United Kingdom · Payments & e-money
Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Limited
Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Limited is a private limited company registered in England and Wales with its seat in Bristol. The FCA authorises it under firm reference number 115248. It is the main operating company of the Hargreaves Lansdown investment platform and issues the hl.co.uk website. It belongs to the Hargreaves Lansdown group. A consortium of CVC, Nordic Capital and Platinum Ivy, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), acquired the group in March 2025, and the group then delisted from the London Stock Exchange. The firm offers UK retail investors ISAs, a self-invested personal pension (SIPP), fund and share dealing accounts and workplace pensions. The Active Savings cash service is provided by a sister company, Hargreaves Lansdown Savings Limited.
Licences and registrations
Held by Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Limited (LEI 213800X9CPEFYEFVPS78). 1 entry on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
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| FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPsFCALinked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name and country only. | Authorised Payment InstitutionPayment Institution | 115248 | United Kingdom | Cancelled - Authorised PI (Former 3MLD) | — | Ended 2018-06-18 |
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Every licence and registration listed here is inactive on its register. The BIC remains in Swift’s directory.
- Licences belong to the legal entity, not to a BIC.
- Each licence applies in the country of the regulator that granted it.
- Registers are tracked in 37 countries. Licences granted elsewhere are not recorded here.
- The register entries and their trading names were not matched against sanctions lists. The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- HARLGB21XXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Passive participant (no connection)This BIC is registered for identification only. The institution has no direct connection to the Swift network. Messages and payments reach it through a correspondent bank. The “1” in the eighth character of HARLGB21 marks a passive participant.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- 2 branch codes
- Other BIC with this LEI
- HLFMGB21
- BIC first registered
- 1995-09-02
- Last updated
- 2017-02-01
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
Hargreaves Lansdown Limited
Firm type
Investment or brokerage
Trades as Hargreaves Lansdown (HL)
- Standing
- On 7 September 2026 the firm moved its registered office from 1 College Square South, Anchor Road, Bristol BS1 5HL to Welcome Building, Avon Street, Bristol BS2 0TR. Its payment institution authorisation (FCA number 115248) was cancelled on 18 June 2018. The FCA still authorises the firm as an investment firm under the same reference number.
- Ownership
- Hargreaves Lansdown Limited (company 02122142) holds 75% or more of the shares. Hargreaves Lansdown Group Limited (company 15812199) is registered as a person with significant control. The group has been owned since March 2025 by a consortium of CVC, Nordic Capital and Platinum Ivy, a subsidiary of ADIA.
- Direct parent
- Hargreaves Lansdown Limited ↗, United Kingdom
- Ultimate owner
- Hargreaves Lansdown Group Limited, United Kingdom
- Head office
- Welcome Building, Avon Street, BS2 0TR Bristol, United Kingdom
- Company register
- Companies House 01896481
- Incorporated
- 18 Mar 1985
- Founders
- Peter Hargreaves · Stephen Lansdown
Online
- Websites & references
- hl.co.uk ↗
hargreaveslansdownjobs.co.uk ↗ careers site - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗
- Apps
- App Store ↗ · Google Play ↗
Sources · 19 pages consulted
- hl.co.uk/
- hl.co.uk/disclaimer
- hl.co.uk/terms-and-conditions
- hl.co.uk/about-us/executive-leadership-team
- hl.co.uk/about-us/cash
- hl.co.uk/help/managing-your-online-account/passwords-and-security/security-of-assets/how-is-my-cas
- hl.co.uk/savings/savings-account
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01896481
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01896481/persons-with-significant-control
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01896481/officers
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01896481/filing-history
- cvc.com/media/news/2025/cvc-nordic-capital-and-adia-complete-acquisition-of-hargreaves-lansdown/
- fca.org.uk/news/warnings/hargreaves-lansdown-clone-fca-authorised-firm
- fca.org.uk/news/warnings/hargreaves-lansdown-clone
- ifamagazine.com/hargreaves-lansdown-appoints-new-chief-executive-officer/
- corporate-adviser.com/hargreaves-lansdown-appoints-vanguard-md-to-be-its-new-ceo/
- digit.fyi/hargreaves-lansdown-it-outage-disrupts-trading-access/
- breached.company/hargreaves-lansdown-apt73-bashe-ransomware-breach-claim-2026/
- blog.bushidotoken.net/2026/06/uk-cybercrime-journal-hargreaves.html
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The FCA authorises the firm under firm reference number 115248. The firm states that the FCA's prudential sourcebook for MiFID investment firms (MIFIDPRU) applies directly to it. The Active Savings e-money and payment service is provided by a sister company, Hargreaves Lansdown Savings Limited, under that company's own FCA authorisations (901007 and 915119).
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Authorised firm (Financial Services Register) | 115248 | In its own name | Active | hl.co.uk ↗ |
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Authorised Payment Institution | 115248 | In its own name | Withdrawn or expired | — |
Licences and registrations the research found, at home and abroad, as the firm and its regulators publish them. The Licences and registrations card shows the entries on the registers the directory tracks.
