Financials
Statistics
 
The Bank's Annual Reports recorded a large range of statistics relating both to its core business and the many ancillary services (mainly for Birmingham City Council) that were provided. Except for some of the War years (particularly 1941, 1943, 1944 & 1945) most of these statistics were reported consistently from 1920 until 1977. The list below summarises the statistics that are recorded on this website
[1] Business Volumes
 
Deposits and Withdrawals (£)
Amounts of total deposits and withdrawals for each year
 
Deposits, Withdrawals and Mortgage Repayments (No.)
Numbers of annual transactions
 
House Purchase
Advances and Repayments
 
Credit Transfers & Standing Orders
Amounts and numbers
 
Travellers' Cheques & Foreign Currency
Amounts and numbers of sales
 
Utility Account Statistics
Water; Electricity; Gas; and Rate bills paid at the Bank
 
Ancillary Services (1925 to 1951)
Statistics for Dustbin Hire; Midwifery; Home Assistance; TSA; Evacuation; Civil Defence; Sundry
 
Ancillary Services (1952 to 1977)
Statistics for Restaurants; Housing Rents; Social Services; Education; Housing Acts; Public Health;
Housing Management; Warley Council
 
National Savings
Amounts and numbers for sales of National Savings Certificates and Bonds
 
Total Business Volumes (1919 to 1977)
 

[2] Other Statistics
 
Open Accounts
Number of customer accounts at each year end
 
Branches
Number of branches at each year end
 
Safe Deposit
Number of safes rented; number of accesses granted to renters
 
Home Safes
Number of safes issued; amounts deposited; number of transactions
 
Direct Transfer Scheme
Amounts saved through this Pay Roll Savings Scheme
 
SAYE
Amount deposited; number of contracts
 
School Savings Banks
Amounts saved and transactions
 
Birmingham Corporation Housing Bonds
The number of Interest Coupons cashed on these bonds
 
Birmingham Hospitals Contributory Scheme
The number of depositors paying their contributions through the Bank
 
 
 
Principal Statistics
 
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