Ecology Building Society

Ecology Building Society

Company type	Building society (mutual)
Industry	Banking and financial services
Founded	1981
Headquarters	Silsden, England, UK
Number of locations	1
Area served	United Kingdom
Key people	Chair - Louise Pryor Chief Executive - Gareth Griffiths Chief Financial Officer - Chris White
Products	Savings, mortgages
Total assets	£304 million (2022) £256 million (2021) GBP [1]  (December 2022)
Members	16,000 [1]  (December 2022)
Number of employees	45 (2022) 39 (2021) [2]  (December 2022)
Website	www.ecology.co.uk

Ecology Building Society is a building society in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1981, is based in Silsden, England. The Ecology is a member of the Building Societies Association.

History and purpose

Ecology Building Society headquarters building

The society was established by an individual, David Pedley, who persuaded 10 people to contribute £500 each, to establish a society to provide mortgages for properties that respect the environment, in 1981. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2016, the Ecology Building Society was the first building society awarded the Fair Tax Mark. ^[5]

See also

• Ethical banking

References

1. "Annual Review 2022" (PDF). Ecology Building Society. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
2. "Employee Numbers" (PDF). Ecology Building Society. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
3. "Survival lessons for sustainable financial startups". The Gurdian. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
4. "When was my building society founded?". Building Societies Association. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
5. "Ecology Building Society". Fair Tax Mark. Accessed 1 October 2017

External links

• Official website