Some key facts and figures

  • The UK's 5th largest building society
  • Assets of over £13 billion
  • Established in 1875 as the London & Camberwell Building Society
  • Relocated to Cheltenham in the mid 1970s
  • Over 500,000 saving accounts and over 90,000 borrowers
  • A network of 34 branches, mainly in the south of England
  • We have a strong national network of business development managers promoting our range of mortgage products around the UK
  • Almost 1,000 employees based around our Head Office, our branch network and our distribution network
  • As a mutual building society, Chelsea is owned by its members. Unlike a plc, we don't have to pay dividends to shareholders, so we can return more profit to our members by offering better value products, including higher rates for savers and lower mortgage rates for borrowers
  • We were one of the first building societies to launch a website and report dedicated to corporate responsibility – www.chelseacares.co.uk
  • In 2006 we opened a purpose built customer contact centre close to our Head Office, showing our commitment to keeping our call centres UK based