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Furness Building Society

Logo: https://my.furnessbs.co.uk/, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia4

British financial institution

Furness Building Society is a British building society, which has its headquarters in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is the 18th largest in the United Kingdom based on total assets of £813 million as at 31 December 2010. Total assets increased to £1.2 billion by 2022.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Oct 28, 1865Founded1
  • Industryfinancial services1
  • HeadquartersBarrow-in-Furness1
  • Websitewww.furnessbs.co.uk
  • Legal formBuilding Society3
  • LEI213800LGTSCCHWNQQQ473
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressEMLYN HUGHES HOUSE, LA14 5PQ Barrow-In-Furness, United Kingdom3
  • Registered withFinancial Conduct Authority, 1596243

Furness Building Society is a British building society, which has its headquarters in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is the 18th largest in the United Kingdom based on total assets of £813 million as at 31 December 2010. Total assets increased to £1.2 billion by 2022. It is a member of the Building Societies Association.2

Corporate structure

Furness Building Society sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Furness Building Society Barrow-In-Furness, United Kingdom
    • FURNESS MORTGAGE SERVICES LIMITED Subsidiary · Barrow In Furness, United Kingdom

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Established in 1865, the society expanded its call centre in 2009 to deal with investments and insurance queries. The Society has two wholly owned subsidiary companies: Furness Mortgage Services Ltd and Furness Independent Financial Advisers. In 2017, Chris Harrison was appointed as the CEO of Furness Building Society.

From Wikipedia’s article on Furness Building Society, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

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Timeline

  1. Oct 28, 1865Founded Founded1