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March 2011 if you are looking for a tax free cash ISA Skipton Building Society offer Fixed Rate Cash ISAs, Regular Saver ISA and Super Cash ISA with Super Cash ISA Feeder Option.

Skipton Building Society Profile and History
Established in 1853 as the Skipton and District Permanent Building Society. The Skipton Group today employs 8,000 staff and is the 5th largest building society in the UK and has 90 branches.
Head Office
Skipton Building Society
The Bailey
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 1DN
Tel 01756 705000

Skipton Building Society Directors Salaries and Remuneration year ended 31/12/2010
 
Salary
Bonus
Benefits
Increase in accrued pension
Total
T.F.Wood
182,000
 
9,000
38,000
229,000
D.J.Cutter
320,000
68,000
11,000
64,000
463,000
R.J.Twigg
250,000

53,000

12,000
50,000
288,000
Non Executive Directors Fees

374,000

     
374,000
Total
       

1,431,000

Skipton Building Society Product Range
The Skipton Building Society provides a wide range of products for its members. For savers it offers E-Savings, Bonds, Children's savings, ISAs, regular savings accounts, tracker accounts and branch access accounts. On mortgages Skipton offers Fixed Rate, Tracker and Buy-to-Let Mortgages. Insurance products include Home Insurance, Life Insurance and over 50s Life insurance policies from Legal & General,  Mortgage Protection, Car Insurance and Medical Insurance. Skipton also offers share dealing, travel money and will writing.


Skipton Building Society Financial Results year ended 31st December 2010.
Skipton Building Society made a profit after tax for the year of £25.5 million (including discontinued operations) as against £57.4million the year before.  Impairement losses were £14.9 million.

Highlights for the year
Mortgage completions were £481 million an increase of 18% on the year before
Now have 104 branches and 3 agencies
82% of funding is now from customers

Skipton Building Society Financial Results year ended 31st December 2009.
Skipton Building Society made a profit after tax for the year of £57.4 million (including discontinued operations) or £13.7 million from ongoing operations as against £22.8million the year before. During the year CIG was sold for a profit of £39.7 million. Impairement losses were £42.3 million.

Highlights for the year
145,000 new savings members
Mortgage assets increased by a net £1.3 billion to £10.7 billion.
Mortgage assets 98% funded by retail deposits (2008 86%)
New over 50's life insurance launched with no medical check required.

Skipton Building Society Financial Results year ended 31st December 2008
Skipton Building Society made a profit after tax for the year of £22.8 million as against £125.5million the year before. This figure include a profit of £22.3 miilion from the sale of the remaining holding in rightmove and £9.1 million from the sales of direct life and amber select. The final profit is also after accounting for the £16.3 million skipton must pay towards the fscs levy. Another £11 million was set aside to cover the skipton's exposure to icelandic banks.
Highlights for the year
Mortgage lending down a third from 2.2 billion to 1.3 billion
Management expense ratio 47p per £100 assets
Retail share balances up 12.28%
Mortgage in arrears of 3 months or more at group level 1.14% (0.41% 2007)


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