Our support for the North of England

• Through our NatWest brand, we support personal banking customers through a network of branches, mobile banking services, and banking hubs across the region.
• Coutts Wealth teams are also based in Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, and Newcastle, offering tailored financial support.
• Our Financial Foundations programme - established in the North - provides free, impartial financial wellbeing workshops to help individuals manage budgeting, debt, savings, pensions, and fraud prevention.

• Financial Foundations is a free financial education initiative delivered by accredited NatWest Group colleagues, aimed at helping people, organisations and community groups to build money skills and confidence.
• The workshops cover budgeting, managing your credit scores, debt management, importance of savings/pensions and fraud prevention.
• To date in the North, we’ve delivered sessions to more than 6,000 people.

NatWest supports businesses of all sizes - from start-ups to multinationals - across sectors like manufacturing, tech, creative services, tourism, real estate, and agriculture. We provide:

• Entrepreneurial Accelerators in Manchester, Leeds, and Newcastle.
• Dedicated relationship managers across the region.
• Tailored support for local business needs, recognising that no two businesses are the same.

The North Board members live and work in the same streets, towns and communities as our customers in the North. The Board ensures NatWest’s strategy is delivered locally in the North by:

• Listening to customers and partner organisations.
• Understanding the unique needs of each community.
• Using the bank’s scale and networks to connect people and grow local business ecosystems.
• Acting as a trusted partner to help customers achieve their goals - whether that’s growing a business, buying a home, or investing for the future.

• The North Regional Board spans a broad and diverse area - from the Scottish border to North Wales, Cheshire, North Derbyshire, and North Lincolnshire.
• It includes major cities like Manchester, Leeds, and Bradford, as well as rural areas such as Cumbria, Northumberland, and the Peak District.

NatWest Group is a major private sector employer in the North of England, with c.8,000 colleagues working in the region. We have offices across the region including region including Manchester (where we have our biggest office in England outside of London), Newcastle and Leeds.

By supporting individuals, businesses, and communities, we help drive regional economic progress. Through our local presence, deep relationships, and convening power we aim to:

• Strengthen business networks.
• Improve financial wellbeing.
• Foster inclusive growth across urban and rural areas.