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Leeds Building Society

UK savings institution

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. It is a member of the Building Societies Association.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1875Founded1
  • Industryeconomics of banking, financial sector, financial services1
  • HeadquartersLeeds1
  • Websitewww.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk
  • Legal formBuilding Society3
  • LEIO8VR8MK4M5SM9ZVEFS353
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address26 SOVEREIGN STREET, LS1 4BJ Leeds, United Kingdom3
  • Registered withFinancial Conduct Authority, 1649923

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Leeds Building Society, Horsefair Centre, Wetherby (18th April 2014)
Photo: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

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. It is a member of the Building Societies Association.2

Corporate structure

Leeds Building Society sits at the top of its group. 5 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Leeds Building Society Leeds, United Kingdom
    • ALBION NO.5 PLC Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • ALBION NO.6 PLC Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • ALBION NO.8 PLC Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • LEEDS BUILDING SOCIETY COVERED BONDS LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP Subsidiary · Leeds, 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

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.

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.

Presence in Ireland

The society had a presence in Ireland from 2006 until 2018. It offered mortgages up to 14 September 2009, with savings accounts available throughout the period. In 2017, it closed its savings operation to new customers. In July 2018, it gave notice to all savings customers that their accounts were to close in September. In October 2018, it sold its Irish mortgage book to Dilosk and these are now managed by Pepper Finance Corporation.

It is regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. It is also a member of the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

In its last full year of operations, 2017, the society lost £1.2m on its Irish operations.

From Wikipedia’s article on Leeds Building Society, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

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Timeline

  1. 1875Founded Founded1

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