Welcome to abcul.coop, the top information and news site about credit unions in England, Scotland and Wales, and the home site of the Association of British Credit Unions Ltd.
ABCUL is the main trade association for credit unions in Britain. We provide a wide range ...
Welcome to abcul.coop, the top information and news site about credit unions in England, Scotland and Wales, and the home site of the Association of British Credit Unions Ltd.
ABCUL is the main trade association for credit unions in Britain. We provide a wide range of services to our members including information, representation and training.
As a democratic membership organisation, ABCUL is registered as an Industrial and Provident Society and is controlled by a Board of Directors elected by our member credit unions. The Board of Directors is led by Antony MacRow-Wood, the ABCUL President. All directors can be contacted via our Manchester Head Office; a full list of directors is available to download below.
ABCUL's staff team is led by Chief Executive Mark Lyonette. Most staff are based in our Manchester Head Office where the membership services, conferences, policy and Credit Union Current Account team can be contacted. A number of remote staff team members, including Project Managers for the DELTA (Development, Education and Learning through ABCUL; a DWP funded capacity building, training and mentoring project for credit unions delivering Growth Fund loans) and our Policy Officer for Scotland, work from locations around the country. ABCUL supplements it's core staff team with a number of specialised associates who are contracted to undertake training and project work for the Association.
ABCUL credit unions come together in regional Chapters for training and networking. If you are an ABCUL credit union and would like more information about Chapter events, please contact us and we will put you in touch with your local chapter.