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 (LETS) and Time-based currency:
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| Started |
Currency |
Status |
Comment |
Organisations |
Model |
Website |
|---|
| 2012 |
Bristol pound[1] |
Defunct 2021[2] |
Active for 9 years. |
Bristol Pound Community CIC, Bristol Credit Union, Bristol City Council |
Local currency |
bristolpound.org |
| 2009 |
Brixton pound[3] |
|
In 2021, there was a plan to convert to cryptocurrency, partnering with Algorand.[4] |
Transition Town Brixton, Brixton Pound |
Local currency |
brixtonpound.org |
| n/a |
Cardiff pound |
Not launched |
Initial exploration circa 2015. Proposed launch for 2020.[5] |
|
Local currency |
cardiffpound.co.uk |
| 2002[6] |
Eko |
Active as of November 2019[update] |
Currency of Findhorn Ecovillage, Moray, Scotland |
Ekopia, Hygeia Foundation |
Community currency |
www.ekopia.org.uk/investments/eko-community-currency/ |
| 2015 |
Exeter pound |
Defunct 2018[7] |
Active for 3 years. |
Exeter Pound CIC |
Local currency |
exeterpound.org.uk |
| 2014[8] |
Kingston Pound |
Active as of July 2022[update] |
Digital only, no paper currency. |
Transition Town Kingston |
Local currency |
kingstonpound.org |
| 2008 |
Lewes pound[9] |
Active as of June 2019[update] |
Set to be phased out on 31 August, 2025[10] |
Transition Town Lewes |
Local currency |
thelewespound.org |
| 2018 |
Lake District pound[8] |
Defunct 2020[11] |
Active for 2 years. |
Lakes Currency Project[11] |
Regional currency |
lakedistrictpound.com |
| n/a |
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.[12] |
|
Local currency |
oxfordpound.org.uk (archive) |
| 2009 |
Stroud pound |
Defunct 2016[13] |
Active for 7 years. |
Transition Town Stroud, Stroud Pound Co-op[14] |
Local currency |
stroudpound.org.uk (archive) |
| 2007 |
Totnes pound[3] |
Defunct 2019[15] |
Active for 12 years. |
Transition Town Totnes |
Local currency |
totnespound.org |
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