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OSB GROUP PLC: Trading update

Published: 30.04.2025

OSB GROUP PLC

Q1 2025 Trading update

        

OSB GROUP PLC (OSBG or the Group), the specialist lending and retail savings
group, today issues its trading update for the period from 1 January 2025 to
date.  

Highlights
* OSBG’s first quarter performance was in line with expectations and the
Group is on track to meet its full year guidance


* Originations were £1.1bn (Q1 2024: £1.0bn) in the first quarter


* The Group’s net loan book was £25.2bn (31 December 2024: £25.1bn) as we
maintained pricing discipline and focus on higher-yielding specialist
sub-segments of Commercial, Asset Finance, Bridging and Development Finance


* Retail deposits remained broadly flat at £23.8bn (31 December 2024:
£23.8bn) and TFSME balance outstanding was £810m as at 31 March 2025 (31
December 2024: £1.4bn) 


* Three months plus arrears balances were 1.7% as at 31 March 2025, unchanged
from the end of 2024, in line with modelled expectations 



* The Group has repurchased £15.7m worth of shares under the £100m share
repurchase programme(1) which is due complete no later than 10 March 2026
 1. As at market close on 29 April 2025
Andy Golding, CEO of OSB Group, said:

“I am pleased with the performance of our lending and savings franchises in
the first quarter of 2025.

We continued to prioritise returns over growth when pricing new and retention
mortgage products which led to a broadly flat net loan book compared to the
end of 2024.

We saw growth in originations in more complex Buy-to-Let and our
higher-yielding specialist sub-segments and retail deposit pricing remained in
line with our assumptions with an attractive blended front book margin.

Retail deposits were broadly flat as the Group focused on optimising liquidity
and utilised funds from the December securitisation to repay c.£600m of its
TFSME balance. Since the end of the quarter, we have repaid a further c.£150m
of this funding.

The transformation programme progressed well in the quarter with all new Kent
Reliance fixed rate bonds now available on our new savings platform. I am
proud that our focus on building and delivering excellent journeys for our
customers was recognised in March by FS Tech award for Best Customer Service
and Experience – Technology.

Given the Group’s performance to date, we are on track to deliver the 2025
guidance of low single digit net loan book growth, net interest margin of
c.225bps, c.£270m of administrative expenses and low-teens RoTE.

The Board is cognisant of the geopolitical environment and continues to
monitor its impact on the UK economy and the macroeconomic scenarios used in
the Group’s IFRS 9 models.

The Group is well positioned to deliver on its guidance with attractive and
sustainable returns for the shareholders and I look to the future with
confidence.”

Enquiries:

OSB GROUP PLC

Alexander Holcroft t: 01634 838 973

Brunswick Group

Robin Wrench / Simone Selzer t: 020 7404 5959

About OSB GROUP PLC
OneSavings Bank plc (OSB) began trading as a bank on 1 February 2011 and was
admitted to the main market of the London Stock Exchange in June 2014 (OSB.L).
OSB joined the FTSE 250 index in June 2015. On 4 October 2019, OSB acquired
Charter Court Financial Services Group plc (CCFS) and its subsidiary
businesses. On 30 November 2020, OSB GROUP PLC became the listed entity and
holding company for the OSB Group. The Group provides specialist lending and
retail savings and is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority, part
of the Bank of England, and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and
Prudential Regulation Authority. The Group reports under two segments,
OneSavings Bank and Charter Court Financial Services.

OneSavings Bank (OSB)
OSB primarily targets market sub-sectors that offer high growth potential and
attractive risk-adjusted returns in which it can take a leading position and
where it has established expertise, platforms and capabilities. These include
private rented sector Buy-to-Let, commercial and semi-commercial mortgages,
residential development finance, bespoke and specialist residential lending
and asset finance.
OSB originates mortgages organically via specialist brokers and independent
financial advisers through its specialist brands including Kent Reliance for
Intermediaries and InterBay Commercial. It is differentiated through its use
of highly skilled, experience-based manual underwriting and efficient
operating model. 
OSB is predominantly funded by retail savings originated through the
long-established Kent Reliance name, which takes deposits online and through a
network of branches in the South East of England. Diversification of funding
is currently provided by securitisation programmes and the Bank of England’s
Term Funding Scheme with additional incentives for SMEs.

Charter Court Financial Services Group (CCFS)
CCFS focuses on providing Buy-to-Let and specialist residential mortgages and
retail savings products. It operates through its brands: Precise and Charter
Savings Bank.
It is differentiated through risk management expertise and best-of-breed
automated technology and systems, ensuring efficient processing, strong credit
and collateral risk control and speed of product development and innovation.
These factors have enabled strong balance sheet growth whilst maintaining high
credit quality mortgage assets. 
CCFS is predominantly funded by retail savings originated through its Charter
Savings Bank brand. Diversification of funding is currently provided by
securitisation programmes and the Bank of England’s Term Funding Scheme with
additional incentives for SMEs.

Important disclaimer

This document should be read in conjunction with any other documents or
announcements distributed by OSB GROUP PLC (OSBG) through the Regulatory News
Service (RNS).

