List of community currencies in the United Kingdom
This article is a list of community currencies that are, or have been, used in the United Kingdom. There are various models such as complementary currencies, local currencies, Local Exchange Trading Systems and Time-based currency:
Started | Currency | Status | Comment | Organisations | Model | Website |
2012 | Bristol pound | Active as of 2019 | Bristol Pound Community CIC, Bristol Credit Union, Bristol City Council | Chiemgauer | ||
2009 | Brixton pound | Active as of 2019 | Transition Town Brixton | |||
TBC | Cardiff pound | Not launched | Initial exploration circa 2015. Proposed launch for 2020 | |||
2002 | Eko | Active as of 2019 | Currency of Findhorn Ecovillage, Moray, Scotland | Ekopia, Hygeia Foundation | ||
2015 | Exeter pound | Defunct 2018 | Exeter Pound CIC | |||
2014 | Kingston pound | Active as of 2019 | ||||
2008 | Lewes pound | Active as of 2019 | Transition Town Lewes | BerkShares | ||
2018 | Lake District pound | Active | ||||
TBC | Oxford pound | Not launched | Initial plan was not successful in 2013. In 2017, a Green Party councillor put a new proposal forward to the council. | |||
2009 | Stroud pound | Defunct 2013 | Website not updated since 2012, but Stroud Pound Co-op Ltd still exists as of 2019. | Transition Town Stroud, Stroud Pound Co-op | Chiemgauer | |
2007 | Totnes pound | Defunct 2019 | Transition Town Totnes | BerkShares |