HSBC UK (and formerly HSBC) have been supporting Young Enterprise for nearly four decades, first as the foundational partner of our flagship ‘Company Programme’ and now through our financial education programme for primary school students ‘Money Heroes’.
“We are proud to have supported Young Enterprise to build the future skills of young people across the UK for the last four decades. Evidence tells us that children’s attitudes about money are well developed by the age of seven, so starting early really matters. Our partnership with Young Enterprise to create the Money Heroes programme has led the way in teaching children about money in a fun and engaging way – with an important focus on children from higher areas of deprivation, special educational needs or accessibility requirements.”
Ian Stuart, HSBC UK CEO
HSBC UK (and formerly HSBC) have been supporting Young Enterprise for nearly four decades, first as the foundational partner of our flagship ‘Company Programme’ and now through our financial education programme for primary school students ‘Money Heroes’.
Partnership Impact on the young people we support
Since the start of our partnership, the over 1 million young people who have participated in Company Programme have developed skills and change attitudes, arming them with the confidence, knowledge and skills to succeed. Our own research has shown that young people who participated in the programme are less likely to not be in employment, education or training than their peers.
Since the start of our Money Heroes programme in 2020, it has supported an incredible 720,000 young people to learn vital money management skills. We have worked with over 4,300 schools & organisations, and supported over 5,700 educators and 15,800 parents.
It is now Young Enterprise’s largest primary financial education programme, and it would not be possible without the commitment and vision of HSBC UK.
Learn more about Money Heroes in our impact report.
Partnership Ambitions
Exciting developments coming up for Money Heroes will increase both the accessibility and reach of the programme. These developments include SEND resources developed with BBC Children in Need and Welsh language versions of all our resources. We are proud to be working towards making financial education accessible for all young people, no matter their background or circumstance.
We also plan to continue to grow our teacher training and mentoring offer by running CPD sessions for trainee teachers at university.
Staff Engagement
HSBC UK staff have been involved as classroom volunteers, judges at in-person and online competitions, as well as supporting with content development for programmes and hosting events.
“We are delighted to see how the Money Heroes programme and our partnership with Young Money (Young Enterprise’s financial education brand) is leading to change across financial education. This focus on early years’ development gives young children the opportunity to develop the important skills, knowledge, and attitudes they will need later in life.
Throughout the partnership we have been able to support the development of Money Heroes to reach young people across a wide range of learning and accessibility needs, and to offer new climate resources linking sustainable consumption to consumer behaviours. Further building the comprehensive financial education offering.
We would like to thank the teachers, parents and practitioners who are helping build the important financial capabilities young people need in later years. And to everyone at Young Money for the creation of this leading Money Heroes content.” Michaela Wright, Head of Sustainability, HSBC UK
“We are proud to have supported Young Enterprise to build the future skills of young people across the UK for the last four decades. Evidence tells us that children’s attitudes about money are well developed by the age of seven, so starting early really matters. Our partnership with Young Enterprise to create the Money Heroes programme has led the way in teaching children about money in a fun and engaging way – with an important focus on children from higher areas of deprivation, special educational needs or accessibility requirements.” Ian Stuart, HSBC UK CEO
