CI based bank hits £1.5 billion assets

Friday 21 September 2018

Skipton International is celebrating the continued growth of the bank, having reached £1.5 billion of assets, which it said marked the strength of its Channel Islands operations.

Jim Coupe, Managing Director of Skipton, said: “Reporting assets of £1.5 billion is a great indicator to our customers of Skipton’s strong position. We are maintaining sustainable growth of our mortgage lending in the Channel Islands and diversifying our proposition into the UK.

“Our vision is to be the most recommended bank in the Channel Islands. Consistent levels of superior customer service alongside competitive products has got us to where we are today. It’s all about listening to our customers’ needs and giving them what they want, leading to our second Feefo Gold Trusted Service award this year. We are looking forward to an exciting 2019, when we celebrate a special anniversary with customers and islanders.”

Mr Coupe said: “Our continued growth as a business has seen us recently expand our office space in Tudor House, taking on a new floor of the building to accommodate existing team members and growth for the foreseeable future. We now have over fifty Guernsey team members and plan to continue steady growth to better meet the needs of our growing number of customers.”

Skipton International offer a range of savings accounts to individuals, businesses and trust companies as well as competitive mortgage packages.

At the beginning of the year Skipton International chose to further support the local community by launching the Skipton Community Fund. The pan-island charitable fund looks to provide grants to not-for-profit organisations for small projects that will enrich the community and the lives of those living across the Channel Islands. Organisations such as the Citizen’s Advice Bureau and Class Act Productions have benefited to date, with the fund still welcoming applications.