Press releases

Ignite Trust, a Harrow-based community programme which provides activities and support for young people in the local area, has received £1,000 of matched funding from Santander’s innovative Changemaker Fund.

Altruist Enterprises, a Birmingham-based social enterprise which provides stress management and mental health awareness training to organisations and schools, has received £5,000 of matched funding from Santander’s innovative Changemaker Fund.

The 10,000 Hours Foundation, a Manchester-based community programme which promotes volunteer work among festival visitors, has received £2,500 of matched funding from Santander’s innovative Changemaker Fund.

Disability Today, a Surrey-based community programme which provides the disabled community with access to news products, services and organisations tailored for their needs, has received £5,000 of matched funding from Santander’s innovative Changemaker Fund.

On 6^th February 2018, Santander UK will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on the High Street, Crowborough.

Walsall-based G Simmons & Sons, the family-owned manufacturer of pork scratchings, pork crackling and related products, is to expand its premises to cater for record demand following £334,000 in funding from Santander Business Banking.

Local Leicester-based family independent opticians Opticare Midlands Ltd (“Opticare”) has purchased the freehold premises of an existing practice in the region, expanding its footprint to four outlets, after receiving funding from Santander Business Banking.

Heart of England Mencap has received a £5,000 grant to fund a volunteer co-ordinator to help customers find and access volunteering opportunities within the local community.

Edinburgh based Ideal Electrical Solutions (UK) Limited (“IES”), one of Scotland’s leading electrical contractors, has secured a funding package from Santander Business Banking to support the expansion of its headquarter in Edinburgh. The firm has seen increased demand for its services and the new premises will allow for further growth.

In line with the FCA complaints data reporting requirements, figures published today by Santander UK reveal there were 206,122 complaints received by the bank during the second half of 2017.

On 21 February 2018, Santander UK will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on 93 Fishergate, Preston PR1 2NJ.

The mother and son team behind one of west London’s more successful jewellery businesses have been able to realise their dream of expanding the business following funding from Santander Business Banking. Rathy Jewellers, based in Wembley, has received significant funding from Santander Business Banking to refurbish its existing store and take over an adjoining shop for its new brand proposition, IMJ Imitation Jewellery.

Loughborough University has received £5,000 to enable them to deliver money management skills workshops to students from disadvantaged backgrounds in the East Midlands.

Soccer Direct FC, the Black Country-based online football teamwear retailer, has secured significant funding from Santander Business Banking to facilitate the purchase of new premises following an extended period of growth and record revenues. The new headquarters – based at Lower Church Lane, Tipton – is double the size of the previous base to cater for a growing demand for its products and a potential increase in employee numbers in 2018.

Santander UK, via its merchant acquiring partner Elavon, will from the spring enable its business customers to join the growing European networks of well-known Chinese payment wallet providers, across e-commerce solutions.

• Santander UK, in conjunction with the Food & Drink Federation and the Department of International Trade, took 12 UK food and drink manufacturers to India on a week-long trade mission in January
• Firms that attended included Amber Glen Scotch Whisky Co., Delamere Dairy, Provenance Brands, The English Cheesecake Company, Greene King, Iceland Foods and St James Smokehouse (Scotland)
• Significant opportunities exist for UK food and drink manufacturers in Indian food market forecast to be worth £500 billion by 2020

Cumbria Deaf Association has received £5,000 to fund the cost of providing a development worker to support the deaf community in the Furness area of South Cumbria.

• Unarranged overdraft fees to be removed completely from Santander current accounts that charge monthly account fees: 123, 123 Lite and Select / Private current accounts
• Unarranged overdraft fees to be capped at £50 per month, reduced from £95 per month, on other personal current accounts
• Customers to be automatically registered for unarranged overdraft alerts to help minimise or prevent fees

On 23^rd January 2018, Santander UK will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on 28 Broad Street, Seaford.