Spring Finance announces acquisition of Masthaven Finance

10 February 2025

Spring Finance has today announced that its chief executive and owner, Andrew Bloom, has completed his acquisition of Masthaven Finance and from today, the combined entity will trade as Masthaven Finance.

Andrew was the founder, majority shareholder and chief executive of Masthaven Group and Masthaven Bank from 2005 to 2020, when he sold his controlling stake and stepped down as chief executive.

In October 2021, he purchased Spring Finance and has grown the company to the place it is today, having trebled both business volumes and head count, launched numerous new lending products and divisions.

During 2023, Andrew had the opportunity to purchase the remaining assets of Masthaven and this transaction completed in October 2024. A fundamental part of this transaction was Masthaven reverting to a non-bank lender which has now taken place. The purchase comprised of the bridging and development finance loan book, intellectual property rights as well as other tangible and intangible assets.

As part of a wider transaction, many ex-Masthaven staff have joined Spring, with a number more joining in the coming months. These staff are not just at a senior management level but throughout the loan underwriting and servicing divisions.

The combined company has ambitious growth plans and 2025 is set to be a transformational year. In addition to this rebrand, an enhanced bridging and development finance product range has been launched today. Further plans for 2025 include a new loan origination platform for the mortgage and secured loan division, a fifth institutional senior debt line planned for the summer, a 50% increase in head count and a move to significantly larger offices towards the end of the year.

It is certainly going to be a busy 2025 for Masthaven.

Andrew Bloom, Chief Executive, commented:

"This transaction has been two years in the making, and I’m delighted to have finally got this over the line. I founded Masthaven as its sole shareholder in 2005, transformed it into a full UK challenger bank in 2016 and sold it in 2019. To say I’m delighted to have got it back is an understatement.

Combining it with Spring Finance is a natural fit, and it made sense to trade as Masthaven Finance. Myself, and the senior management team, are committed to returning Masthaven to its former position as one of the industry’s leading specialist finance lenders.”

About Masthaven:

Masthaven launched as a retail bank in 2016 where it offered award-winning saving and lending products. Prior to that, Masthaven Finance has provided a flexible and personalised approach to bridging loans and secured lending since 2005.

Masthaven’s knowledgeable and experienced specialists have always been committed to providing customers with bridging loans, development finance, secured loans and mortgages.

In 2017 it was named Most Innovative Savings Provider in the Moneynet Personal Finance Awards; and Best Bridging Lender in the Coreco Awards. It was recognised in 2019’s Most Innovative Digital Retail Bank UK by CFI, the second consecutive win for the category. Masthaven won Best Second Charge Mortgage Lender in the Your Mortgage Awards 2018/19 and Customer Service of the Year in the Money Age Mortgage Awards in 2019.

Masthaven Finance featured in 2015’s The Sunday Times’ Virgin Fast Track 100 (at number 81). The company ranked 240 in Financial Times’ Europe Fast Track published in 2017.

About Spring Finance:

Spring Finance Limited was established in 2011 as a second charge mortgage lender, lending to customers who don’t meet the tick-box criteria of the high street banks and building societies. It is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for regulated mortgage lending and administration and registered with them for Consumer Buy to Let lending. In March 2022, Spring entered the bridging and development finance market lending on a first and second charge basis with a mixture of regulated and unregulated loans.

Spring’s focus has always been about treating customers as individuals, and not a credit score. Spring understands that people have different financial backgrounds and believes that just because a customer has bespoke requirements does not mean that they should be excluded from obtaining affordable finance. Spring’s personal and efficient service is central to their relationship-based philosophy and approach to lending.