Our History

Secure Trust Bank is listed as a UK Best Workplace (Large Organisations) for the fifth consecutive year.

Secure Trust Bank Group joins the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials in support of its commitment to monitor and manage its environmental impacts.

The Group’s first Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy is published along with a commitment to report against measures and disclosures on an annual basis.

Secure Trust Bank launches its first Mobile Savings App, allowing customers to manage their savings on the go.

Secure Trust Bank Group is listed as one of the Best Workplaces in Europe (Large Organisations) for the first time.

The registered head office for Secure Trust Bank Group changes to Yorke House, Solihull.

Secure Trust Bank Group receives the Government backed Customer Service Excellence quality mark for the tenth consecutive year.

Secure Trust Bank Group becomes a signatory of HM Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter, underlining its commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

Secure Trust Bank Group unveils a refreshed business strategy, supported by a new vision and purpose to ‘help more businesses and customers fulfil their ambitions’.

The Group’s first Capital Markets Day event is held in London, including a new commitment to meet a series of medium-term financial performance targets.

V12 Retail Finance acquires the AppToPay technology in order to enhance its offering to retail partners and customers.

Secure Trust Bank’s Motor Finance business launches a new lending proposition under the V12 Vehicle Finance brand in June.

Secure Trust Bank Group attains UK Best Workplace™ status in May, replacing IIP Gold.

New London premises are established at 67 Lombard St. in January, in the heart of the British banking sector.

Secure Trust Bank Group customer numbers exceed 1 million and total lending balances pass £2 billion for the first time.

Secure Trust Bank Group is awarded Investors In People Gold in December.

Secure Trust Bank Group steps up to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in October.

Arbuthnot Banking Group reduces its shareholding in Secure Trust Bank Group to 18 per cent in June.

The Everyday Loans Group is sold in April.

Secure Trust Bank’s business finance offer is developed with Commercial Finance being formed as a division within the Group.

The Real Estate Finance division is formed to support SMEs in providing finance principally for residential development and investment.

The V12 Finance Group is acquired and subsequently the Group’s existing retail finance business is merged with the V12 business.

The Debt Managers Services business is acquired.

The Everyday Loans Group is acquired.

Secure Trust Bank lists on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in November.

Secure Trust Bank’s Motor Finance business begins lending under the Moneyway brand providing hire purchase lending products to a wide range of customers.

Secure Trust Bank becomes part of the Arbuthnot Banking Group.

Secure Trust Bank is founded.