Sir Richard Hoare founded the business we know today at the Sign of the Golden Bottle in Cheapside on 5 July 1672.

I am delighted that Steven Cooper has joined the bank as chief executive officer.

The balance sheet overleaf remains very strong, and reflects healthy profits in the year ending March 2018. We continue to attract a good i ...

The sale of our wealth management business last year bolstered our reserves and enabled us to focus on our core banking business. 

The balance sheet overleaf is exceptionally strong and liquid, reflecting the recent sale of our wealth management business.

In October we announced the sale of our investment management business to Cazenove Capital Management, owned by Schroders Plc.

This year we are sending a letter to let you know about some people changes at our bank.

The bank benefits from being in the right place at the right time and continues to expand in all areas; the headcount now approaches 500 st ...