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The credit union quarterly statistics are statistics aggregated from the quarterly (CQ) returns submitted by authorised credit unions in the United Kingdom.
Published on
31 October 2025
Key points from the data include:
Credit Union adult membership grew by 0.77% to 2.18 million in 2025 Q2.
The total value of assets held by UK Credit Unions increased by 0.54% to £4.92 billion in 2025 Q2. The total value of assets held by Credit Unions in Northern Ireland reached £2.21 billion, the highest level on record.
The total value of net liabilities in arrears increased by 6.93% quarter-on-quarter, reaching £261.22 million, driven by both a higher number of loans in arrears and an increase in the average amount in arrears per loan.
The total value of loans to members grew by 1.10% to £2.62 billion, reaching the highest level on record.