Hampden & Co. (trading as Hampden Bank) is a British independent private bank for high-net-worth individuals, their families and businesses based in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2] The bank has offices in Edinburgh and Mayfair, London.[3]
Hampden & Co was incorporated on 12 October 2010, under the temporary name of “Scoban”. The company changed its name to “Hampden & Co” on 18 June 2015[4] prior to opening and was the first of its kind to launch in the United Kingdom in 30 years.
In May 2018, a second Edinburgh office was opened close to the Charlotte Square headquarters to house operational and administrational teams.[5]
The name “Hampden & Co” reflects one of their major shareholders, the Hampden Group.
In March 2024, the company announced it would be rebranding as Hampden Bank. [6]
Board and investors
As an independent private bank, Hampden & Co is backed by four cornerstone shareholders and hundreds of smaller investors who collectively raised over £60m in capital for the 2015 launch.[7] Of the four cornerstone investors, one is The Hampden Group, which is a family owned company, focusing on insurance and financial services sectors. Its key areas of operation are in Lloyd's Members' Agency services, underwriting, insurance company administration, bespoke Run-Off insurance management, audit, tax and consultancy services.
Hampden & Co is headed by CEO Tracey Davidson, formerly Deputy Chief Executive at Handelsbanken plc, and Simon Miller, who returned as Chair in May 2020 having previously helped to found the bank in 2010.
Hampden & Co's other board members are:
David Huntley – Non-executive Director
Caroline Taylor – Non-executive Director
Finlay Williamson – Non-executive Director
Angus Macpherson - Non-executive Director
Kaushalya Somasundaram - Non-executive Director
Jonathan Peake – Finance Director
Services and affiliations
Hampden & Co provides day-to-day banking services, including current accounts, bank cards, digital banking and foreign exchange services, deposit accounts, and bespoke lending, including residential, retirement, family (guarantor), self-build, buy-to-let and multi-property mortgages.
In 2018, Hampden & Co entered the intermediary mortgage market to offer services to many high-net-worth clients who use mortgage brokers to arrange their property finance.
In January 2019, the bank launched a mobile banking app to add digital banking services.[8]
In 2024, the bank announced that total balance sheet assets had reach £1 billion.
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