Press releases
Jul
17
2020

Manchester based business Automet Limited, a specialist car engine recycler, has secured a 拢600,0000 Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) facility to support its cashflow during the Covid-19 outbreak. 

Jul
15
2020

Crieff Hydro, a family-run Scottish hotel group, has secured a 拢5m CBILS overdraft from Santander UK to help the business through the challenges facing the hospitality and leisure sector during the pandemic.  

Jul
13
2020

Santander UK agreed a 拢175k CBILS support package with the funding supporting La Barca to invest in internal renovations to ensure social distancing can be adhered to. The funding will also help to equip colleagues with personal protective equipment (PPE) and fund marketing to help bring in new income streams.  The restaurant has increased its outdoor seating capacity and introduced 鈥渇ine dining鈥 takeaway and catering services. 

Jul
08
2020

Torquay Leisure Hotels Limited, the South West鈥檚 largest serviced accommodation provider, successfully secured a 拢1m Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) facility from Santander UK. The Group has now begun reopening in stages to comply with industry and government guidelines. 

Jul
07
2020

Able Waste, a Croydon-based waste management company, has secured a 拢300k CBILS loan from Santander UK.  The loan has enabled the business to continue to trade and to retain staff through a challenging period of uncertainty.  

Jul
03
2020

Parogon Pub Group Limited, operator of seven gastropubs based in Staffordshire, has secured 拢2m of funding from Santander UK as part of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). The funding will enable the business to meet immediate cashflow needs and ready the sites for reopening this weekend. 

Jul
02
2020

Santander UK has worked with Tunbridge Wells based Corinthian Benefits Consulting to provide a 拢175k CBILS loan. The funding will support cashflow during this uncertain period and enable the business to invest in and develop its online services proposition.  

Jun
30
2020

The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the UK鈥檚 loneliness problem, with a quarter of UK adults saying that lockdown has made them realise that they have 鈥渘o real friends鈥, according to new research by Santander UK.

Jun
29
2020

Forecasts reveal it will take until 2022 for manufacturing to recover to its pre-Covid-19 growth track, while it could cost a potential 拢35.7 billion in Gross Added Value this year alone, according to a major report published today by Make UK and Santander UK.

Jun
25
2020

Central Produce, a family run fruit and vegetable wholesaler based in Alloa, Scotland, supplies products to the catering trade across Central Scotland. The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) loan provided by Santander UK enabled the business to continue trading during the crisis and helped to fund the set-up of a new delivery service. 
 

Jun
17
2020

Practical Publishing International, a privately owned media group with specialist craft magazines published in markets around the world, has secured 拢500k funding through Santander UK and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).

Jun
17
2020

Stadium MK Group, home to MK Dons football team, has secured a seven-figure Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) facility through Santander UK to meet cashflow issues, retain staff and plan future events as restrictions are lifted.

Jun
17
2020

The 25 Boutique B&B, a five-star luxury boutique B&B in Torquay, Devon, has agreed a five-figure Bounce Back Loan with Santander UK to support the business during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jun
16
2020

鈥⒙燗dditionally, PagoFX is now available on any device through .

鈥⒙燭he new solution, available for the 3.5 million sole traders in the UK, will accommodate everyone from freelance creative professionals, to tech developers, to microbusinesses and homemade crafters.

鈥⒙燦o-fee programme extended for two more months, until mid-August.

Jun
15
2020

F2 Medical Supplies, which imports small-sized medical products from China and Vietnam and supplies them to dental practices in the UK, has secured a finance package from Santander UK and the Government鈥檚 Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). 

Jun
13
2020
  • One in two (45%) Brits would willingly move their money to a 鈥榮afe account鈥 if told by a supposed police officer or bank worker over the phone that their account was compromised
  • Santander鈥檚 own data reveals a 53% increase in the volume of safe account scams in 2019 compared to the previous year
  • Over half of Brits (56%) feel more vulnerable to these types of scams due to Covid-19
  • Santander is highlighting the risks of safe account scams, working with footballing legend Robbie Savage on a of the infamous bath scene from the critically-acclaimed film 鈥楾he Big Short鈥, as well as launching a series of
Jun
12
2020

Mitchells & Butlers, one of the largest operators of UK restaurants, pubs and bars, has secured 拢100m of funding from Santander UK and HSBC UK as part of the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS).

Jun
08
2020

From today, Santander will be proactively contacting all customers coming to the end of their repayment holiday to provide a range of options that can be tailored to suit their current situation.

Jun
08
2020

Oxford-based The Cocktail Service Ltd, a fast-growing provider of premium mobile bars for events and festivals, has secured 拢100,000 in new funding from Santander through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).

 

Jun
04
2020

The Big Display Company has secured funding from Santander UK and the Government鈥檚 Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to support the business through uncertainty caused by coronavirus.