About OakNorth Bank

All businesses are looking for the best talent to help achieve their goals. But when you have employees with an entrepreneurial mindset, you’ll find that it’s not only a case of getting the work done, but also going on to achieve even bigger and better things for your customers. We often joke that our founders […]

When starting out as an entrepreneur, the only thing that’s guaranteed, no matter what your level of business acumen, is that you are about to embark on a never-ending learning curve.  You’ll encounter challenges and lessons at every step of the way. In my experience, one of the key components to successfully navigating the journey […]

There are many bankers and many chartered surveyors, but very few are both. Our Director of Debt Finance Greg Manson has recently qualified as a Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, and he shared with us how having the knowledge of both industries gives him an edge when making lending decisions.  I’ve been […]

We sat down with Ben Barbanel, our Head of Debt Finance, to discuss the future of lending in more uncertain times. He explained how our plan to continuously back the best businesses can remove problems that arise from the knock-on effects of a lack of funding and how data can be used to guide lending […]

This week we released our annual report, which highlighted the ways we directly address our environmental and social conduct. Our sustainability and governance goals go hand-in-hand with our wider vision – to empower small and medium-sized businesses with financial support, and in turn create jobs, boost productivity, drive innovation, and increase economic prosperity across communities […]

OakNorth Bank has today published its 2021 Annual Report, revealing a 73% increase in pre-tax profits to £134.5 million[1] (up from £77.6 million in 2020), and a 60% increase in new lending to £1.8 billion (up from £1.1 billion in 2020). By delivering this growth, OakNorth Bank deepened its support for UK businesses, powered by […]