List of banks in the United Kingdom

This is a list of banks operating in the United Kingdom.

Central bank

The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom.

The Big Four

British banking has been highly consolidated since the early 20th century. Unlike some other major economies, the UK does not have a major stratum of independent local banks. The number of independent banks shrank further during 2008: Northern Rock was nationalised by the UK Government (and is now owned by Virgin Money), followed by Bradford & Bingley; Alliance & Leicester was acquired by Santander, who merged it into Santander UK. On 18 September 2008, Lloyds TSB plc entered into a confirmed agreement to take over HBOS plc, which took effect on 19 January 2009, when HBOS was acquired and folded into Lloyds Banking Group.[1][2][3]

The retail and commercial banking markets are dominated by HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest Group and Spanish-owned Santander UK (most of these companies operate more than one banking brand in the UK).

Bank Headquarters Market value (£bn)
As of 31 May 2019[4]
Total assets (£bn)
As of 31 December 2018[5]
HSBC Holdings London, England 131 1,998
Lloyds Banking Group[lower-alpha 1] London, England 40 794
NatWest Group[lower-alpha 2] Edinburgh, Scotland 26.2 691
Barclays London, England 25 873
  1. Includes Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland (including Halifax, Birmingham Midshires and Intelligent Finance).
  2. Includes NatWest, the Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank. The UK government owns a stake of 48.1% of NatWest Group's ordinary shares,[6] but the bank remains nominally independent of government[7]

Banks incorporated in the UK

A full list of businesses considered banks by the Prudential Regulation Authority are listed in the table below. The list is based on the definition of 'bank' in the glossary of the PRA Handbook.[8]

