Chesham Building Society

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Chesham Building Society
Company typeBuilding Society (Mutual)
IndustryBanking and financial services
Founded1845
FateMerged with Skipton Building Society, 2010
HeadquartersChesham, England, UK
ProductsSavings, Mortgages, Investments,
Loans, Credit Cards, Insurance

The Chesham Building Society was a building society based in the market town of Chesham in Buckinghamshire, England, which merged with the Skipton Building Society in June 2010. Prior to the merger it was the 37th largest building society in the United Kingdom based on its total assets of £231 million.[1] It was a member of the Building Societies Association.

History

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The society was founded in 1845.[2] Its logo was a stylised chess piece, a pun on the name of the River Chess, the local river. On 24 February 2010 the society announced a proposed merger with the Skipton Building Society. This was approved by Chesham Members at their AGM on 31 March 2010 with just over 80 percent of both savers and borrowers voting in favour.[3] The merger of the two societies took place on 1 June 2010. The enlarged society operates under the Skipton name.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Building Societies Association - Asset List as at 1 April 2010 (PDF File) Archived December 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 April 2010
  2. ^ Maybury, Nick (4 September 1996). "Building on record". Chesham Advertiser. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  3. ^ Chesham Building Society AGM 31 March 2010 Archived May 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Chesham BS website Accessed, 1 April 2010
  4. ^ Chesham Merger Announcement Skipton Building Society
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