This document is not audited and contains certain forward-looking statements
with respect to the business, strategy and plans of OSBG, its current goals,
beliefs, intentions, strategies and expectations relating to its future
financial condition, performance and results, and ESG ambitions, targets and
commitments described herein. Such forward-looking statements include, without
limitation, those preceded by, followed by or that include the words
‘targets’, ‘believes’, ‘estimates’, ‘expects’, ‘aims’,
‘intends’, ‘will’, ‘may’, ‘anticipates’, ‘projects’,
‘plans’, ‘forecasts’, ‘outlook’, ‘likely’, ‘guidance’,
‘trends’, ‘future’, ‘would’, ‘could’, ‘should’ or similar
expressions or negatives thereof but are not the exclusive means of
identifying such statements. Statements that are not historical or current
facts, including statements about OSBG’s, its directors’ and/or
management’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. By
their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because
they relate to events and depend upon circumstances that may or may not occur
in the future that could cause actual results or events to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors
that could cause actual business, strategy, plans and/or results (including
but not limited to the payment of dividends) to differ materially from the
plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions expressed in such
forward-looking statements made by OSBG or on its behalf include, but are not
limited to: general economic and business conditions in the UK and
internationally, including any changes in global trade policies; market
related trends and developments; fluctuations in exchange rates, stock
markets, inflation, deflation, interest rates, energy prices and currencies;
policies of the Bank of England, the European Central Bank and other G7
central banks; the ability to access sufficient sources of capital, liquidity
and funding when required; changes to OSBG’s credit ratings; the ability to
derive cost savings; changing demographic developments, and changing customer
behaviour, including consumer spending, saving and borrowing habits; changes
in customer preferences; changes to borrower or counterparty credit quality;
instability in the global financial markets, including Eurozone instability,
the potential for countries to exit the European Union (the EU) or the
Eurozone, and the impact of any sovereign credit rating downgrade or other
sovereign financial issues; technological changes and risks to cyber security;
natural and other disasters, adverse weather and similar contingencies outside
OSBG’s control; inadequate or failed internal or external processes, people
and systems; acts of war and terrorist acts or hostility and responses to
those acts; geopolitical events and diplomatic tensions; the impact of
outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics or other such events; changes in laws,
regulations, taxation, ESG reporting standards, accounting standards or
practices, including as a result of the UK’s exit from the EU; regulatory
capital or liquidity requirements and similar contingencies outside OSBG’s
control; the policies and actions of governmental or regulatory authorities in
the UK, the EU or elsewhere including the implementation and interpretation of
key legislation and regulation; the ability to attract and retain senior
management and other employees; the extent of any future impairment charges or
write-downs caused by, but not limited to, depressed asset valuations, market
disruptions and illiquid markets; market relating trends and developments;
exposure to regulatory scrutiny, legal proceedings, regulatory investigations
or complaints; changes in competition and pricing environments; the inability
to hedge certain risks economically; the adequacy of loss reserves; the
actions of competitors, including non-bank financial services and lending
companies; the success of OSBG in managing the risks of the foregoing; and
other risks inherent to the industries and markets in which OSBG operates.

Accordingly, no reliance may be placed on any forward-looking statement.
Neither OSBG, nor any of its directors, officers or employees provides any
representation, warranty or assurance that any of these statements or
forecasts will come to pass or that any forecast results will be achieved. Any
forward-looking statements made in this document speak only as of the date
they are made and it should not be assumed that they have been revised or
updated in the light of new information of future events. Except as required
by the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Financial Conduct Authority, the
London Stock Exchange PLC or applicable law, OSBG expressly disclaims any
obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any
forward-looking statements contained in this document to reflect any change in
OSBG’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions
or circumstances on which any such statement is based. For additional
information on possible risks to OSBG’s business, (which may cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any
forward-looking statement), please see the Risk review section in the OSBG
Annual Report and Accounts 2024. Copies of this are available at www.osb.co.uk
and on request from OSBG.

Nothing in this document or any subsequent discussion of this document
constitutes or forms part of a public offer under any applicable law or an
offer or the solicitation of an offer to purchase or sell any securities or
financial instruments. Nor does it constitute advice or a recommendation with
respect to such securities or financial instruments, or any invitation or
inducement to engage in investment activity under section 21 of the Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000. Past performance cannot be relied on as a guide
to future performance. Statements about historical performance must not be
construed to indicate that future performance, share price or results in any
future period will necessarily match or exceed those of any prior period.
Nothing in this document is intended to be, or should be construed as, a
profit forecast or estimate for any period.

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of its directors, officers or employees explicitly or implicitly guarantees
that such information is exact, up to date, accurate, comprehensive or
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any decision made or action taken by any party in reliance upon, or for
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may introduce any changes it deems suitable, may omit partially or completely
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whatsoever for any resulting discrepancy.

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law, and neither OSBG nor any of its affiliates, advisors or representatives
shall have any liability whatsoever (in negligence or otherwise) for any loss
howsoever arising from any use of this document or its contents or otherwise
arising in connection with this document. Nothing in this document shall
exclude any liability under applicable laws that cannot be excluded in
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may have been subject to rounding adjustments and foreign exchange
conversions. Accordingly, in certain instances, the sum or percentage change
of the numbers contained in this document may not conform exactly to the total
figure given