Meet the team
Get to know the passionate and dedicated individuals driving social change at Charity Bank.
Get to know the passionate and dedicated individuals driving social change at Charity Bank.
At the heart of Charity Bank are dedicated people who work in a wide variety of specialties to support charities and social purpose organisations throughout the UK.
Data Administrator
Head of Projects and Operational Resilience
Clare has been with the Bank since 2009. She started as an IT Assistant and worked her way up to IT Manager, until 2018 where she was then tasked with overseeing the successful delivery of the Banking system replacement. In 2020, Clare progressed into her current role as Head of Projects and Operational Resilience and is currently on Maternity Leave.
“Having a breadth of knowledge across the entire organisation and being able to support various initiatives to help the bank in change for good is rewarding.
Music is a passion of mine and I have an array of instruments. I play Saxophone for a wind band and have also completed gradings in Piano and the recorder. I have started to learn sign language and hope to continue to develop this skill.”
Lending Manager
With 27 years at RBS, including a decade as a Relationship Director in the Real Estate Finance Team, Craig managed a £65M portfolio across residential and commercial investments. Previously, Craig worked in Corporate Banking, managing the Bank’s relationship and risk with large manufacturing companies, inward investors, and charities like the Earl Haig Poppy Fund.
Craig also contributed to the Scottish Governments Building Scotland Fund, managing residential developers to construct energy-efficient homes. Craig is currently a Main Board Member of Hillcrest Housing Association in Dundee, overseeing 7,000 rental properties and focusing on new developments and major refurbishments.
Craig’s role in the Lending Team at Charity Bank is to assist in structuring transactions and delivering lending for clients. He enjoys delivering funding to borrowers who are able to utilise the funds to make a real difference to their communities.
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Impact
Our commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is deeply ingrained in our ethos.
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