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title: "Leeds Building Society SWIFT/BIC code LEEDGB23XXX · United Kingdom | Elucidate"
description: "SWIFT/BIC code LEEDGB23XXX for Leeds Building Society, United Kingdom. Head-office BIC, LEI O8VR8MK4M5SM9ZVEFS35, addresses and Swift connectivity."
url: https://elucidate.co/directory/leeds-building-society-leedgb23
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United Kingdom · Financial institution
# Leeds Building Society
Leeds Building Society is a UK mutual building society with its head office in Leeds, West Yorkshire. It is owned by its members and provides residential mortgages and retail savings through branches, online channels and mortgage intermediaries. It was established in 1875 as the Leeds and Holbeck (Permanent) Building Society and adopted its current name in 2005. It merged with Mercantile Building Society on 1 August 2006.
BIC **LEEDGB23XXX** LEI **[O8VR8MK4M5SM9ZVEFS35](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/O8VR8MK4M5SM9ZVEFS35)** Licence no. **Not on a tracked register** Connected to Swift Head-office BIC only [Claim this profile](https://elucidate.co/directory/leeds-building-society-leedgb23#claim)
## Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
## Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- **BIC:** LEEDGB23XXX head office
- **Connection to Swift:** Connected to Swift
- **Swift GPI:** Not on the member list
- **Payment schemes and systems:** No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- **Branch codes:** None: head-office BIC only
- **Other BICs with this LEI:** [LEEDGB21](https://elucidate.co/directory/leeds-building-society-leedgb21) · [LEEDGB22](https://elucidate.co/directory/leeds-building-society-leedgb22) · [LEEDGB2A](https://elucidate.co/directory/leeds-building-society-leedgb2a)
- **BIC first registered:** 2019-05-04
- **Last updated:** 2021-12-13
## Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/leeds-building-society-leedgb23#overview-sources)
Total assets
GBP 32.9bn
Group · 30 Jun 2026 · [interim report ↗](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/_resources/pdfs/your-society-pdfs/interim-results-2026.pdf)
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Member-owned
Institution type
Credit union / building society
- **Ownership:** As a building society, it is owned by its members and describes itself as not part of any other bank.
- **Head office:** 26 Sovereign Street, LS1 4BJ Leeds, United Kingdom
- **Company register:** FCA Financial Services Register number 164992
- **Former names:** Leeds and Holbeck Building Society · Leeds and Holbeck (Permanent) Building Society
### Business lines
- Mortgage lending
- Retail banking
The bank lends mainly on UK residential property, including owner-occupied, shared ownership and buy-to-let mortgages, and funds this mostly with retail savings. According to its 2026 interim report, it is the fifth largest UK building society, with assets of GBP 32.9 billion.
### Online
- **Websites & references:** [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk ↗](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/) [leedsbuildingsocietyjobs.co.uk ↗](https://www.leedsbuildingsocietyjobs.co.uk/jobs/home/) careers site (linked from footer) [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds_Building_Society)
- **Official social accounts:** [LinkedIn ↗](https://gi.linkedin.com/company/leeds-building-society?trk=ppro_cprof) · [X ↗](https://x.com/LeedsBS) · [Facebook ↗](https://www.facebook.com/LeedsBS) · [Instagram ↗](https://www.instagram.com/leedsbuildingsociety/) · [YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/user/LeedsBS)
Sources · 15 pages consulted
1. [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/)
2. [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/about-us/board-of-directors/](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/about-us/board-of-directors/)
3. [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/\_resources/pdfs/your-society-pdfs/interim-results-2026.pdf](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/_resources/pdfs/your-society-pdfs/interim-results-2026.pdf)
4. [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/press/press-releases/2026/07/2026-interim-financial-results/](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/press/press-releases/2026/07/2026-interim-financial-results/)
5. [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/\_resources/pdfs/press-pdfs/financial-results-pdfs/annual-results-2025-news-release.pdf](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/_resources/pdfs/press-pdfs/financial-results-pdfs/annual-results-2025-news-release.pdf)
6. [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/financial-results/](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/financial-results/)
7. [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/treasury/](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/treasury/)
8. [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/how-to-make-a-payment/](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/how-to-make-a-payment/)
9. [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/press/press-releases/2026/04/annette-barnes-appointed-permanent-chief-executive-officer/](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/press/press-releases/2026/04/annette-barnes-appointed-permanent-chief-executive-officer/)
10. [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/agm/ceo-review/](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/agm/ceo-review/)
11. [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/about-us/history/](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/about-us/history/)
12. [insidermedia.com/news/yorkshire/ceo-of-leeds-building-society-steps-down-he-can-rightly-be-proud-of-overse](https://www.insidermedia.com/news/yorkshire/ceo-of-leeds-building-society-steps-down-he-can-rightly-be-proud-of-overseeing-period-of-growth)
13. [mortgagestrategy.co.uk/news/leeds-bs-names-barnes-interim-ceo-as-fearon-takes-family-time-out/](https://www.mortgagestrategy.co.uk/news/leeds-bs-names-barnes-interim-ceo-as-fearon-takes-family-time-out/)
14. [theintermediary.co.uk/2026/09/leeds-building-society-names-steven-croke-as-chief-information-officer/](https://theintermediary.co.uk/2026/09/leeds-building-society-names-steven-croke-as-chief-information-officer/)
15. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds\_Building\_Society](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds_Building_Society)
## Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/leeds-building-society-leedgb23#overview-sources)
- **Chief executive:**  Annette Barnes Chief Executive Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk ↗](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/about-us/board-of-directors/)
- **Chair:**  Brendan McCafferty Chair and Independent Non-Executive Director Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk ↗](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/about-us/board-of-directors/)
- **Chief financial officer:**  Arlene Cairns Chief Financial Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk ↗](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/about-us/board-of-directors/)
- **Executive:**  Andrew Greenwood Deputy Chief Executive Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk ↗](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/about-us/board-of-directors/)
- **Executive:**  Katherine Tong Chief Risk Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk ↗](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/about-us/board-of-directors/)
## Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/leeds-building-society-leedgb23#overview-sources)
- **United Kingdom:** Bank of England (including the Prudential Regulation Authority) Prudential supervisor Central bank Resolution
- **United Kingdom:** Financial Conduct Authority Conduct AML supervisor
## Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/leeds-building-society-leedgb23#overview-sources)
1. Sep 2026
Leadership
The bank appointed Steven Croke as chief information officer, subject to regulatory approval.
