WELCOME TO COUTTS ENTREPRENEURS
Coutts clients are pioneers, disruptors, champions and change-makers - successful people at the top of their game.
They come to us because they want an experienced and trustworthy partner to help them manage their wealth and build on their achievements.
Coutts works with private clients who borrow or invest more than £1m with us
WELCOME TO COUTTS ENTREPRENEURS
Coutts entrepreneur clients are pioneers, disruptors, champions and change-makers – successful people at the top of their game.
They come to us because they want an experienced and trustworthy partner to help them manage their wealth and build on their achievements.
Coutts works with private clients who borrow or invest more than £1m with us
HOW WE SUPPORT YOU
We help you look after the wealth you’ve worked so hard to achieve, and work with you to explore the opportunities it creates for you and your family.
We understand that much of an entrepreneur’s journey involves tackling new challenges, and that goes for your finances as much as anything else. Our team of experienced, specialist advisers have got your back.
CAPITAL & CONNECTIONS
We help you drive your business forward by giving you access to a unique network of powerful contacts – the wealthy and the brilliant.
Whether you’re looking for influential investors, or to swap ideas with fellow founders, we’re here for you.
And we provide opportunities for our financially sophisticated clients to invest in and work with exciting new companies through our Coutts Investment Club.
financial planning
Our expert investment management services are designed to help you grow your wealth over time.
Alongside this, our specialist financial planning team help you make the most of your money – for you and future generations of your family.
CREATIVE LENDING
We provide bespoke mortgages for entrepreneurs, put together by a private banker who understands your business’s track record and potential.
We also offer credit lines against the investments you hold with us to give you the financial firepower you need to move quickly.
business exit
We have decades of experience guiding entrepreneurs through business exits, and navigating life afterwards.
We can help you understand what to expect, find a trusted corporate finance partner to handle the sale, and help you plan for what’s next. Read our guide to a successful business sale.
And, just as important, is to think through today what life afterwards may be like for you. Learn what to consider for life after exit.
When investing, past performance should not be taken as a guide to future performance. The value of investments, and the income from them, can go down as well as up, and you may not recover the amount of your original investment.
Eligibility criteria apply. Credit is subject to status and approval. Over 18s only. Your home or property may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.
HOW WE SUPPORT YOU
We help you look after the wealth you’ve worked so hard to achieve, and work with you to explore the opportunities it creates for you and your family.
We understand that much of an entrepreneur’s journey involves tackling new challenges, and that goes for your finances as much as anything else. Our team of experienced, specialist advisers have got your back.
CAPITAL & CONNECTIONS
We help you drive your business forward by giving you access to a unique network of powerful contacts – the wealthy and the brilliant.
Whether you’re looking for influential investors, or to swap ideas with fellow founders, we’re here for you.
And we provide opportunities for our financially sophisticated clients to invest in and work with exciting new companies through our Coutts Investment Club.
financial planning
Our expert investment management services are designed to help you grow your wealth over time.
Alongside this, our specialist financial planning team help you make the most of your money – for you and future generations of your family.
When investing, past performance should not be taken as a guide to future performance. The value of investments, and the income from them, can go down as well as up, and you may not recover the amount of your original investment.
Eligibility criteria apply. Credit is subject to status and approval. Over 18s only. Your home or property may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.
CREATIVE LENDING
We provide bespoke mortgages for entrepreneurs, put together by a private banker who understands your business’s track record and potential.
We also offer credit lines against the investments you hold with us to give you the financial firepower you need to move quickly.
business exit
We have decades of experience guiding entrepreneurs through business exits, and navigating life afterwards.
We can help you understand what to expect, find a trusted corporate finance partner to handle the sale, and help you plan for what’s next. Read our guide to a successful business sale.
And, just as important, is to think through today what life afterwards may be like for you. Learn what to consider for life after exit.
THE ENTREPRENEUR JOURNEY
The NatWest Accelerator programmes, run by our parent company NatWest Group, support established businesses looking to grow. There are specialist support options across High-Growth, Climate, FinTech, and Purpose-led businesses. We also work closely with the Business Growth Fund to help the UK’s most promising companies go further, faster.
We know the pressures of growing a fast-changing business while also looking for funding.
We give you access to our powerful network of influential contacts, helping you meet the people that could help you get your business to the next stage.
We launched the UK Enterprise Fund to connect our clients’ capital with the exciting businesses backed by the Business Growth Fund.
And we introduce our financially sophisticated investor clients to carefully-selected growth businesses through our Coutts Investment Club.
Learn about the support we have for high growth businesses across NatWest Group.
When it’s all coming together, you might start thinking it’s time for you to reap some of the rewards of your work. If you’re looking to buy that dream house, we could provide flexible mortgages to help make it happen, while keeping the right amount of liquidity in your business.
We also help you protect your family and future through expert financial planning.
A business exit is a defining achievement for any entrepreneur. The money you make provides a platform for a new career and gives you the freedom to explore new ideas. But if you received an unexpected offer, would you be ready? Could your business thrive without you at the helm? We’ll connect you to the corporate finance experts you need.
The successful sale of your business will represent a crowning achievement in your career. The reward, after all the sacrifice and hard work involved in getting to that point, is a unique opportunity to use your wealth and free time however you choose, and to do something completely new. Read our Life After a Business Exit report to find out what some of our clients have done.
