Etheco Directory
Browse the best ethical brands in the UK - 2026
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UK building society founded in Coventry in 1884, offering savings, cash ISAs, children's accounts and mortgages. Member-owned, so profits benefit members not shareholders, and notably the first UK building society to become a certified B Corp, reflecting strong social and environmental standards.
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The UK arm, based in Bristol, of a pioneering ethical bank founded in 1980, offering current accounts, savings, cash and innovative-finance ISAs and impact investments. It lends only to organisations with positive social or environmental impact - a certified B Corp and Ethical Consumer Best Buy.
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85
Award-winning UK app bank founded in London in 2014 by Anne Boden, offering personal, joint and business current accounts, savings spaces and lending, all managed by smartphone. A branchless, fee-transparent digital bank built in the UK with a strong focus on small-business banking.
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76
One of the UK's largest building societies, founded in 1864 and based in Bradford, offering savings, regular savers, cash ISAs, children's accounts and a full mortgage range including shared-ownership and green mortgages. Member-owned and mutual, with a strong community focus across the UK.
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75
UK green digital bank, founded in 2014, offering savings, cash ISAs and green lending such as home-improvement loans and vehicle finance. A large share of its lending funds energy-saving home upgrades, positioning it as a fully digital bank focused on the low-carbon transition.
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74
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Specialist building society founded in 1981 and based in Silsden, West Yorkshire, lending only on sustainable property - energy-efficient homes, renovations, self-builds and eco-projects - funded by members' savings and ISAs. A mutual built around environmental impact and an Ethical Consumer Best Buy.
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72
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UK high-street bank founded in Manchester in 1872, with current accounts, savings, ISAs, mortgages, credit cards and business banking. Guided by a customer-led ethical policy since 1992 that rules out lending to firms conflicting with members' values on human rights and the environment.
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72
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Member-owned building society founded in 1850 and based in Carlisle, serving North West England and South West Scotland with current accounts, savings, cash ISAs, mortgages, personal loans and business banking. A mutual with deep regional roots and a strong community and service focus.
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70
The UK's first app-only bank, founded in 2014 and based in Durham, offering savings accounts, cash ISAs and residential, buy-to-let and remortgage products at competitive rates. A branchless, digital-only model keeps overheads low and passes better rates to UK savers and borrowers.
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70
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Building society founded in 1853 in Skipton, North Yorkshire, offering savings, cash ISAs, mortgages, financial advice and equity release. Member-owned and known for innovative products such as a 100% mortgage designed to help first-time buyers and renters onto the property ladder.
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69
Building society founded in 1849 and based in West Bromwich, offering savings, cash ISAs and residential, buy-to-let and remortgage products. One of the UK's largest building societies by assets, it is member-owned, returning value to savers and borrowers rather than external shareholders.
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68
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Building society founded in 1861 and based in Newcastle upon Tyne, offering savings, cash ISAs, children's accounts, mortgages and financial advice and planning. A member-owned mutual and active supporter of North East England communities, with services available to savers UK-wide.
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67
Wales's largest building society, founded in Cardiff in 1860, providing savings, cash ISAs, children's accounts and residential, buy-to-let and shared-ownership mortgages. Member-owned and rooted in Welsh communities, it returns value to members rather than shareholders as a mutual.
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66
Full-service UK bank headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne and founded in 1995, offering current accounts, savings, ISAs, mortgages, credit cards, pensions, insurance and business banking. Now part of Nationwide, broadening a mutual-owned group serving customers across the UK.
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63
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Current accounts Cash ISAs Children's savings Residential mortgages Buy-to-let mortgages Remortgaging Personal loans Credit cards Business accounts Business loans Charity & not-for-profit banking Buildings & contents insurance Travel insurance Life insurance Stocks & shares ISAs Pensions & annuities Child banking
The UK's largest building society, member-owned with roots to 1846 and based in Swindon, offering current accounts, savings, ISAs, mortgages and insurance. As a mutual, profits go back to members rather than shareholders, funding member rewards and community programmes across the UK.
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58
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Current accounts Cash ISAs Children's savings Residential mortgages Buy-to-let mortgages Green mortgages Remortgaging Shared-ownership mortgages Personal loans Credit cards Overdrafts Buildings & contents insurance Travel insurance Life insurance Health & income protection Breakdown & rescue cover Stocks & shares ISAs Financial advice & planning Child banking Child ISA Junior ISAs
Leading UK app-based bank founded in London in 2015, offering current accounts, savings, overdrafts, loans and business banking. Committed to net zero by 2030 with no fossil-fuel lending, it pairs budgeting tools and fee transparency with a fully digital, branchless model.
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55
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