The Century Building Society was a building society based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Century Building Society merged with its local rival Scottish Building Society on 1 February 2013.[1]
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| Company type | Building Society (Mutual) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1899 |
| Fate | Merged with Scottish Building Society, 2013 |
| Headquarters | Albany Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Products | Savings and Mortgages |
£94,000 GBP (December 2007),  0.0% on 2006 | |
| Total assets | £22.4 million GBP (December 2007), 11.3% on 2006 |
| Website | century-building-society.co.uk |
Prior to its merger with the Scottish Building Society, the Century Building Society was the smallest building society in Scotland and the United Kingdom, based on total assets of £22 million at 31 December 2007.[2] It had only one branch, at its head office in Albany Street, Edinburgh. It was a member of the Building Societies Association.
History edit
The society was established in 1899 as The New Edinburgh Investment Building Society. The name was changed to Century Building Society in 1946.[3] It also owns Theoutlets to provide insurance and financial services.
References edit
- ^ Merger with Century Building Society
- ^ Building Societies Association - Asset List (PDF File) Archived March 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Century Building Society History Archived April 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Century Building Society website, retrieved 7 April 2007