Name of bank Parent company Location of headquarters
(Parent where applicable)
Abbey National Treasury Services plc Santander Group Spain
ABC International Bank plc Arab Banking Corporation Bahrain
The Access Bank UK Limited Access Bank Group Nigeria
ADIB (UK) Ltd Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank United Arab Emirates
Ahli United Bank (UK) plc Ahli United Bank Bahrain
AIB Group (UK) plc Allied Irish Banks Republic of Ireland
Al Rayan Bank plc Masraf Al Rayan Qatar
Aldermore Bank plc FirstRand South Africa
Alliance Trust Savings Limited Alliance Trust Scotland
Allica Bank Independently run England
Alpha Bank London Limited Alpha Bank Greece
ANZ Bank (Europe) Limited Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Australia
Arbuthnot Latham & Co Limited Arbuthnot Banking Group England
Atom Bank plc Independently run England
Axis Bank UK Limited Axis Bank India
Bank and Clients plc Ocean Industries S.A. Luxembourg
Bank Leumi (UK) plc Bank Leumi Israel
Bank Mandiri (Europe) Limited Bank Mandiri Indonesia
Bank of America Merrill Lynch International Limited Bank of America United States of America
Bank of Baroda (UK) Ltd Bank of Baroda India
Bank of Beirut (UK) Ltd Bank of Beirut Lebanon
Bank of Ceylon (UK) Ltd Bank of Ceylon Sri Lanka
Bank of China (UK) Ltd Bank of China China
Bank of Communications (UK) Limited Bank of Communications China
Bank of Cyprus UK Limited Bank of Cyprus Cyprus
Bank of India UK Bank of India India
Bank of Ireland (UK) Plc Bank of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Bank of London, The Independently run United Kingdom
Bank of London and The Middle East plc Independently run England
The Bank of New York Mellon (International) Limited The Bank of New York Mellon United States of America
Bank of Scotland plc Lloyds Banking Group Scotland
Bank of the Philippine Islands (Europe) plc Bank of the Philippine Islands Philippines
Bank Saderat plc Bank Saderat Iran Iran
Bank Sepah International plc Bank Sepah Iran
Barclays Bank plc Barclays England
BFC Bank Ltd BFC Group Holdings W.L.L. Bahrain
BIRA Bank Ltd Independently run England
BMCE Bank International plc BMCE Bank International England
British Arab Commercial Bank plc British Arab Commercial Bank England
Brown Shipley & Co Limited KBL European Private Bankers Luxembourg
C. Hoare & Co Independently run England
CAF Bank Ltd Independently run England
Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited 50% by Trinity Hall, a Cambridge University college, and 50% by Cambridgeshire Local Government Pension Scheme England
Cashplus Bank Advanced Payment Solutions Limited England
Cater Allen Limited Santander Group Spain
Charity Bank Limited Independently run England
Charter Court Financial Services Limited One Savings Bank England
China Construction Bank (London) Limited China Construction Bank China
CIBC World Markets plc CIBC World Markets Canada
ClearBank Ltd Independently run England
Close Brothers Limited Close Brothers Group England
Clydesdale Bank plc Virgin Money UK plc England
Commercial and Northern Ltd Independently run England
The Co-operative Bank plc Independently run England
Coutts & Company NatWest Group Scotland
Credit Suisse (UK) Limited Credit Suisse Switzerland
Credit Suisse International Credit Suisse Switzerland
Crown Agents Bank Limited Helios Investment Partners England
DB UK Bank Limited Deutsche Bank Germany
Diamond Bank (UK) plc Diamond Bank Nigeria
Duncan Lawrie Limited Camellia plc England
EFG Private Bank Limited EFG International Switzerland
Europe Arab Bank plc Arab Bank Jordan
FBN Bank (UK) Ltd First Bank of Nigeria Nigeria
FCE Bank plc Ford Motor Credit Company United States of America
FCMB Bank (UK) Limited First City Monument Bank Nigeria
Fiinu Bank Limited Fiinu PLC LON: BANK England
Gatehouse Bank plc Independently run England
GE Capital Bank Limited GE Capital United States of America
Ghana International Bank plc Independently run England
Goldman Sachs International Bank Goldman Sachs United States of America
Guaranty Trust Bank (UK) Limited Guaranty Trust Bank Nigeria
Gulf International Bank (UK) Limited Gulf International Bank Bahrain
Habib Bank Zurich Plc Habib Bank AG Zurich Switzerland
Habibsons Bank Limited Habib Allied Holding Ltd Pakistan
HBL Bank UK Habib Bank Limited Pakistan
Hampden & Co Plc Independently run Scotland
Hampshire Trust Bank Plc Independently run England
Havin Bank Ltd Independently run England
HSBC Bank Plc HSBC England
HSBC Private Bank (UK) Limited HSBC England
