Sussex Express reports on Salad formally receiving its King’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation at a ceremony in Brighton, recognising both the company’s national impact and its strong connection to the city.
OCTOBER 2026
Salad has been headquartered in Brighton since 2021 and now has a team of more than 50 people in the city. The coverage also highlights growing local demand, with applications to Salad from people in Brighton and Hove increasing by 35% between 2024 and 2025.
The article looks at Salad’s journey to becoming the UK’s largest consumer lending CDFI, its use of Open Banking to assess people based on their current financial circumstances, and the milestone of supporting more than 200,000 customers. It also reflects on Salad Group CEO Alex Marsh’s own links to Brighton, including a decade spent as a governor of Varndean School.
Read the full article in Sussex Express here.