co-op News is a monthly news magazine and website for the global co-operative movement. First published in 1871 as The Co-operative News, it is the world's oldest co-operative newspaper.[5]
Reynold's News
[edit]In 1921, the society acquired the popular and radical Sunday paper, the Reynold's Illustrated News. In 1936 the paper was renamed the Reynold's News, and was relaunched in 1962 as a tabloid, titled The Sunday Citizen. Declining sales led to the decision to cease publication in 1967.[6][7][4]
Millgate Monthly
[edit]First published in 1905, the Millgate Monthly was a cultural magazine containing articles written by co-operators on social issues, alongside poetry and reviews. It changed its name to simply The Millgate in 1928, and ceased publication in 1953.[4][8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mutuals Public Register: Co-operative Press Limited". mutuals.fca.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ a b c d "Co-operative Press Limited Report and Accounts 28 February 2018.pdf" (PDF). FCA Mutuals Public Register. 27 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-11-03. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "About Co-operative Press". Co-op News. 2014-04-15. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Co-operative Press - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-07-10. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ "ICA Links | ICA". www.ica.coop. Archived from the original on 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ "Reynolds News - Special Collections". University of Bradford. Archived from the original on 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ "Gone and (largely) forgotten". British Journalism Review. 17 (2): 50–52. 2006-06-01. doi:10.1177/0956474806067729. ISSN 0956-4748. S2CID 220802807.
- ^ "Periodicals - National Co-operative Archive". 2014-03-05. Archived from the original on 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
External links
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