Leeds Building Society

Not to be confused with Leeds Permanent Building Society.

Leeds Building Society (formerly known as the Leeds and Holbeck Building Society) is a British building society based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. It serves over 991,000 members across the United Kingdom and holds over £31.6 billion in assets.^[2] It is a member of the Building Societies Association.^[3]

Leeds Building Society

A high-street branch of the Leeds Building Society in Peterborough
Company type	Building society, (mutual)
Industry	Financial services
Founded	1875; 150 years ago (1875)
Headquarters	Leeds, England
Number of locations	56
Key people	Richard Fearon[1] (chief executive)
Products	Savings, Mortgages, Investments, Insurance, Financial Planning
Revenue	£376.7 million (2022)
Operating income	£220.5 million (2022)
Net income	£161.9 million (2022)
Total assets	£25,513 million (2022)
Total equity	£1,506 million (2022)
Number of employees	1,538 (2022) 1,474 (2021)
Website	Official website

History

A branch in Wetherby in new branding

The new headquarters on Sovereign Square in Leeds.

The society was registered as the Leeds and Holbeck (Permanent) Building Society in 1875, though the society originated from a group called the Leeds Union Operative Land and Building Society which formed in 1845.^[4] The society was renamed to Leeds Building Society in September 2005. It has 65 branches across the UK, with 29 located in Yorkshire, and previously had two international branches located in Gibraltar and Dublin, Ireland. The head office is located on Sovereign Street in Leeds city centre.

It should not be confused with the defunct Leeds Permanent Building Society, which was also known as The Leeds, which merged with the Halifax Building Society on 1 August 1995.^[5]

On 1 August 2006, following approval by the Mercantile members and confirmation by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), Leeds Building Society merged with Mercantile Building Society, in North Shields, an area of North Tyneside, in Tyne and Wear.^[6][7]

Sponsorship

The Leeds Building Society is also the main shirt sponsor of the Super League rugby league side Leeds Rhinos.^[8]

Arms

Coat of arms of Leeds Building Society

Notes Granted 25 July 1960 Crest On a wreath of the colours an owl between two sprigs of thrift flowered and leaved Proper. Escutcheon Azure a fesse wavy Argent surmounted of a tower Or on a chief Sable three mullets also Argent. Supporters On either side a griffin Argent gorged with a collar Gules charged with three bezants pendent from the collar a key also Gules and resting the interior hind paw on a rose also Argent barbed and seeded Proper. Motto Servate Et Servite[9]