Leek United Building Society.
About Leek Building Society
The Leek United Permanent Benefit Building Society was
established in 1863, at the time of Leek United's incorporation there were
almost 3,000 building societies but by the end of 2010 the number was down to
48. The name was changed to Leek United & Midlands Building Society in 1919
and to Leek United in 1990. They are members of the building societies
association and regulated and authorised by the FSA.
Leek United Building Society Information
Head Office – Leek United Building Society, 50 St. Edward
Street, Leek, Staffordshire ST13 5DL. Telephone: 01538 384151
Branch Offices –
8 Victoria Square,
Ashbourne, Derbyshire DE6 1GG
61 High Street, Cheadle,
Staffordshire ST10 1AN
68 High Street,
Congleton, Cheshire CW12 1BA
14 St James Street,
Derby, Derbyshire DE1 1RL
75/77 Stafford Street,
Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST1 1LL
51 Derby Street, Leek,
Staffordshire ST13 6HU
36 Chestergate,
Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 6BA
24 High Street, Market
Drayton, Shropshire TF9 1QF
33 Ironmarket,
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 1RP
12 Market Street,
Oakengates, Shropshire TF2 6ED
13 Market Place,
Uttoxeter, Staffordshire ST14 8HY
Savings Accounts – Savings Accounts available include
fixed term accounts like fixed rate bonds and regular savings, instant access
accounts like pyramid share and business deposit account, Tax Free ISA’s
including instant access and fixed rate/term ISA’s and accounts for children
and the air ambulance affinity account.
Mortgage Accounts - Leek offer mortgages to new
customers and existing customers and the range includes Tracker Mortgages, But
to Let, Fixed rate Mortgages and Fist Time Buyer Mortgages.
Insurance - Buildings & Home Contents Insurance, Legal &
General Life Insurance, Mortgage Payment Protection and Legal & General Over
50’s Life Plan.
Other Services – Investment Planning, Inheritance Tax
Planning (IHT) and Critical Illness Cover.
Financial Results Year Ended 31/12/2011
Financial Results Year Ended 31/12/2010
For the year they made a profit after tax of £2,536,000
(£2,752,000).
Mortgage Lending – Gross lending in the year was £84m
(2009: £60m). Arrears greater than 2.5% as at 31 December 2010 - 0.18% (2009:
0.27%). The total amount outstanding on mortgages at the end of the year was
£566.8m (2009: £568.6m). At 31 December 2010 there were nil (2009: nil)
mortgage accounts which were twelve months or more in arrears.
Savings – Share balances and retail deposit accounts
achieved a record increase of £65m and the society achieved asset growth of
3.87% for 2010.
Leek United Building Society Directors
Executive Directors – K Wilson and K Griffiths.
Non Executive Directors –P Marriott, P W Kerns, D J
Lyons, P A Stanyer and J Washington.
Membership Numbers – The Leek Building Society has 7,469 borrowing members and 85,217
investing (saving) members.
Other information – website leekunited.co.uk. | 
