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Charity Bank Receives King’s Award for Enterprise

Charity Bank has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development, one of the UK’s most prestigious business awards.

Announced today (Wednesday 6 May), Charity Bank has received a King’s Award for Enterprise in 2026, recognising its outstanding achievement in sustainability.

Founded in 2001 and based in Tonbridge, Kent, Charity Bank uses its savers’ money to provide loans to UK charities and other organisations working to drive positive social change - bringing benefits for people, communities, and the environment.

Ed Siegel, CEO at Charity Bank said “We are incredibly proud to receive a King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development. This recognition reflects Charity Bank’s long standing commitment to using finance as a force for good, supporting charities and social enterprises to tackle some of the UK’s most pressing social and environmental challenges.

“The Award belongs to our colleagues, our customers and the communities we serve. It recognises a model of banking that combines financial resilience with measurable social and environmental impact, and shows that values led banking can deliver lasting change.”

Now in its 60th year, the King’s Awards for Enterprise remain the UK’s most prestigious business accolades. Winners are allowed to display the King’s Awards Emblem for the next five years, a globally recognised mark of excellence.

-ENDS-

Notes to Editors

For More Information Contact:

Joe Kelly, Head of Marketing Operations

Email: jkelly@charitybank.org

Phone: 07840852841

About Charity Bank

Charity Bank is the loans and savings bank owned by and committed to supporting the social sector. It uses its savers’ money to provide much needed loans to UK organisations working to drive positive social change – bringing benefits for people, communities and the environment.

Since 2002, Charity Bank has made more than 1,400 loans totalling over £605m to housing, education, social care, community and other social purpose organisations. Charity Bank is owned by social purpose organisations and aims to use its expertise, commitment and flexible approach to lending, to help charities and social enterprises get the support and funding they need.

www.CharityBank.org

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