Ashman.
Making better

happen.

We are building a new type of bank, reimagined from the ground up.

Born out of direct experience of the lending market, we’re built on brand new proprietary technologies with the ambition to transform what property entrepreneurs and conscientious savers can expect from a bank – we call it, making better happen.

Progressive but practical, our team has some of the most experienced and seasoned banking experts in the UK. We’re the people finding answers to problems, removing barriers and discovering better ways to do the things that matter.

We deeply understand small and medium sized businesses which means we can make better decisions. Quickly. We will make it easy to access the right lending today through our suite of lending products, designed exclusively for the property sector, and share the know-how and incentives to help de-carbonise and create the sustainable properties and practices of tomorrow.

We believe in personal relationships, enriched by digital tools. So, our brokers benefit from single-contact account management that means they’re always in the loop and the process to completion is swift and seamless. So you can get on with running your business.

And because we believe in long-term sustainability, we’re careful about the projects we’ll lend on and will soon be piloting innovative ways to help improve the energy efficiency on individual properties. So, our conscientious savers can be assured that their savings will work hard both for them and the future, and that we will do the ‘right thing’ to ensure they receive the best rate we can give them.

It’s a journey. And we’re just getting started.

Meet the Team

  • James Leach

    Chief Executive Officer

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  • Matt Cowan

    Chief Financial Officer

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  • Ella Keyes

    Chief People Officer

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  • Caroline Luxmore

    Chief Commercial Officer

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  • Simon Healy

    Chief Operating Officer

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Delivering exceptional customer service

We believe that our values help us deliver exceptional customer service and our ambitions to successfully grow Ashman.

Our values

What is important to us? This is how we behave with each other and expect to behave towards our customers:

  • • To find the best solution for our customers, working with them.

    • To take ownership of any problems.

    • To not take unnecessary or inappropriate risks.

    • To do the right thing for our customers, and for the team.

    • To be open and honest in all our communications with our customers.

    • To fully understand our customers’ circumstances, situation and business.

  • • In all our communications with our customers and with each other.

    • About our fees and our interest rates.

    • In our terms and conditions. We will make sure that these are clear and easy to read.

    • When we are not able to meet our customers’ requirements.

  • • We accept and respect each other for the skills each brings to the team.

    • We value differences and the insights that these can bring.

    • We trust each other to work in the best interests of the team.

    • We have confidence in each other to deliver.

    • We will challenge ourselves continually to deliver the best products and services.

  • • We are welcoming.

    • We consider that there is no such thing as a stupid question.

    • We have the humility to recognise when we don’t know the answer(but then will take responsibility to find the answer).

    • We are open to new ideas and approaches.

    • We do not have an ego.