Corporate report

Former employers' associations

Published 14 October 2014

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Introduction

The below list comprises the names and annual returns of those employers’ associations that were removed from the Certification Officer’s official list of employers’ associations from 1 April 2014 onwards.

For the names and annual returns of employers associations that were removed from the list between 2003 and 2014, please visit The National Archives.

You can search the list by name of employers’ association - just use < ctrl > F to search.

Former employers’ associations

Employers’ association Date removed Annual return Rules Other Related Documents
Aberdeen Fish Curers’ and Merchants’ Association Ltd 24/03/2014 Annual returns    
Advertising Producers Association 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Angus and Kincardine Master Plumbers’ Association 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Association of British Orchestras 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Association of Colleges 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Association of Indian Banks in the United Kingdom 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Association of Newspaper and Magazine Wholesalers 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors 31/12/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Banff and Moray Master Plumbers Association 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
BFM Limited 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
British Allied Trade Federation 20/09/2019 Annual returns    
British Ceramic Confederation 30/07/2015 Annual returns    
British Lace Federation 05/11/2020 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
British Packaging Association 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
British Printing Industries Federation 22/12/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
British Travelgoods and accessories Association 05/11/2020 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Builders Merchants Federation Ltd 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Construction Plant-Hire Association 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Co-operative Employers Association 01/06/2015 Annual returns    
Co-operative Employers Association Limited 17/08/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Covent Garden Tenants Association Limited 02/07/2014 Annual returns    
Dairy UK 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
England and Wales Cricket Board Limited 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Federation of Dredging Contractors 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Federation of Window Cleaners 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Fencing Contractors Association 24/04/2017 Annual returns    
Fife and Kinross Master Plumbers’ Association 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Freight Transport Association Limited 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Glasgow and West of Scotland 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Glass and Glazing Federation 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Incorporated Guild of Hairdressers, Wigmakers and Perfumers 10/08/2021 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Inverness and Northern District Master Plumbers Association 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Lanarkshire Master Plumbers Association 15/01/2019 Annual returns    
Lancashire Textile Manufacturers Association 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Lancaster Morecambe and South Lakeland Master Plumbers Association 17/03/2017 Annual returns    
London Association of Funeral Directors 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
London Fish Merchant Association (Billingsgate) Limited 22/07/2014 Annual returns    
Malt Distillers Association of Scotland 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Master Carvers’ Association 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Mastic Asphalt Council 10/10/2019 Annual returns    
Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
National Association of Farriers, Blacksmiths and Agricultural Engineers 27/09/2023 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
National Association of Master Bakers 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
National Federation of Roofing Contractors Limited 21/04/22 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
National Hair and Beauty Federation Limited 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Newspaper Society 26/02/2015 Annual returns    
NFU Scotland 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Perth and District Master Plumbers Association 01/04/2019 Annual returns    
Radio, Electrical and Television Retailers’ Association (RETRA) Limited 21/10/2019 Annual returns    
The Retail Motor Industry Federation Limited 07/10/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Road Haulage Association Limited 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers 17/08/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Scottish Building Federation 25/10/2019 Annual returns    
Scottish Engineering 14/12/2023 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
The Showmen’s Guild of Great Britain 26/04/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Scottish Motor Trade Association Limited 07/10/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Smithfield Market Tenants Association London 28/12/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
SNIPEF Edinburgh & District Branch 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
Thermal Insulation Contractors Association 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
UK Cinema Association Ltd 28/06/2021 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
UK Fashion and Textile Association Ltd 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents
The Vehicle Builders and Repairers Association Ltd 31/03/2022 Annual returns Articles of the Association Other Related Documents

About annual returns

employers’ associations must send the Certification Officer an annual return which the Certification Officer is required to make available to the public. You can view the relevant annual returns from the links on this list.

They are also available for public inspection at the Certification Officer’s premises between 9:30 am and 4.30 pm.

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Please telephone or email the Certification Office to arrange an appointment before visiting. There may be a charge payable. Alternatively, Certification Office staff will photocopy relevant pages and post them to you.

Please contact the Certification Office if you cannot find or access a particular annual return.