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company_name = Chorley & District Building Society|
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company_type = [[Building Society]] ([[Mutual organization|Mutual]])|
| name = Chorley Building Society
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foundation = 1859|
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location = [[Chorley]], [[England]], [[UK]]|
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industry = [[Banking]] and [[Financial Services]]|
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products = [[Savings]], [[Mortgages]], [[Investments]],<br> [[Loans]], [[Insurance]] |
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net_income = £390,000 [[Pound sterling|GBP]] (February 2008), [[Image:Green Arrow Up.svg|12px]]14.4% on 2007|
| type = [[Building Society]] ([[Mutual organization|Mutual]])
assets = £194 million [[Pound sterling|GBP]] (January 2013), [[Image:Green Arrow Up.svg|12px]]10.2% on 2007|
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homepage = [http://www.chorleybs.co.uk/ www.chorleybs.co.uk]
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| industry = [[Banking]]<br>[[Financial services]]
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| foundation = 7 March 1859
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| location_city = [[Chorley]]
| location_country = [[England]]
| locations = 3<ref>http://www.chorleybs.co.uk/contactus.html| Contact Us</ref>
| area_served = [[United Kingdom]]
| key_people = Chief Executive - Stephen Penlington
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| num_employees = 59
| members = 27 123 (February 2019)<ref name="profile">[https://thebanks.eu/banks/14320 Company Profile: The Chorley and District Building Society]</ref>
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The '''Chorley & District Building Society''' is a UK [[building society]] based in [[Chorley]], [[Lancashire]], [[England]]. It is the 39th largest in the United Kingdom based on total assets of £194 million as at January 2013.<ref>[ Mutual Vision Technologies 2013 "Building Society Guide - A Statistical Analysis of the Building Society Movement" Impact Print, Hereford]</ref> It is a member of the [[Building Societies Association]].


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The '''Chorley and District Building Society''' is a British [[building society]] based in [[Chorley]], [[Lancashire]], [[England]]. It is a member of the [[Building Societies Association]].
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The society has three branches located on Fox Lane and High Street, Chorley and Towngate, [[Leyland, Lancashire|Leyland]].

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The society has three branches, located on Foxhole Road and High Street in Chorley, and on Towngate in [[Leyland, Lancashire|Leyland]].


==History==
==History==
Chorley and District Building Society is the oldest building Society in Lancashire. It became established on the 7th March 1859 and was originally called The Chorley Permanent Benefit Building Society. It was created to help mill workers buy their homes. In those early days the Society only met once a month, when the subscriptions were collected. The Society became incorporated under the Building Society's Act on the 6th August 1874. The original name was then changed to The Chorley (£60 Shares) Permanent Benefit Building Society on the 17th February 1897.
Chorley and District Building Society is the oldest building Society in Lancashire. It became established on 7 March 1859 and was originally called The Chorley Permanent Benefit Building Society. It was created to help mill workers buy their homes. In those early days the Society only met once a month, when the subscriptions were collected. The Society became incorporated under the Building Society's Act on 6 August 1874. The original name was then changed to The Chorley (£60 Shares) Permanent Benefit Building Society on 17 February 1897.


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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.chorleybs.co.uk Chorley & District Building Society]
* [http://www.chorleybs.co.uk Chorley and District Building Society]
* [http://www.bsa.org.uk Building Societies Association]
* [http://www.bsa.org.uk Building Societies Association]
* [http://www.kpmg.co.uk/pubs/98126%20Building%20Societies%20database%202008_accessible.pdf KPMG Building Societies Database 2008]


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Latest revision as of 17:44, 6 September 2023

Chorley Building Society
Company typeBuilding Society (Mutual)
IndustryBanking
Financial services
Founded7 March 1859
Headquarters
Chorley
,
England
Number of locations
3[1]
Area served
United Kingdom
Key people
Chief Executive - Stephen Penlington
ProductsSavings, Mortgages and Insurance
Total assetsIncrease £238.1 million GBP (February 2019)
Members27 123 (February 2019)[2]
Number of employees
59
Websitechorleybs.co.uk

The Chorley and District Building Society is a British building society based in Chorley, Lancashire, England. It is a member of the Building Societies Association.

The society has three branches, located on Foxhole Road and High Street in Chorley, and on Towngate in Leyland.

History

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Chorley and District Building Society is the oldest building Society in Lancashire. It became established on 7 March 1859 and was originally called The Chorley Permanent Benefit Building Society. It was created to help mill workers buy their homes. In those early days the Society only met once a month, when the subscriptions were collected. The Society became incorporated under the Building Society's Act on 6 August 1874. The original name was then changed to The Chorley (£60 Shares) Permanent Benefit Building Society on 17 February 1897.

References

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  1. ^ http://www.chorleybs.co.uk/contactus.html%7C Contact Us
  2. ^ Company Profile: The Chorley and District Building Society
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