Expected to find Sheffield Credit Union or LASER? You've come to the right place. We're now called South Yorkshire Community Bank. Read more about our name change

Directors & Governance

As a Community Bank owned by our members, we have a board of directors and each year we hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM) you can attend.

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Our Board of Directors

Colin Havard, CEO

Colin brings a vast amount of experience within community engagement and working with local authorities.

Chris Kearton, Chair

Chris is now retired, but has a background in strategy and business development, as well as personnel sub-group work and recruitment.

Stephen Porter

On the board since 2020, Steve has spent his whole career in financial services, from mainstream banking to building societies and credit unions.

Katrina Cleary

Katrina Cleary is a retired NHS professional, with over 30 years working in South Yorkshire in various senior and Board level positions.

Peter Armstrong

Peter is retired after a career as an IT Manager in Sheffield University. He has been a Credit Union Director for about 25 years and Treasurer for most of that time.

Jenny Wright

Jenny currently works for the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) across Yorkshire, helping people to improve their financial wellbeing and build a better, more confident future.

Richard Edwards

Richard is now retired, having worked for a manufacturing businesses for over 30 years. He is the current Compliance lead on the board.

What is the Annual General Meeting for?

All our members are invited to hear updates on what we are doing and to discuss and vote on proposals about the future of South Yorkshire Community Bank.

Our annual reports tell you everything that happened in the previous year, including our financial performance.

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What our happy members say

Absolutely 100% all round excellent customer service staff really friendly & helpful and their loans are the most reasonable interests rate that you will find anywhere else

Tommy

Annual Reports

We publish our Annual Report every year, ahead of our Annual General Meeting (AGM) in March.
All of our members are welcome to attend the AGM to ask questions and discuss the report.

You can download our annual reports from the following links. All the reports are in PDF format.

Credit Union Rule Book

You can download the latest rule book for South Yorkshire Community Bank here.

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