HELPING YOU THINK THROUGH 'WHAT'S NEXT'
The moments when you can take cash out of your business, or exit completely, are life-changing. We help you explore the new possibilities ahead.
keen insight for future success
GET INVOLVED WITH THE BUSINESSES OF TOMORROW
Our more financially sophisticated, high-net-worth clients could benefit from exclusive opportunities to invest in and work with carefully-selected, fast-growing new companies through our Coutts Investment Club.
We’re developing the UK Enterprise Fund in partnership with the BGF Business Growth Fund, an investment partner for growing companies, to help our clients support entrepreneurs across the UK. It involves a particular focus on female founders and also aims to support greater diversity in management teams.
Championing the next generation
We work closely with the 12 NatWest Entrepreneur Accelerators around the UK, which help 1,000 new businesses to scale up every six months.
We give our clients exciting opportunities to mentor the entrepreneurs behind these businesses, and the chance to take up non-executive positions with them to help over the longer term.
HELPING YOU THINK THROUGH 'WHAT'S NEXT'
The moments when you can take cash out of your business, or exit completely, are life-changing. We help you explore the new possibilities ahead.
keen insights for future success
GET INVOLVED WITH THE BUSINESSES OF TOMORROW
Our more financially sophisticated, high-net-worth clients could benefit from exclusive opportunities to invest in and work with carefully-selected, fast-growing new companies through our Coutts Investment Club.
We’re developing the UK Enterprise Fund in partnership with the BGF Business Growth Fund, an investment partner for growing companies, to help our clients support entrepreneurs across the UK. It involves a particular focus on female founders and also aims to support greater diversity in management teams.
Championing the next generation
We work closely with the 12 NatWest Entrepreneur Accelerators around the UK, which help 1,000 new businesses to scale up every six months.
We give our clients exciting opportunities to mentor the entrepreneurs behind these businesses, and the chance to take up non-executive positions with them to help over the longer term.
HEAR IT STRAIGHT FROM OUR NETWORK
DR. NIGHAT AWAN OBE
Nighat Awan, CEO of Shere Khan Group, shares her story and discusses the skills of a natural entrepreneur, including the importance of networking.
Elaine Warburton
Elaine Warburton is co-founder of biotechnology company QuantuMDx and was CEO for 12 years until she took a step back from the business in January 2020. She now sits on the board, with special responsibility for commercialisation. We spoke to Elaine about what inspired her to start the business, and the upsides – and downsides – of co-founding a company with her husband, Julian. She also talked about her experiences with the Coutts Investment Club and how it helped her find new opportunities.
Paul Lindley
Paul Lindley, Founder of Ella’s Kitchen and social campaigner, talks about the brand he built, the opportunities and challenges of entrepreneurship, exiting his business, and how entrepreneurs can support society.
Women Supporting Women: An Exploration of Female Leadership
An exploration of female leadership with Julie Brown, Burberry COO & CFO and Rozzy Amos, Director, South of England for The Prince’s Trust.
Business, Family and Legacy
Four inspirational founders, Elaine Warburton, Co-Founder of QuantuMDx; Paul Lindley, Founder of Ella’s Kitchen and Michael Sharples, Co-Founder of the Crosslane Group; discuss how they balance business and family, their incredible journeys as entrepreneurs and why they do what they do.
Bias
A discussion on the historical and current attitudes towards entrepreneurs and business leaders who are black or from underrepresented communities and what can be done to better identify and back the future talent. The panel includes Vikas Shah, Managing Director & CEO, Swiscot Group, Karen Blackett, WPP UK Country Manager and GroupM UK CEO, Ric Lewis, Executive Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Tristan Capital Partners and Ade Hassan, Founder of Nubian Skin.
THE 'EXPECT BETTER' PODCAST SERIES
The ‘Expect Better’ podcast series looks at the thrills-and-spills of life and the meaning of wealth. From the West End maestro with a passion for philanthropy, to the gender equality campaigner who invests for her cause, this exciting 6-part series brings together some of Coutts’ most fascinating clients and industry contacts. Perhaps you’re intrigued to find out the secrets to being a successful entrepreneur?
“We’re very proud to stand next to the UK’s brightest businessmen and women, bringing them the capital and connections they need to supercharge their efforts.”
Greg Kyle-Langley
Head of Entrepreneurs Proposition
Greg is responsible for ensuring Coutts remains the leading choice of private bank and wealth management firm for successful entrepreneurs. He joined Coutts in 2007, advising clients in financial markets, and later running a team working with high net worth UK entrepreneurs. He now heads the proposition for entrepreneurs nationally.
Greg builds and strengthens connections across the NatWest Group, regional and national partners, and his own network, to ensure Coutts is a leader in providing clients with access to the capital and connections that help them achieve their goals.
greg.kyle-langley@coutts.com
Greg Kyle-Langley
Head of Entrepreneurs Proposition
Greg is responsible for ensuring Coutts remains the leading choice of private bank and wealth management firm for successful entrepreneurs. He joined Coutts in 2007, advising clients in financial markets, and later running a team working with high net worth UK entrepreneurs. He now heads the proposition for entrepreneurs nationally.
Greg builds and strengthens connections across the NatWest Group, regional and national partners, and his own network, to ensure Coutts is a leader in providing clients with access to the capital and connections that help them achieve their goals.
greg.kyle-langley@coutts.com
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