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The shape of the co-operative economy
Resilience in a downturn
Turnover and number of co-operatives by sector
| Agriculture | Construction | Education & training | Financial Services | Fishing | |
| Turnover as % of co-operative economy | |||||
| 11.4% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 6.2% | 0.1% | |
| Number of co-operatives as % of co-operative economy | |||||
| 5.4% | 0.9% | 14% | 4.1% | 0.1% | |
| Health & social care | Leisure & tourism | Manufacturing | Retail | Transport | Energy & environment |
| 1.8% | 0.6% | 1% | 71.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 5.5% | 48.8% | 0.9% | 14% | 1.6% | 1.7% |
Ownership of the co-operative economy, 13.5m memberships in total
| 12.7m 96% | 79,557 0.6% | 336,000 2.7% | 75,000 0.6% |
| Consumers | Workers | Enterprise | Mixed ownership |
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The shape of the co-operative economy
From knickers to nurseries, noodles to news, co-operative businesses come in all shapes and sizes and across many different sectors. Owned by workers, consumers, residents and businesses, co-operatives make up an economy that considers society and the environment to be just as important as the pursuit of profit.
It is an economy that gives its members ownership and control.
Number of co-operatives by turnover size | ||||||
26.1% | 14.7% | 24% | 15% | 7.6% | 7.9% | 4.6% |
| Less than £25k | £25k to £100k | £100k to £250k | £250k to £500k | £500k to £1m | £1m to £5m | Over £5m |
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