Leek United Building Society

It is the 17th largest building society in the UK, based on total assets of £1,313.9m as at 31 December 2023.[3] The society has 12 branches and a Customer Service Centre across Cheshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.Unlike many of the UK's other building societies, Leek has never grown through acquisition or merger.It was a time when carpetbagging was rife, and the UK's remaining building societies were forced to fight for survival as opportunists sought to strip them of their mutual status and convert them into plc banks.Although Leek Building Society's Board rejected Murray Financial's offer, Murray gained the approval of 100 of the society's members to call a special general meeting to consider the bid.
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