We’re proud to support customers, communities and businesses across Scotland through our Royal Bank of Scotland brand and our dedicated Scotland Board.
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Our support for Scotland
Supporting 1 in 3 people and families across Scotland
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Backing over 110k Scottish businesses
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Employing 11,000 colleagues in communities from big cities to islands
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Serving the people of Scotland for almost 300 years
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Royal Bank launches IP lending
Royal Bank becomes the first bank in Scotland to allow companies to borrow up to £10 million against the value of their intellectual property.
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Partnering with Edinburgh University
Royal Bank of Scotland and University partner to boost Scottish startups.
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Royal Bank of Scotland Pitch launches
Start up Pounce Padel claims first place in the Royal Bank Pitch competition at opening of new Edinburgh Accelerator Hub.
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45 years of partnering with the Royal Highland Show
Royal Bank of Scotland has partnered with the Royal Highland Show for 45 years, the longest ongoing partnership in our bank’s history.
For nearly half a century we’ve been supporting the Royal Highland Show as part of our commitment to championing Scotland’s agriculture sector and the people moving the industry forward.
Royal Bank of Scotland
For nearly 300 years, the Royal Bank of Scotland has played an important role in supporting Scotland's economic development. Today, it serves the people of Scotland’s personal and business banking needs.
Judith Cruickshank
Chair
Kevin Havelock
Fiona Easton
Petra Cameron
Gemma Keenan
Sharon Robinson
Craig Briscoe
Chris Kent
Darren Pirie
Marie-Therese Lobjoie Weighton
Nigel Davey
Mairi Macdonald
Build for the future
We’re a leading lender to the infrastructure and housing sectors that the UK needs for a stronger, more connected economy.
Support the innovators
We’re committed to playing our part in making the UK a place that fully embraces innovation, by supporting the creation and growth of dynamic new businesses and policies that back entrepreneurship.
Help people and families save and invest
NatWest is a partner to 20 million customers, helping people save and invest for their futures and build financial confidence across all nations and regions of the UK.
Champion mid-sized businesses
As the number one bank for mid-sized businesses, we’re championing their vital role in the economy and the policies they need to play an even more important role in UK growth.
Back powerful nations and regions
Through our UK-wide network, NatWest Group is a driver of stronger regional economies and the trusted partner for the people building those economies.
Unlocking Scottish innovation
Royal Bank is the first bank to launch innovative IP-backed lending in Scotland, helping high-growth businesses leverage funding through their intellectual property.
This type of lending is particularly beneficial to university spinouts and companies in the tech and creative sectors who often have transformative ideas but don’t have traditional assets - like machinery and buildings - to borrow against.
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Supporting people and families to save and invest
Financial confidence is a vital, often underestimated, part of a strong economic infrastructure. We’re committed to making a positive impact across Scotland by building the financial capability of people and businesses at every age and stage so they can make informed decisions about their future.
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All figures over last 12 months.
1.11m people being helped to save for the future
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22,000 free Financial Health Checks carried out
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6,100 first-time buyers supported
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Championing Scotland’s mid-market businesses
We’re championing mid-sized businesses because they’re essential to driving growth. We bank one in three mid-market businesses in Scotland. Kevin Havelock is Royal Bank’s Scotland Mid-Market Champion. His role involves listening to mid-market businesses, creating connections and helping advocate to remove barriers to growth.
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Building for a future Scotland
From supporting affordable housing, to backing renewables and infrastructure, and providing £7.5 billion of lending to Scottish businesses, we’re backing the projects that Scotland needs to grow and develop.
We’re backing customers like INEOS to invest in its Grangemouth site, a strategically important location that plays a key role both for Scotland and for the UK’s wider industrial landscape.
How we’re backing growth
Championing mid-markets
The Royal Bank is supporting firms like Glasgow-based Nexus Packaging to turn their ambitions into reality - and in doing so support local employment and ecosystems.
Accelerating success
Ooni is now one of the world’s leading pizza oven brands, with offices across the globe. Our Royal Bank Accelerator programme helped power that growth.
Building financial confidence
We’re supporting people build their budgeting and savings skills. At West Granton Housing Cooperative in Edinburgh, we helped the organisation’s members and local community with our Free Financial Foundations workshops.
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