Old racs account?

Pinoybill_2

I am just in the process of sorting out probate for my mother.
I have received the Grant of Probate and have put everything in order with the exception of an old RACS (Royal Arsenal Cooperative Society Limited) Share Account Book.
We are not even talking hundreds shown in the account book but would like to put a line under everything for her.
Does anyone know what became of the RACS.I can recall them from childhood and the last entry in the pas book is from 1975.

I know they no longer exist as the RACS but were they absorbed/taken over by another outfit?Any polite suggestions where to start.?

simax

Wikipedia is your friend:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arsenal_Co-operative_Society

Pinoybill_2

Simax
Cheers for that, I had read the Wiki for RACS before your post but am still unclear what/who RACS might be a part of now.
I have tried calling the COOP with no success.

agsnu

It was definitely merged into the Co-op:

http://www.cooponline.coop/about_intro_milestones.html

1985 Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society transfers to CWS. Ban on South African goods (lifted 1992).