BBA – British Bankers Association – BBA Member Banks
Bank of England
Bank of Scotland, part of Lloyds Banking Group
African Banking Corporation
Halifax, part of Lloyds Banking Group
Trustee Savings Bank
Lloyds TSB
Bradford & Bingley
Royal Bank of Scotland, part of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Westminster Bank (constituent of National Westminster Bank)
Santander UK, part of Banco Santander
Duncan Lawrie
Airdrie Savings Bank
Arbuthnot Latham & Co
Bank of Scotland
Butterfield Private Bank
Cater Allen Private Bank (part of Santander UK)
Lloyds Bank
Clydesdale Bank (part of the National Australia Bank)
The Co-operative Bank
National Provincial Bank (constituent of National Westminster Bank)
Drummonds Bank (part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group)
DB(UK)Bank (part of Deutsche Bank)
Standard Chartered Bank
Egg
Habib Bank AG Zurich
Bank of Credit and Commerce International
Kingdom bank independent Christian bank
ING Direct
Julian Hodge Bank
Icesave (part of Landsbanki)
National Bank of Kuwait (International) PLC
Raphaels Bank
Morgan Grenfell & Co. (now DB(UK) Bank)
Yorkshire Bank (part of the National Australia Bank)
Sainsbury's Bank
Williams & Glyn's Bank (see Royal Bank of Scotland)
Tesco Bank
Metro Bank
Grindlays Bank
Walton & Co
Home & Savings Bank
District Bank (constituent of National Westminster Bank)
Abbey (Previously Abbey National) (Now a wholly owned subsidiary of Banco Santander of Spain)
Alliance & Leicester (Now owned by Banco Santander)
Barclays Bank
Northern Rock (Nationalised by HM Government)
The Woolwich (now part of Barclays Bank)
HSBC Bank UK
Anglo-Egyptian Bank
Bank of British West Africa
Adam and Company (part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group)
Bank of London and South America
Barings Bank
ICICI Bank UK (subsidiary of ICICI Bank)
Cox & Kings
C.Hoare & Co
National Girobank
Glyn, Mills & Co. (constituent of Williams & Glyn)
Kleinwort Benson
Coutts & Co (part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group)
National Westminster Bank (commonly known as NatWest), part of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Ionian Bank
Bank Negara Indonesia
Martins Bank
Whiteaway Laidlaw Bank, subsidiary of Manchester Building Society
Midland Bank (now HSBC Bank plc)
National Commercial Bank of Scotland
Boring Bank of Cambridge
P&O Bank
Reliance Bank owned by the Salvation Army
Wallace Smith Trust
Virgin Money
Williams Deacon's Bank (constituent of Williams & Glyn's Bank)
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List of Banks in United Kingdom
Published by Gbaf News
Posted on June 14, 2012
2 min read· Last updated: June 11, 2018
Key Takeaways
- The article lists numerous current and historical UK banks, spanning retail, private, and international institutions.
- It references the British Bankers Association (BBA) as the source of the membership list, though BBA was replaced by UK Finance in 2017 (en.wikipedia.org).
- The list includes both well‑known mainstream banks and niche or defunct entities, reflecting the evolution of the UK banking sector.
- Many listed banks are parts of larger groups, indicating consolidation and international ownership trends.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What was the British Bankers Association (BBA)?
The BBA was the principal UK banking trade association until July 2017, representing over 200 member banks before merging into UK Finance ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Bankers%27_Association?utm_source=openai)).
Does the list include active banks only?
No, it includes both active and historical or defunct banks, reflecting the UK banking sector’s evolution.
What replaced the BBA?
UK Finance replaced the BBA in July 2017 as the main industry body for banking and financial services in the UK ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Bankers%27_Association?utm_source=openai)).
Are all listed banks still operating under those names?
Not necessarily—many have been merged, rebranded, or absorbed into larger banking groups.
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