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C. H***e & Co. is the UK’s oldest family-owned private bank, owned and run by the H***e family since 1672. At C. By using the C.

We offer a highly personalised private banking service built on our values of honesty and care. we treat our customers and associates as we would wish to be treated. Informed by the H***e family’s long tradition of philanthropy, we are conscious of the world around us, and are proud to set the standard for modern, responsible banking. In short, we honour our purpose as ‘good bankers and good citiz

ens’ and we welcome those who share our aims and our ethos. The purpose of our page is to share and discuss stories and news about the bank and its people. page, you agree to follow our engagement policy.

24/11/2022

As part of our 350th anniversary celebrations, the Golden Bottle Trust has put together 12 ‘350 grants’ to recognise innovative and risk-taking philanthropy.

The projects supported span the country, with donations to initiatives in London, Manchester, Somerset, Yorkshire and Cambridge. They also support a wide range of causes – from schools to peatland restoration, biodiversity loss-reversal, and support for children in care.

One recipient is The Fore, a charity providing unrestricted grants to small and new charities that have the drive to make a lasting impact. This grant will go towards The Fore’s collaborative funding programme, Green Shoots, which targets small charities and social enterprises in the North West.

Moors for the Future received a grant to help restore Yorkshire’s scarred peatlands. Peat has an extraordinary ability to absorb carbon, so protecting our peatlands is a vital part of the fight against climate change.

To find out more about the ‘350 grant’ beneficiaries, click here: https://bit.ly/3SGzOc7

28/09/2022

One winter’s day in 1716, Henry H***e met with some friends to discuss a ‘charitable proposal’. The ten pounds he laid on the table during the meeting became his initial contribution to the founding of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. This was the first ever hospital to be funded by public subscription.

Henry H***e became known as “Good Henry” for investing money and energy into a host of charitable ventures, setting the foundations for . His descendants continued his philanthropic ideals, with each generation seeking out its own good causes to support.

The bank continues this tradition of by assigning up to 10% of the bank’s profits each year to its charitable arm, The Golden Bottle Trust. This is a tithing of which we think Good Henry would approve.

Learn more about Good Henry H***e’s charitable endeavours here: https://www.hoaresbank.co.uk/H***e_family_philanthropy

09/09/2022

The partners of C. H***e & Co. are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty the Queen and remember her in our prayers. We are thankful for her long service to the nation and we offer our heartfelt condolences to His Majesty King Charles III and all members of the Royal Family.

07/09/2022

The earliest ‘cheque’ in the bank’s museum is dated 1676. Taking the form of an affectionate letter from Will Hale to his ‘loving friend’ Richard H***e, the note asks the goldsmith to pay the bearer 54 pounds, 10 shillings, and tenpence.

By the 1760s, the bank was issuing printed cheques (filled in by the payer), while the first perforated cheque was rolled out in 1864. These may not seem like fintech now, but at the time they were revolutionary developments.

Technology continues to transform banking and complement our service. And while we may not cash so many cheques these days, personal relationships will always be the heart of our business.

Learn more about banking technology through the ages here: https://bit.ly/3JLqu3I

31/08/2022

‘Bank’ and ‘banquet’ have the same etymology, deriving from the Italian banca, meaning table. So and feasting are linked, and this is especially the case at the bank.

The partners of the Victorian and Georgian eras believed that a well-fed clerk was likely to be a good clerk. That thinking still informs catering at 37 Fleet Street, where breakfast and lunch
are provided to staff. We also enjoy entertaining customers at the bank and the partners’ dining room has functioned as an 'ideas laboratory' within the partnership over the years.

You can learn more about the history of entertaining at the bank here: https://bit.ly/3QzsKND

17/08/2022

‘Henry the Magnificent’ certainly deserved his epithet. The grandson of the bank’s founder, Henry had two lifelong projects: the perpetuation of the H***e banking dynasty and the transformation of Stourhead, the family seat in Wiltshire famed for its beautifully landscaped gardens.

When Henry spoke of the ‘fruits of industry’ or ‘foundations laid by the hand of prudence and supported by perseverance in well-doing and constant watchfulness’, he surely had in mind the prosperity of the bank, as well as his horticultural grand design. Happily, both bank and gardens continue to flourish today.

Learn more about what made Henry magnificent here: https://bit.ly/3zSgJMu

03/08/2022

In 1672, Richard H***e founded the business at the Sign of the Golden Bottle on Cheapside, where many of London’s goldsmiths were based at the time.

In 1690, taking the Sign of the Golden Bottle with him, Richard left Goldsmith’s Row and moved to new premises on Fleet Street, where the bank still stands today. Like many goldsmiths, by 1690 Richard had diversified into banking and Fleet Street was a desirable location as it was closer to a new, vibrant London that was taking shape close by in Soho.

Learn more about the early days of the bank here: https://lnkd.in/ekXU3sGd

19/07/2022

350 years ago, our founder, Richard H***e, became one of London’s first goldsmith-bankers.

Richard H***e was a cautious and prudent lender, he ensured that his total exposure was only ever a small fraction of the wealth he held at the bank. This meant that his profits were less spectacular than they might have been. However, then, as now, there were advantages to being a small bank with a known customer base, a philosophy captured in Alexander S H***e’s mantra: ‘small is beautiful’

Read more about the birth of in England here: https://www.hoaresbank.co.uk/The_Birth_of_Banking

05/07/2022

Today we celebrate our 350th anniversary!

in 1672 Richard H***e started trading at the Sign of the Golden Bottle on Cheapside. Have a look at the '350' timeline on our website featuring key events in the bank's history: https://www.hoaresbank.co.uk/350years.

22/06/2022

Was the first rehabilitation unit in the world founded in the 18th Century in Bath?

The geothermal springs in Bath were long believed to have healing properties – it’s why the Romans built their baths there. However, the opportunity to take the waters for treatment was initially reserved for the wealthy. This changed when the Bath Mineral Hospital was founded in the 18th Century. Good Henry H***e has been credited with the initial proposal to establish a hospital in Bath, intended not for local people or the rich, but specifically for the poor. They would be given accommodation and treatment at the hospital for as long as they needed.

Patients regularly stayed at the hospital for extended periods of time, meaning that the hospital could potentially be described as one of the world’s first rehabilitation centres. For example, Allen Lane, a young sailor, stayed at the hospital for twenty months after his limbs were immobilised due to swelling. After his stay he was able to walk unaided.

Read more about the history of the hospital here: https://bathmedicalmuseum.org/the-min-and-the-hoare-family

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