7th July 2020
esbs, or Earl Shilton Building Society, has successfully raised over £2,000 for its Charity of the Year, the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance. Over the course of the financial year, the Society organised a number of fundraising events from raffles to dress-up days. Community Fundraising Executive at the Air Ambulance, Vicky Evans said,...
2nd July 2020
Earl Shilton Building Society continues to grow and deliver strong financial results, despite the economic uncertainty of the year and the recent market worries over Covid-19. The Society, which has branches in both Earl Shilton and Barwell, recently released its Summary Financial Statement to members and depositors, demonstrating continued growth with mortgage balances reaching...
11th June 2020
Five Leicestershire charities have received a share of £10,000 thanks to the county’s five building societies – the Melton, the Loughborough, Market Harborough, Hinckley & Rugby and Earl Shilton. The donation has been distributed by Leicestershire Cares to Storehouse foodbank in Melton Mowbray, Trussell Trust foodbank in Hinckley, and the Zinthyia Trust, the Making...
5th June 2020
Everyone has their preferred ways of allocating their money, and last month we wanted to know how people prioritised saving. The vast majority of you follow the “pay yourself first” mind-set with almost 80% setting aside a fixed amount at the start of the month. On the other end of the scale 14% don’t...
5th May 2020
Britain is a nation of homeowners, and last month we asked how long it took to save up for your first house deposit. The majority of those surveyed saved for over five years, whilst over a quarter of respondents are speedy savers, having taken about a year to get their deposit together. The remaining...
27th April 2020
Five local building societies – the Melton, Loughborough, Earl Shilton, Market Harborough and Hinckley & Rugby – have joined forces to donate £10,000 to Leicestershire Cares to help people in need directly affected by the Coronavirus crisis. Leicestershire Cares is a leading charity which supports local businesses, schools, young people, ex-offenders and community groups....
2nd April 2020
It’s true what they say about an Englishman’s home being his castle, well we wanted to find out how many of you intended to build your own castle. 28% surveyed responded never, but most of you would at least consider it with 72% saying maybe or absolutely. If you’re one of those 72%, you...
30th March 2020
To help ensure the safety of customers and staff, we regret to advise that we will no longer be accepting cash until further notice. The assistance and understanding of customers is very much appreciated during this time.
24th March 2020
Criminals use exceptional circumstances like the current Covid-19 situation as a chance to pose as employees of a genuine organisation, such as building society / bank staff and police officers and target you for fraud scams. Criminals pretend to be from your building society, bank or the police and claim they are dealing with...
11th March 2020
During the month of love, we wanted to see how hard Cupid’s arrow hits your wallets. Plenty of you are either unattached or particularly frugal with 19% of respondents spending nothing, and 26% spending up to £10. On the other side of the scale, 26% of you like to splurge on your loved ones...
