issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . july 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message monmouthshire building society cymdeithas adeiladu r sir fynwy type building society mutual industry banking and financial services founded 1869 headquarters monmouthshire house john frost square newport np20 1px number of locations 29 key people andrew lewis managing director products savings mortgages insurance net income 4.0 million gbp april 2014 total assets 976 million gbp april 2014 members 69 441 april 2014 1 number of employees 145 website www.monbs.com monmouthshire building society welsh cymdeithas adeiladu r sir fynwy is a welsh building society which has its head office in newport south wales . the society provides a range of mortgage savings and insurance products . a broad range of ancillary services including financial planning legal services and funeral plans are also provided by a number of other third party companies . the society is a founder member of the building societies association and council of mortgage lenders as well as being a member of the financial services compensation scheme . monmouthshire building society is a mutual organisation and operates through a network of branch and agency offices covering the m4 corridor from chepstow in the east to swansea in the west . as a regional building society they remain active within the community supporting local causes through sponsorship and aiding community organisations and charities through the monmouthshire building society charitable foundation . 2 the society had a subsidiary company monmouthshire insurance services a commercial insurance broker . the business was sold to thomas carroll group ltd on 1 april 2016 . 3 the society is authorised by the prudential regulation authority and regulated by the financial conduct authority and the prudential authority . financial services register number 206052 . citation needed history edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message the society was formed in january 1869 as the monmouthshire and south wales permanent investment benefit building society . five of the original board of directors went on to be mayors of newport . in 1890 the operations were moved to new offices in friars chambers dock street where the head office stands today although the development of john frost square meant the rebuilding of the offices . the society s name has been shortened over the years ; the most recent name change coincided with the society s centenary in 1969 . references edit company profile monmouthshire building society community . www.monbs.com . retrieved 30 june 2015 . sale of monmouthshire insurance services ltd to thomas carroll group ltd . mis.co.uk . 1 april 2016 . retrieved 2 april 2016 . external links edit monmouthshire building society building societies association kpmg building societies database 2008 v t e independent building societies in the united kingdom bath beverley buckinghamshire cambridge chorley coventry cumberland darlington dudley earl shilton ecology furness hanley economic harpenden hinckley and rugby holmesdale ipswich leeds leek united loughborough manchester mansfield market harborough marsden melton monmouthshire national counties nationwide newbury newcastle nottingham penrith principality progressive saffron scottish skipton stafford railway swansea teachers tipton & coseley vernon west bromwich yorkshire this article about a welsh company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this united kingdom building society article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title monmouthshire building society & oldid 743728742 categories companies based in newport walesbuilding societies of waleshistory of monmouthshireorganizations established in 18691869 establishments in waleswelsh company stubsunited kingdom building society stubshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from july 2014all articles with a promotional tonearticles needing additional references from august 2014all articles needing additional referencesarticles containing welsh language textall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from july 2015articles needing additional references from june 2015all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages cymraeg edit links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 22 48 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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