Barnsley Building Society was established in 1853 as the Barnsley Permanent Benefit Building Society with the objective of ‘enabling persons to purchase their own residences, or other freehold or leasehold property, to pay off mortgages, or to invest money profitably'.

 

The Society is an independent, mutual organisation with a strong commitment to community. They have a number of programmes which have been developed over some years following consultation with their members and now provide a grant scheme to which community groups can apply for financial assistance, staff programmes for mentoring and the Right To Read projects and Cares challenges where staff take part in a challenge as part of a larger training plan.

 

They also make a commitment to the environment and work closely with organisations such as South Yorkshire Police, and Fire and Rescue to address community safety issues. They also have links with community groups who are working on projects that are to the benefit of the region and who requiring funding assistance, such as Yorkshire Air Ambulance, local Hospice's and Wentworth Castle.