▁in ▁the ▁English ▁Mid lands . ▁Head ▁office ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁L ich field , ▁Staff ord shire . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁bo ards ▁of ▁Mid lands ▁Co - oper ative ▁Society ▁and ▁Ang lia ▁Regional ▁Co - oper ative ▁Society ▁had ▁agreed ▁mer ger ▁terms . ▁Appro ved ▁by ▁members ▁on ▁ 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8 ▁November , ▁legal ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁mer ger ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December , ▁with ▁the ▁Ang lia ▁Society ▁transfer ring ▁engag ements ▁to ▁Mid lands ▁Co - oper ative . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁merged ▁society ▁approved ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁name ▁to ▁Central ▁England ▁Co - oper ative ▁effective ▁from ▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Society ▁trac ed ▁its ▁orig ins ▁to ▁the ▁Derby ▁Co - oper ative ▁Prov ident ▁Society ▁which , ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁co - oper atives ▁in ▁the ▁Mid lands . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Le ic esters hire ▁soci eties ▁merged ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Le ic esters hire ▁Co - oper ative ▁Society . ▁Similar ▁circumstances ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁across ▁Derby shire , ▁Staff ord shire ▁and ▁B irmingham ▁forming ▁the ▁Central ▁Mid lands ▁Co - oper ative ▁Society . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5