Lloyds sent bankers on luxury spa break The executives were also given advice on the latest developments in "physique management" and "anti-ageing." A Lloyds spokesman told the newspaper: "It is important to stress that this was a free one-off event that a small group attended last year at the request of a customer who wanted feedback on a new programme they planned to launch. It was arranged by a senior executive who no longer works for the group. Stephen Purdew, chief executive of Champneys, said Lloyds had paid for the break but declined to specify the cost. Similar stays start at £995 per person. According to the event programme, the bankers arrived at Champneys' Tring resort, set in 170 acres of Hertfordshire parkland, on 3 November - the day after Lloyds' chief executive, António Horta-Osório, took a month's sick leave owing to fatigue. The next day they rose at 6am for a "dawn-breaker exercise class," and after breakfast attended a "build before you burn" class encouraging them not to rush into heavy workouts. After the day's exercise, they were invited to "de-stress or detox" in the spa and pick from "over 100 relaxing, energising and rejuvenating spa treatments."