[theintermediary.co.uk ↗](https://theintermediary.co.uk/2026/09/leeds-building-society-names-steven-croke-as-chief-information-officer/)
2. May 2026
Leadership
Arlene Cairns joined the bank as chief financial officer, replacing Andrew Conroy.
[leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk ↗](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/about-us/board-of-directors/)
3. Apr 2026
Leadership
The board appointed Annette Barnes as permanent chief executive officer. She had been interim CEO since June 2025.
[leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk ↗](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/press/press-releases/2026/04/annette-barnes-appointed-permanent-chief-executive-officer/)
4. Jan 2026
Leadership
Katherine Tong formally replaced Andy Mellor as chief risk officer on 1 January 2026.
[leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk ↗](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/about-us/board-of-directors/)
5. Nov 2025
Leadership
The bank announced that chief executive Richard Fearon would leave after nine years at the bank, six of them as CEO.
[insidermedia.com ↗](https://www.insidermedia.com/news/yorkshire/ceo-of-leeds-building-society-steps-down-he-can-rightly-be-proud-of-overseeing-period-of-growth)
6. Jun 2025
Leadership
Richard Fearon stepped down temporarily for family reasons and non-executive director Annette Barnes became interim chief executive.
[mortgagestrategy.co.uk ↗](https://www.mortgagestrategy.co.uk/news/leeds-bs-names-barnes-interim-ceo-as-fearon-takes-family-time-out/)
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
## Identifiers
Head-office record
- **BIC:** LEEDGB23XXX
- **How the BIC breaks down:** 1. LEED Bank 2. GB Country · United Kingdom 3. 23 Location 4. XXX Branch · head office
- **Branch description:** Not recorded in the directory
- **LEI:** O8VR8MK4M5SM9ZVEFS35
- **LEI record:** [View on GLEIF ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/O8VR8MK4M5SM9ZVEFS35)
- **How the LEI was matched:** BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
## Profile
- **Type:** Financial institution
- **Regulation:** Not on a tracked register
- **Register licences:** None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- **Country · region:** United Kingdom · Europe & Central Asia
- **Trading venues (MIC):** No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- **OFAC sanctions:** No listing cites this BIC
- **EU sanctions:** No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- **Country sanctions:** No country programme
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
## Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
GLEIF’s relationship records name no parent for this LEI, and no group page is published for it.
## Addresses
- **Registered address:** SOVEREIGN HOUSE 26 SOVEREIGN STREET LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE LS1 4BJ UNITED KINGDOM
- **Operational address:** SOVEREIGN HOUSE 26 SOVEREIGN STREET LEEDS LEEDS LS1 4BJ UNITED KINGDOM
## ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- **Identified by:** BIC, with its LEI
- **Roles in CBPR+:** Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
### CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
```xml
LEEDGB23XXX
O8VR8MK4M5SM9ZVEFS35
```
### Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
```xml
LEEDGB23XXX
O8VR8MK4M5SM9ZVEFS35
LEEDS BUILDING SOCIETY
LEEDS
GB
SOVEREIGN HOUSE 26 SOVEREIGN STREET LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE LS1 4BJ
```
The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
## Related institutions
### Same legal entity
- [Leeds Building Society BIC LEEDGB21 Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Kingdom · Not on a tracked register · LEI O8VR8MK4M5SM9ZVEFS35](https://elucidate.co/directory/leeds-building-society-leedgb21)
- [Leeds Building Society BIC LEEDGB22 Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Kingdom · Not on a tracked register · LEI O8VR8MK4M5SM9ZVEFS35](https://elucidate.co/directory/leeds-building-society-leedgb22)
- [Leeds Building Society BIC LEEDGB2A Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Kingdom · Not on a tracked register · LEI O8VR8MK4M5SM9ZVEFS35](https://elucidate.co/directory/leeds-building-society-leedgb2a)
Other BICs mapped to the same LEI.
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Sources & method
Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name.
Swift GPI membership is matched on names and is indicative. A missing sanctions match does not mean that no listing applies. Always screen against the official lists.
The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
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- **Images**—logos and photos from Wikimedia Commons (credited with their author and licence) or from the institution's own website, where Wikimedia has none. Elucidate keeps a copy of each; the links lead to the source and the original image. Logo: [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/) (official website) · [original](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/_resources/img/leeds-building-society-logo.svg); Annette Barnes: [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/about-us/board-of-directors/) (official website) · [original](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/_resources/img/board/annette-barnes.jpg); Brendan McCafferty: [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/about-us/board-of-directors/) (official website) · [original](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/_resources/img/board/brendan-mccafferty.jpg); Arlene Cairns: [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/about-us/board-of-directors/) (official website) · [original](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/_resources/img/board/arlene-cairns.jpg); Andrew Greenwood: [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/about-us/board-of-directors/) (official website) · [original](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/_resources/img/board/andrew-greenwood.jpg); Katherine Tong: [leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/about-us/board-of-directors/) (official website) · [original](https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/_resources/img/board/katherine-tong.jpg).
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