Strategy and Purpose

The organisations that make up Skipton Group want to be a force for positive societal change, do as much as we can to provide financial advice, and share our expertise.

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We strive to give even more people the chance to own a home, help people save for life ahead, and support long-term financial wellbeing. We are focused on digitising the home buying and selling journey.

We are also very mindful of our environmental responsibilities – and of offering expertise in areas where we are genuinely experts. For example, we are dedicated to helping homeowners improve the energy efficiency of their homes. For more information, please see our latest Group Sustainability Report [PDF].

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"We need to do things that benefit the communities we operate in, and bring value to society as a whole. Our mutual backdrop gives us the opportunity to do that."

Stuart Haire, Group Chief Executive

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How we help

Help more people have a home

We want to help those trying to get onto the housing ladder, especially first-time buyers.

  • 50% of Skipton’s new mortgage lending supported first-time buyers, helping over 26,000 people take their first step onto the property ladder.
  • We support aspiring homeowners through savings products, advice and insight designed to help people take practical steps towards owning a home.

(All figures as at 31 December 2025)

£33.3bn

Group mortgage balances

Make money work harder

We are here to look after and grow our customers’ money – to support their long-term financial wellbeing.

  • Returned £196m of value to members through above-market average savings rates.
  • Delivered over 77,000 regulated and non-regulated advice conversations, helping members make more confident decisions about their money.

(All figures as at 31 December 2025)

£30.5bn

Retail savings balances

Arranging buying/selling of homes

We support people in buying, selling, and renting homes through Britain’s largest estate agency chain.

  • Connells Group support around one in ten UK home purchases and sales.
  • We have Britain’s largest survey and valuation business. This includes retrofit expertise to help people make their homes more energy efficient.
  • Connells Group also owns one of Britain’s largest conveyancing businesses.

(All figures as at 31 December 2025)

86,000

Property sales supported in 2025

What do we do?

Our different businesses work together to make people's lives better and influence meaningful change.

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