North West team strengthened with new appointments
Published: July 6, 2026
Unity Trust Bank has announced the appointment of two new Relationship Managers in the North West, strengthening support for the business bank’s growing customer base in the region.
Darren Martin and Sam Galt have joined Relationship Managers Margaret Porter, Andy Matley and Dawn Morris, and Regional Director, Scott Hutchinson, who leads the social impact bank’s North & Scotland team.
With expertise across a range of sectors including healthcare, education, social housing, supported living and not-for-profits, Unity’s Relationship Managers provide one-to-one, tailored support for lending and deposits customers.
Darren, who has over 22 years’ banking experience at HSBC, said: “I joined Unity because it’s a social impact bank and its ethos and values resonated with me. I’m from the North West and I’m looking forward to supporting customers who are committed to a making a positive difference to people’s lives.”
Sam, who spent 13 years at Santander, said: “I was born in Manchester and now live in Merseyside, so my roots are firmly in the region. Unity has a proud track record of helping customers to prosper while delivering positive social benefits and I welcome the opportunity to play my part in helping to improve our local communities.”
Unity was founded by the trade union movement over 40 years ago to serve the common good. Today, it has over 11,300 customers and regional offices in Deansgate, Manchester; Birmingham and London, as well as a UK-based customer service centre.
The regional teams work with new and existing customers to understand their business banking needs and support their investment requirements.
Scott Hutchinson, Regional Director (North & Scotland), said: “I am delighted to welcome Darren and Sam to our North West team. Not only are they experienced banking professionals, but they already have strong connections in the region. Our portfolio continues to grow, and we’re committed to strengthening our regional networks to deliver the best experience possible for our customers.”
In 2025, Unity’s lending in the North West grew by 47.6% to £40.9m, with over a third going to areas of high deprivation. Of total lending in the region, nearly half supported customers to expand their positive impact.
Other achievements last year include being awarded an Investment Grade credit rating from Fitch Ratings and becoming one of a small number of banks globally to be independently verified as meeting the Global Impact Investing Network’s ‘Operating Principles for Impact Management’ standards. Unity was also the first UK bank to invest in Local Climate Bonds, supporting local councils to deliver on their Net Zero objectives.
Unity’s values are at the heart of everything it does and last year a record £140,500 worth of grants and donations were distributed to good causes.
Scott added: “At Unity, we have a double bottom line commitment to deliver positive social impact as well as sustainable returns. Our aim is to be the bank of choice for all socially-minded organisations across the UK.”