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Industry | Banking |
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Founded | 18 June 2015 in United Kingdom |
Headquarters | United Kingdom |
Number of locations | 2 (London, Edinburgh) |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Products | Day-to-day banking, deposits and lending. |
Number of employees | 152 (January 2024) [1] |
Website | hampdenandco |
Hampden & Co. is a UK independent private bank for high-net-worth individuals, their families and businesses. [2]
The bank was founded in June 2015 and was the first of its kind to launch in the UK in 30 years. The bank has offices in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh and Dover Street in Mayfair, London. [3]
In May 2018, a second Edinburgh office was opened close to the Charlotte Square headquarters to house operational and administrational teams. [4]
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 [5] prior to opening.
The name “Hampden & Co” reflects one of their major shareholders, the Hampden Group.
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. [6] 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 Graeme Hartop, former Managing Director of Scottish Widows Bank, and Simon Miller, who returned as Chairman in May 2020 having previously helped to found the bank in 2010.
Hampden & Co's other board members are:
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. [7]
In June 2022, they teamed up with Hiscox Private Client to offer their clients bespoke insurance services.
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