▁scheme ▁has ▁l ent ▁to ▁thousands ▁of ▁customers , ▁mainly ▁cent red ▁around ▁Lanc ash ire ▁and ▁the ▁North . ▁ ▁After ▁six ▁months ▁of ▁trad ing ▁B S AL ▁had ▁returned ▁a ▁profit , ▁and ▁passed ▁it ▁on ▁to ▁various ▁char ities ▁including ▁local ▁food ▁banks ▁and ▁community ▁cent res . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁B S AL ▁applied ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁UK ▁reg ulated ▁bank ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁' The ▁Bank ▁of ▁Dave '. ▁Progress ▁on ▁the ▁application ▁is ▁under way , ▁pro cur ing ▁systems ▁and ▁technology ▁and ▁finding ▁new ▁prem ises ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁a ▁planned ▁opening ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Media ▁coverage ▁B S AL ▁has ▁received ▁much ▁media ▁attention ▁since ▁it ▁first ▁opened ▁its ▁doors ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁series ▁Bank ▁of ▁Dave , ▁was ▁broadcast ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁a ired ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁by ▁various ▁broad c aster s . ▁It ▁followed ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁scheme ▁as ▁it ▁opened ▁its ▁doors ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁A ▁follow - up ▁Scottish ▁B AF TA ▁winning ▁episode ▁named ▁Bank ▁of ▁Dave : ▁Fight ing ▁the ▁F at ▁C ats ▁was ▁shown ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁with ▁Dave ' s ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁best s elling ▁book ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁title , ▁describing ▁what ▁the ▁vent ure ▁had ▁ent a iled , ▁being ▁released ▁later ▁that ▁year