Kent Reliance, part of the OneSavings Bank Group, has added more than 30 staff to its workforce in the past year.

Staff numbers have risen from 86 to 117 thanks to growth across the business.

There have been increases in all departments at the Sun Pier, Chatham, head office, as well as four posts at the newest branch in Canterbury.

The organisation, which has transformed from a mutual building society to a hybrid bank and mutual Kent Reliance Provident Society, aims to continue to build a strong and profitable business during 2013. It has seen encouraging growth in the number of investors and borrowers following the transformation and an initial £50 million cash injection by private equity investor J C Flowers. That sum has since increased.

Andy Golding, chief executive officer, said: “It’s a testament to the hard work of all my colleagues at Kent Reliance that the business has grown over the last year and we were extremely pleased to post a profit in our financial results for 2012.

“The continued growth and investment in our business means that we have been recruiting a number of new employees from throughout Kent and the surrounding areas. As a Kent-based business, it’s great to utilise home-grown talent at all levels throughout our organisation. We are very excited for the future and the opportunities ahead of us.”