| Type | Mutual |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
| Key people | Malcom McCaig |
| Subsidiaries | OneSavings Bank Plc (59.9% share) |
| Website | http://www.krps.com |
Kent Reliance Provident Society (KRPS) is an Industrial and Provident Society in the United Kingdom, it is also a member of Co-operatives UK. [1] KRPS currently holds the majority of shares in OneSavings Bank Plc[2] following the transfer of the Kent Reliance Building Society business to OneSavings Plc on 1 February 2011 and the subsequent renaming of OneSavings to OneSavings Bank Plc. [3] The remaining shares in OneSavings Bank Plc are owned by the private equity firm JC Flowers. The transfer was narrowly approved by 75.8% of Kent Reliance Building Society's investing members [4], compared to the 75% required to approve it. KRPS claims on its website that "...it is in the members' best interests to retain a structure that can allow for continued mutuality (through KRPS), rather than bring about an outright demutualisation [of KRBS]."[5] ,however, this could change in the future if KRPS reduces its stake in OneSavings Bank.[6]
All members of the former Kent Reliance Building Society became members of KRPS on 1 February 2011. [7]
KRPS Rewards is a cashback and discount club which is free to join for KRPS members.[8]
Kent Reliance Building Society