limited type consumer co operative industry retail founded 1873 headquarters 1000 lakeside north harbour western road portsmouth hampshire po6 3fe key people michael hastilow chairman mark smith chief executive products grocer funeral director independent living revenue 367 million 2016 number of employees 3 744 1 374 full time 2012 website www.thesouthernco operative.co.uk the southern co operative is a regional consumer co operative in the united kingdom . the principal activities of the society are food retailing and funerals . it operates 200 convenience stores and 50 funeral homes covering the southern english counties of berkshire bristol dorset hampshire isle of wight somerset surrey sussex and wiltshire . 1 2 the society is owned by over 150 000 members who share in the business s profits and who democratically control its operations . it is a registered industrial and provident society 3 a member of co operatives uk the co operative retail trading group and a corporate member of the co operative group . head office was previously located at fareham in hampshire but since july 2011 is now located at 1000 lakeside a business park in north harbour portsmouth . 4 contents 1 history 2 future 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit see also history of the cooperative movement founded in 1873 the society was known as the portsea island mutual co operative society until 1998 when it became southern co operatives . 5 in 2009 it purchased 13 stores from nearby stores that had gone into administration at the end of 2008 . 6 membership is open to all residents of its trading area with members receiving a share of the profits in the form of dividend . the southern co operative foodstore in cowes isle of wight . in april 2009 plans were released to staff and members that southern co operatives would adopt the co operative brand programme . it would re brand within the next two years as the southern co operative using the same uniforms and fascias as co operative group stores to better reflect their status as a completely independent regional society owned controlled and managed exclusively by local people in the south of england whilst playing a full part in the exciting co operative developments taking place nationally . the legal change of name was registered in 2013 . future edit as of 2009 the company revealed its latest online venture co operative independent living formally co operative xest which is a site aimed at selling products that aid mobility and help improve the standard of living for the physically impaired . 7 8 from 2010 to 2013 the southern co operative increased its revenue by 26 % to 327m and profits by 28 % . 9 membership of the southern co operative has a direct structure with members entitled to attend agms . 9 see also edit british co operative movement credit unions in the united kingdom references edit http www.thenews.coop 107730 news co operatives landmark 200th store southern the southern co operative registered in england and wales under the companies act 1985 no. 1591r 1000 lakeside is the new home for the southern co operative . southern co operative . 24 march 2011 . our history southern co operatives retrieved 4 september 2009 nearby sells 13 stores to southern . the grocer . 10 january 2009 . products to make everyday life easier annual review 2008 9 p. 3 southern co operatives april 2009 a b sean farrell 23 march 2014 . the co op group is in turmoil the cooperative movement isn t . the observer . retrieved 23 march 2014 . external links edit the southern co operative v t e consumer co operatives in the united kingdom central england channel islands chelmsford star clydebank co operative group east of england heart of england lincolnshire midcounties the phone co op radstock scotmid southern wine society wooldale the co operative brand retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title southern co operative & oldid 732646897 categories consumers co operatives of the united kingdom navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 2 august 2016 at 09 21 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view