Press releases

Gloucestershire Young Carers has received £4,000 from the Santander Foundation to fund the charity’s work with young adult carers in Gloucestershire

From 29 May 2018, Santander will be reducing rates on a number of Santander and cahoot Personal Loans. The new rates will apply for both new and existing customers.

• A third (32 per cent) of parents are paying their children to complete household chores and 18 per cent reward good behaviour at school
• 13 per cent of parents who give their children pocket money make them pay ‘tax’ while 18 per cent of parents fine their children money if they fail to carry out household chores
• Pocket money in London is 45 per cent more than the average across the UK and boys can expect to earn up to 33 per cent more than girls for carrying out household chores 

Gro-Organic, a Birmingham based social enterprise that runs community gardening activities with schools and marginalised young people, has received £4,500 of matched funding from Santander’s innovative Changemaker Fund.

On 16^th May 2018, Santander UK will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on 27 Almondvale Centre, South Livingston EH54 6NB.

Anxious Minds has received a £5,000 grant to fund its mental health services in the North East.

Bloom Bakery and Catering, a Lewisham-based community programme which supports people looking to re-enter employment by teaching them food handling and bakery skills, has received £4,500 of matched funding from Santander’s innovative Changemaker Fund.

Growing Better, a Leeds-based social enterprise which supports people living with mental illness through courses and work experience at its urban farm, has received £10,000 of matched funding from Santander’s innovative Changemaker Fund.

GoCode Academy, a Harrow-based community programme which runs after-school coding clubs and holiday technology camps, has received £10,000 of matched funding from Santander’s innovative Changemaker Fund.

Santander’s Changemaker Fund has surpassed £1 million in matched funding and support from the crowd for charities, social enterprises and community projects across the UK. The Fund, in partnership with Crowdfunder, supports organisations looking to deliver social change in their local communities.

Coventry & District Credit Union Limited has received a £5,000 grant to fund a community-based financial network aimed at boosting financial capability in the local area.

The management team at Mansfield-headquartered Express Hose & Fittings, a hydraulic and pneumatic hose manufacturer, has successfully completed a management buy-out (MBO) following £368,000 in funding from Santander Business Banking.

In his new role as UK Head of Automotive, Rail & Marine, Santander Corporate & Commercial, Sean will be leading the sub-sectors team to develop the proposition for UK manufacturers. Based in London, Sean will report to Paul Brooks, UK Head of Manufacturing for Santander Corporate & Commercial Banking.

• Firms include Burt’s Snacks, Crème d’Or, Eat Natural, Franklin and Sons Ltd, Millennium Group, Taylors of Harrogate and Tiptree
• Trade mission seeks to open up opportunities in cuisine market worth over $6bn

Wellington-based dementia care charity Reminiscence Learning has received a grant of £5,000 to help boost its outdoor dementia awareness courses for young people and activity courses for those affected by dementia across Somerset.

Swindon-based Excalibur Communications, a leading UK telecoms and IT solutions service provider, has undergone a Management Buy-Out (MBO) supported with significant funding from Santander Corporate & Commercial.

The Ship on the Shore, the renowned seafood restaurant in Leith, Edinburgh, has completed the redevelopment of a new bar area after receiving £550,000 funding from Santander Business Banking.

• Santander is the first major UK High Street bank to offer Fitbit Pay
• Available to personal and business Santander debit and credit card customers
• Can be used with Fitbit Versa and Fitbit Ionic

Community arts charity Inter-Action MK has received a grant of £5,000 to fund workshops in schools across Milton Keynes, with the aim of educating young people on democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, respect and tolerance of those with different faiths.

Welsh Hearts has received £5,000 to fund the installation of defibrillators in public places across Wales. The aim in providing public access defibrillators is to support local communities in dramatically improving the chances of survival for a person who is having a heart attack.