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Recognise Bank surpasses £500m lending milestone

Recognise Bank has surpassed £500m in lending, marking another significant milestone in the bank’s growth journey.

The Bank has grown its loan book by more than 45% in the past 12 months, while deposits have exceeded £600m.

The milestone follows the opening of the bank’s new Milton Keynes operations centre and reflects continued demand for its relationship led approach to lending.

Recognise Bank offers residential and commercial bridging finance alongside commercial mortgages, supporting SMEs and property professionals across the UK. Since launch, the bank has supported more than 350 borrowers. It was founded to provide lending and savings solutions designed around the needs of small and medium-sized businesses.

Simon Bateman, CEO at Recognise Bank, said:

“Hitting such a significant lending milestone as a £500m loan book charts yet another stage of our growth journey, as we seek to support more and more savers and SME borrowers by delivering certainty and services that customers can trust time and time again.

Our lending pipeline has never been healthier which is a testament to the relationships our team has built with brokers and partners, and we look forward to growing the Bank further and providing savings and lending products that meet more and more customers’ needs.”

Steve Pateman
CHAIR OF THE BOARD

Steve has had an extensive executive career in banking, leading corporate and commercial banking businesses at RBS/NatWest, managing Santander’s UK banking businesses and as CEO of Shawbrook Bank, Hodge Banking Group and most recently successfully leading the banking licence application for StreamBank.

He is a non-executive Director at Bank of Ireland both in the UK and Dublin and Thin Cats, a specialist SME lending business and is retained as an advisor to Black Lion Ventures. He was previously President of the Chartered Banker Institute.

Steve took up the role of Chair at Recognise Bank in November 2024, having served as an Investor Non-Executive Director since January 2024.