Corporate
OakNorth’s pre-tax profits increase by 23% to £187m as it surpasses £10bn in lending to businesses since launch, and expands its offering to the US
London, UK, Monday 25th March 2024; OakNorth – the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs – today publishes its latest Annual Report, revealing pre-tax profits of £187.3m in 2023, up 23% from £152.3m in 2022. OakNorth provided over £1.7bn of gross new lending facilities in 2023, continuing its track record of supporting the most ambitious […]
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OakNorth welcomes Lord Adair Turner as its new Chairman
The appointment will strengthen its ambitious growth plans through Lord Turner’s extensive experience and expertise across financial regulation, banking, and climate change. LONDON, 27 December 2023: OakNorth – the neobank for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs, today announces the further strengthening of its board with the appointment of Lord (Adair) Turner, as its Chairman. Lord Turner has […]
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ASK and OakNorth mark first anniversary of corporate partnership
LONDON, November 2023: One year ago, OakNorth – the UK neobank for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs, acquired a 50% stake in ASK Partners (“ASK”), a specialist lender which has now enabled over £1.4BN of lending through its fintech platform where institutional partners, family offices, and high net worth individuals provide funding. The transaction formed a corporate […]
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Small but mighty: Scale-up firms make up just 1% of SMEs, but contribute £500b to the UK economy
Wednesday 8th November 2023, London, UK: OakNorth, the neobank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has today published new research with the Social Market Foundation, a cross-party think tank, revealing the outsized impact of scale-up businesses1 on the UK economy by region, country, and sector. Small but mighty The new report, titled ‘The Scale of the Opportunity’, follows the recent publication of ‘Full […]
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OakNorth Bank completes nearly £900m of lending to British businesses in H1 2023
OakNorth Bank, the neobank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has lent more than £886m to British businesses in the first half of this year, as it continues on its mission to support the UK’s “Missing Middle” – established small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) who are seeking to scale, but are routinely overlooked or underserved by incumbent banks and […]
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OakNorth Bank’s pre-tax profits grow to over £152m as it continues to support UK businesses through ongoing economic challenges
London, UK, 28th March 2023; OakNorth – the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs – today publishes its 2022 Annual Report, revealing pre-tax profits of £152.3m and new milestones hit on its mission to support the “Missing Middle” – the bank’s term for established small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) who are seeking to scale, but are routinely […]