Chorley Building Society

Chorley Building Society

Company type	Building Society (Mutual)
Industry	Banking Financial services
Founded	7 March 1859
Headquarters	Chorley , England
Number of locations	3 [1]
Area served	United Kingdom
Key people	Chief Executive – Stephen Penlington
Products	Savings, Mortgages and Insurance
Total assets	£427.5 million GBP (February 2025) [2]
Members	circa 28,000 (February 2024) [3]
Number of employees	79 (February 2025) [2]
Website	chorleybs.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.

Key House Head Office and Branch

History

The society established as The Chorley Permanent Benefit Building Society on 7 March 1859. ^[4]

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  AGM and assets position in 1902 (Lancashire Evening Post - Tuesday 25 February 1902)
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  Long term employee retirement (Chorley Guardian - Thursday 22 July 1993)
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  Member cost savings (Chorley Guardian - Wednesday 19 January 2000)
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  Branch investments (Chorley Guardian - Wednesday 12 December 2001)
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  Local competition award (Garstang Courier - Friday 10 November 2000)
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  Newspaper advert (Chorley Guardian - Wednesday 09 June 2004)
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  Fundraising for Children In Need (Chorley Guardian - Thursday 08 November 1990)
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  Sponsored Race (Leyland Guardian - Wednesday 03 May 1995)

Awards

ESG Initiative of the Year Winner 2024

Chorley Building Society has received significant recognition for its services and initiatives in recent years. Notable achievements include:

• MoneyAge Mortgage Awards 2024 ^[5]
• Mortgage Lender Survey 2024 ^[6]
• MoneyAge Awards 2023 ^[7]
• British Bank Awards 2023 ^[8]
• MoneyAge Awards 2022 ^[9]
• Smart Money People ^[10]

Notable donation to North West Air Ambulance in August 2022

References

1. "Contact Us". Chorley Building Society. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
2. Annual Report & Accounts
3. BSA Yearbook: The Chorley and District Building Society
4. "When was my building society founded?". Building Societies Association. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
5. "Winner of ESG Initiative of the Year" . Retrieved 7 October 2025.
6. "5-star rating for the seventh consecutive year" . Retrieved 7 October 2025.
7. "Later Life Lender of the Year" . Retrieved 7 October 2025.
8. "Specialist Mortgage Provider of the Year" . Retrieved 7 October 2025.
9. "Building Society of the Year" . Retrieved 7 October 2025.
10. "Regular 5-star ratings" . Retrieved 7 October 2025.

External links

• Chorley and District Building Society
• Building Societies Association