WCF is an employee-owned group of businesses operating across the retail, specialist e-commerce, fuels, logistics and leisure sectors. With a heritage dating back to 1911, WCF combines long-term stability with a modern, customer-focused approach, serving communities, businesses and customers across the UK.
What makes WCF different is our employee ownership model. Every colleague has a stake in our success and a genuine opportunity to influence the future of the business. This shared commitment helps create a culture where people take pride in delivering excellent service, building strong relationships and supporting sustainable growth across our diverse portfolio of businesses.
Today, more than 350 employee-owners work across the WCF businesses. Officially recognised as a Great Place to Work in 2026, as well as achieving multiple awards across our businesses from Feefo and UKIFDA, WCF combines local expertise and business independence with a shared commitment to putting customers at the heart of everything we do and creating long-term value for our customers, colleagues, partners and communities. Our employee ownership approach enables colleagues to share in the success of our businesses through an annual Employee Ownership Dividend and the distribution of free WCF shares.
To find out more about Joining our Family and what it means to Being an Employee Owner take a look around our website.
Our Vision
To hand WCF over to future generations of employees in a stronger financial position for the future than when we inherited it, so that they can benefit from its continued existence and resilience.
Our Mission
To create a workplace where every employee owner matters and has a unique opportunity to make a difference to our performance with meaningful, diverse and interesting roles.
Improve customer experience to ensure they want to order again and recommend us to their friends and family
Be more efficient and make incremental gains in those areas that ultimately improve our performance
Develop diverse and interesting roles for our people and ensure they are engaged to make a positive difference to our performance
Implement new business opportunities, better ways of working and maintain award winning leisure facilities
Encourage a culture of safe working and identify ways to reduce our impact on the environment