HSBC Trust Company (UK) Ltd HSBC England
ICBC (London) plc Industrial and Commercial Bank of China China
ICBC Standard Bank Plc Industrial and Commercial Bank of China China
ICICI Bank UK Plc ICICI Bank India
Investec Bank PLC Investec South Africa
Itau BBA International PLC Itaú Unibanco Brazil
J.P. Morgan Europe Limited J.P. Morgan England
J.P. Morgan International Bank Limited J.P. Morgan England
J.P. Morgan Securities plc J.P. Morgan England
Jordan International Bank Plc The Housing Bank for Trade and Finance Jordan
Julian Hodge Bank Limited Independently run Wales
KEB Hana Bank KEB Hana Bank South Korea
Kexim Bank (UK) Ltd Export–Import Bank of Korea South Korea
Kingdom Bank Ltd Assemblies of God Property Trust England
SG Kleinwort Hambros Bank Limited Société Générale France
Kookmin Bank International Limited KB Kookmin Bank South Korea
Lloyds Bank Plc Lloyds Banking Group England
Lloyds Bank Private Banking Limited Lloyds Banking Group England
Macquarie Bank International Ltd Macquarie Group Australia
Marks & Spencer Financial Services Plc HSBC Bank plc England
Masthaven Bank Limited Independently run England
Melli Bank plc Bank Melli Iran Iran
Methodist Chapel Aid Limited Independently run England
Metro Bank PLC Independently run England
MUFG Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Japan
Mizuho International Plc Mizuho Financial Group Japan
Monzo Bank Ltd Independently run England
Morgan Stanley Bank International Limited Morgan Stanley United States of America
National Bank of Egypt (UK) Limited National Bank of Egypt Egypt
National Bank of Kuwait (International) Plc National Bank of Kuwait Kuwait
National Westminster Bank Plc NatWest Group England
Nomura Bank International Plc Nomura Group Japan
Northern Bank Limited Danske Bank Denmark
Northern Trust Global Services Ltd Northern Trust United States of America
OakNorth Bank Limited Independently run England
OneSavings Bank Plc OneSavings Bank England
Paragon Bank Plc Paragon Banking Group England
PCF Group Plc Independently run England
Perenna Bank Plc[9] Independently run England
Persia International Bank Plc Bank Mellat Iran
Philippine National Bank (Europe) Plc Philippine National Bank Philippines
Punjab National Bank (International) Limited Punjab National Bank India
QIB (UK) Plc Qatar Islamic Bank Qatar
R. Raphael & Sons Plc Lenlyn Holdings Plc England
Rathbone Investment Management Limited Independently run England
RBC Europe Limited RBC Capital Markets Canada
Reliance Bank Ltd Independently run England
Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, The NatWest Group Scotland
Sainsbury's Bank Plc Independently run Scotland
Santander UK Plc Santander Group Spain
Schroder & Co Ltd Independently run England
Scotiabank Europe Plc Scotiabank Canada
Scottish Widows Bank Plc Lloyds Banking Group Scotland
Secure Trust Bank Plc Independently run England
Shawbrook Bank Limited Independently run England
Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited HSBC UK England
Smith & Williamson Investment Services Limited Independently run England
Sonali Bank (UK) Limited 51% of the shares are held by Bangladesh Government and 49% by Sonali Bank Ltd, Bangladesh Bangladesh
Standard Chartered Bank Independently run- it does not conduct retail banking in the UK. The bank operates primarily in Asia and Africa. England
Starling Bank Limited Independently run England
State Bank of India (UK) Limited State Bank of India India
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Japan
Tandem Bank Limited Tandem Money Limited England
TD Bank Europe Limited Toronto-Dominion Bank Canada
Tesco Personal Finance Plc Independently run England
TSB Bank plc Banco Sabadell Spain
Turkish Bank (UK) Ltd The Turkish Bank Group Turkey
UBS Limited UBS Switzerland
Ulster Bank Ltd NatWest Group Ireland
Union Bank of India (UK) Limited Union Bank of India India
Union Bank UK Plc Union Bank of Nigeria Nigeria
United National Bank Limited United Bank (Pakistan) Pakistan
United Trust Bank Limited Independently run England
Unity Trust Bank Plc Independently run England
Vanquis Bank Limited Vanquis Banking Group England
Virgin Money Virgin Money UK plc England
VTB Capital plc VTB Bank Russia
Weatherbys Bank Limited Weatherbys England
Wesleyan Bank Limited Wesleyan Assurance Society England
Westpac Europe Ltd Westpac Australia
Wyelands Bank Plc GFG Alliance England
Yorkshire Bank Virgin Money UK plc England
Zenith Bank (UK) Limited Zenith Bank Nigeria
Zopa Bank Ltd Independently run England

