The Association of British Credit Unions Limited, commonly known as ABCUL, is the leading trade association for credit unions in Great Britain.
ABCUL represents around 70% of credit unions who in turn provide services to 85% of the British credit union membership.[1] The Irish League of Credit Unions organises in Northern Ireland on an all-island basis.[2] Both ABCUL and ILCU are members of the European Network of Credit Unions and World Council of Credit Unions.
History
In 1967, Hornsey Co-operative Credit Union and other West Indian credit unions formed the Credit Union League of Great Britain, which became the Association of British Credit Unions (ABCUL) in 1984.[3]
Separately, in 1964, Wimbledon Credit Union joined forces with two other credit unions operating from