Question: DotCooperation is managed by which largest independent consumer co-operative in the UK?
Context: Lothian, Borders & Angus Co-operative Society Limited (Lothian Co-op), founded in 1839 in the Scottish Borders, was the oldest independent consumer co-operative in Scotland until it merged with The Co-operative Group in December 2008. Midlands Co-operative Society Limited was the second largest consumer co-operative in the United Kingdom.  It was a registered Industrial and Provident Society, a member of the Co-operative Union, the Co-operative Retail Trading Group and a corporate member of The Co-operative Group (formerly Co-operative Wholesale Society), the largest consumer co-operative in the world.  The Society had a wide-ranging and extensive portfolio with over 200 stores, principally trading in the English Midlands.  Head office was located in Lichfield, Staffordshire. The Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society is an independent consumer co-operative in the United Kingdom. The Midcounties Co-operative is the largest independent consumer co-operative in the United Kingdom.  Registered in England under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, it is a member of Co-operatives UK and the Co-operative Retail Trading Group. The East of England Co-operative Society is the fourth largest consumer co-operative in the United Kingdom.  It is a registered industrial and provident society; headquartered in Ipswich and trading in the eastern counties of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, the Society is the area's largest independent retailer. Co-op Kobe (Japanese: コープこうべ ), officially known as Consumer Co-operative Kobe, is a consumers' cooperative based in Kobe, Japan.  It was founded in 1921 by Toyohiko Kagawa, and was later merged with Nada Consumer Co-operative.  Now, with over 1.2 million members, it is the largest consumers' cooperative in the world. The Heart of England Co-operative Society is an independent consumer co-operative in the United Kingdom.  Based in Nuneaton, the Society trades in the English counties of West Midlands, Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. DotCooperation LLC (dotCoop) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the U.S. based National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) created in 2001 to manage the . coop top-level domain.  Midcounties Co-operative, through its subsidiary Midcounties Co-operative Domains, manages the technical operations of the . coop registry under a contract with dotCoop.  In 2012, Midcounties Co-operative Domains changed hands, to become simply Domains.coop, a wholly owned subsidiary of the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA). The Co-operative Group, trading as The Co-op, is a British consumer co-operative with a diverse family of retail businesses including food retail; electrical retail; financial services; insurance services; legal services and funeralcare, with in excess of 4,200 locations.  It is the largest consumer co-operative in the UK and owned by more than 4 million active members.  Membership is open to everyone aged 16 and over in the society, provided they agree to subscribe £1 sterling in the capital of the society out of their first share of the profits and share the values & principles upon which the group was founded.  Members are democratically involved in setting business strategy, decide how social goals are achieved, and share in its profits - in the 2016 £19m was returned to members and their chosen local community causes via the 5+1 scheme.  No year end dividend was paid in 2015. The Lincolnshire Co-operative is an independent consumer co-operative which operates in Lincolnshire and the surrounding counties, United Kingdom.  The society has over 215 outlets with its principal trading activity being its food stores, funeral homes, travel agencies, florists and pharmacies.  The Society is owned by over 260,000 members who hold Lincolnshire Co-op dividend cards, equal to approximately one quarter of the population of Greater Lincolnshire.  The society also owns the Gadsby's bakery which is based in Southwell, Nottinghamshire.
Answer: Midcounties Co-operative