There is also a government-run savings bank called National Savings and Investments.

British retail banks

These banks provide retail services to the general public. Retail banks are usually known as High street banks because they have multiple branch locations located in the commercial part of cities and towns across the UK. Four British retail banks have no physical branch presence, however.

The retail and commercial banking markets are dominated by five big banks. HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest Group and Spanish-owned Santander UK who operate more than one banking brand in the UK.

Bank Year

Est.

Headquarters Total assets (£bn) Staff Branches

in UK

Atom Bank 2013 Durham, United Kingdom 2.8[10] 357[11] Online only
Bank of Ireland UK 1783 London, England 1,700
Barclays 1690 London, England 873 798
HSBC UK 1865 London, England 1,998 510
Danske Bank UK 1824 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Lloyds Banking Group[lower-alpha 1] 2009 Edinburgh, Scotland, Registered office

London, England,

Operational headquarters

794 1590
Metro Bank 2010 London, England 21.6 2,831 70
Monzo 2015 London, England 0.6 1,600 Online only
NatWest Group††[lower-alpha 2] 1968 Edinburgh, Scotland 691.0 743
Santander UK 2010 London, England 231 25,872 462
Starling Bank 2014 London, England 11.9[13] Online only
Tandem Bank 2015 London, England 0.5[14] Online only
The Co-operative Bank 1872 Manchester, England 25.5[15] 3,350 68
TSB Bank 1810 Edinburgh, Scotland 7,000 299
Virgin Money UK plc

(Clydesdale Bank, Virgin Money, Yorkshire Bank)

2015 Glasgow, Scotland 90.5 197

Retail banks owned by retailers

There are a number of other retail banking businesses owned by retailers including:

UK banking brands owned by foreign banks

Building societies in the UK

The other main class of consumer financial service organisation in the United Kingdom is the building society. The building society sector has become much smaller with fewer building societies. This was caused, firstly, a number of building societies demutualising in the 1980s and 1990s and subsequently, taken over by banks. Secondly, there has been ongoing consolidation via mergers between societies.

There are 42 building societies in the UK as of 2021 which provide retail banking services to the general public. The five largest as of October 2020 are:

Name Year

Est.

Headquarters Total

Assets

(£bn)

Employees Branches
Nationwide 1846 Swindon, England, UK 208[16] 18,333 1,700
Coventry Building Society 1884 Coventry, England, UK 49 2,700 89
Yorkshire Building Society

(also own Chelsea Building Society, Norwich and Peterborough Building Society, Accord Mortgages and Egg)

1864 Bradford, West Yorkshire, England 39.6 3,300 231
Skipton Building Society 1853 Skipton, England 17.5 1,772 98
Leeds Building Society 1875 Leeds, England 20.8 1,426 65

See also

Notes

  1. Includes Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland (including Halifax, Birmingham Midshires and Intelligent Finance).
  2. Includes NatWest, the Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank. The UK government owns a stake of 48.1% of NatWest Group's ordinary shares,[6] but the bank remains nominally independent of government[12]

References

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  2. "Recommended acquisition of HBOS plc by Lloyds TSB Group plc" (PDF). Lloyds TSB. 17 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  3. BBC News: HBOS confirms Lloyds merger talks; Guardian: Banking crisis: Lloyds TSB in talks to buy HBOS
  4. "Statista - Leading banks in Europe as of May 2019, by market capitalization". Statista. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  5. "Statista - Leading banks in Europe 2018, by total assets". Statista. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  6. "Taxpayer no longer majority NatWest shareholder". BBC News. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  7. "RBS shares plunge on record loss". BBC News. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  8. "Banks & building societies lists - Bank of England". www.bankofengland.co.uk.
  9. "New banks authorised since 2013". Bank of England. Bank of England. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  10. "Atom Bank: total assets 2019". Statista. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  11. "Atom Bank Annual Report 19-20" (PDF).
  12. "RBS shares plunge on record loss". BBC News. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  13. "Starling Bank Assets 2022" (PDF).
  14. "Tandem Bank: total assets 2018". Statista. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  15. "The Cooperative Bank Annual Report for Year ended 2020" (PDF). 8 June 2021.
  16. "Sneddon, Hutchison Burt, (17 April 1929–7 November 2009), JP; Lord-Lieutenant of Lanarkshire, 1992–99; former Scottish Divisional Director, Nationwide Anglia Building Society (formerly Nationwide Building Society)". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u35562. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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