About British Business Bank
What is the British Business Bank?
The British Business Bank is the UK government's economic development bank — it designs and delivers finance programmes (Start Up Loans, ENABLE guarantees, regional investment funds, British Growth Partnership) that unlock capital for smaller businesses across the UK. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Sheffield with a London office, its ~670 people manage billions in facilities that reach hundreds of thousands of businesses.
Where will I work?
Sheffield or London, with "Mobile Working" roles and explicit flexibility — its job adverts state "flexible days and/or hours (Mon-Fri)" as standard.
What is the BBB team like?
Finance professionals, policy specialists, data analysts and delivery teams doing public-interest work at commercial standards — the rare employer offering City-adjacent work with public-sector conditions.
Work-Life Balance
The leave package is stated by the bank itself, on its benefits page: "30 days' annual leave. Plus bank holidays" — 38 days all-in — and repeated in its adverts: "30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, opportunity to buy and sell holiday." Add flexible days and hours, and it's among the strongest packages in UK finance.
Perks and Benefits
- 30 days' annual leave PLUS bank holidays (38 total)
- Buy and sell holiday
- Flexible days and/or hours (Mon-Fri)
- Sheffield/London/Mobile Working options
- Public-interest mission with competitive finance-sector pay
How we verified this listing
We verified the Bank's package on two of its own surfaces: its benefits page — "30 days' annual leave. Plus bank holidays" — and its live adverts, which add the buy-and-sell option and "flexible days and/or hours (Mon-Fri)". The arithmetic clears our UK bar comfortably: 30 + 8 = 38 days. Our usual review-site check was unavailable at add time; we relied on the public-body sector prior — government-owned institutions have passed that check comfortably in every audit we've run — and disclose the gap. For finance professionals, the proposition is distinctive: nationally significant capital-markets work, Sheffield or London or mobile, on public-sector terms that most City employers won't match.