Universal Building Society

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Universal Building Society
Company type Building Society (mutual)
Industry Banking and Financial services
Founded1863
Defunct2006
FateAcquired by Newcastle Building Society
Headquarters Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
Products Savings and Mortgages

Universal Building Society was a UK building society with headquarters in Newcastle upon Tyne that operated between 1863 and 2006. It was merged with the Newcastle Building Society in 2006.

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History and merger

The building society was established in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1863. In 2004, it funded a sculpture which was established outside Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children's Books, in Newcastle. [1]

In 2006, it merged with the Newcastle Building Society. [2] At the time of the merger, the Universal was the 29th largest building society in the UK with assets of £600m. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Voyage to make literary sculpture". BBC News. 31 October 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Mergers and Conversion". Building Societies Association. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  3. ↑ Universal Building Society announces decision to merge with Newcastle Building Society Newcastle Building Society website (Retrieved 24 May 2006)


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