Partners and safeguarding
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Safeguarding
- Segregated safeguarding accountsThe firm holds client money on trust, segregated from its own funds under the FCA's client money rules. The money is spread across at least ten UK-licensed banks covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). Client investments are held by Hargreaves Lansdown Nominees Limited or an approved third-party custodian.
- Safeguarding bank
- Lloyds United Kingdom
- Safeguarding bank
- HSBC United Kingdom
- Safeguarding bank
- Bank of Scotland United Kingdom
- Safeguarding bank
- Barclays United Kingdom
Banks and regulated firms the firm says hold its customers’ money, issue its cards, sponsor its accounts or settle its payments, as it discloses them in its terms and notices.
Products and markets
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
The firm runs a direct-to-consumer investment platform. It offers Stocks and Shares ISAs, Lifetime and Junior ISAs, a SIPP, fund and share dealing accounts, ready-made portfolios, annuity and drawdown services and workplace pensions for employers.
According to its statutory disclosures, its websites are intended for investors over 18 who are resident in the UK only.
- Sells to
- Consumers · Enterprises
- Serves customers in
- United Kingdom
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
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Matt Benchener
Chief Executive Officer
- Chair
- Bruce Hemphill Chair
- Chief financial officer
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Declan Hourican
Chief Financial Officer
- Executive
- Richard Flint Director (Deputy Chair; interim CEO August 2025 to July 2026)
- Executive
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Angela Yotov
Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary
- Executive
-
David Daw
Chief Internal Auditor and Acting Chief Risk Officer
Recent events 2 enforcement or investigation items
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Leadership
Matt Benchener, formerly head of Vanguard Personal Investor, became chief executive and was appointed a director on 1 July 2026.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Other
A ransomware group claimed on its leak site to hold the firm's data. The firm stated that customer data remained secure and it had detected no cyberattack.
breached.company ↗ -
Incident
An IT failure from 19 March 2026 left clients unable to access accounts, trade or move money. The firm reported no evidence of a cyber incident.
digit.fyi ↗ -
Leadership
The firm appointed Declan Hourican, formerly chief financial officer at TSB Bank and Tesco Bank, as a director and chief financial officer.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Incident
A technical fault on 11 September 2025 showed incorrect pension and ISA balances for about 45 minutes before the firm restored them.
blog.bushidotoken.net ↗ -
Leadership
Chief executive Dan Olley left the board on 1 August 2025. Director Richard Flint became interim chief executive.
corporate-adviser.com ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
CVC, Nordic Capital and ADIA's Platinum Ivy completed their GBP 5.4 billion acquisition of the group, which delisted on 25 March 2025.
cvc.com ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, security incidents, licence changes, funding rounds, acquisitions and leadership changes. Each links to its source.
Regulator warnings
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Impersonation Financial Conduct Authority, United Kingdom
The FCA warned that fraudsters were impersonating Hargreaves Lansdown and misusing a group fund's product reference number. The FCA listed the genuine firm as Hargreaves Lansdown Fund Managers.
fca.org.uk ↗ -
Impersonation Financial Conduct Authority, United Kingdom
The FCA warned that a clone firm was using the Hargreaves Lansdown name, address and disguised email addresses. The FCA stated that the genuine firms have no connection with it.
fca.org.uk ↗
Entries on regulators’ consumer-warning lists that name the firm or its brand. An impersonation warning is about fraudsters posing as the firm, not about the firm itself.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- HARLGB21XXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- HARLBank
- GBCountry · United Kingdom
- 21Location · passive
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 213800X9CPEFYEFVPS78
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- Licence no. · FCA-PSD
- 115248
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.Register entry: Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name and country only.
- Register-entry ID
- e6c32645ed85
Profile
- Type
- Payments & e-moneyPayment institutions, e-money and stored-value issuers, and account-information providers. Licensed under payment-services law (e.g. PSD2 in the EU and UK, the Payment Services Act in Singapore). Taken from the licences on the tracked registers.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- 1 entry on 1 register all inactive
- Activities
- Payment services
- Last licensed in
- United Kingdom
- Country · region
- United Kingdom · Europe & Central Asia
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Direct parent
- Hargreaves Lansdown Limited · United Kingdom2138008ZCE93ZDSESG90 ↗
The Hargreaves Lansdown Limited group has 4 institutions in the directory, in 1 country: all hold a BIC.
Including Hargreaves Lansdown Savings Limited, Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers Limited.
See the Hargreaves Lansdown Limited group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- 1 COLLEGE SQUARE SOUTH BRISTOL BS1 5HL UNITED KINGDOM
- Operational address
- 1 COLLEGE SQUARE SOUTH BRISTOL BRISTOL BS1 5HL UNITED KINGDOM
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Debtor agent, creditor agent or an intermediary agent
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>HARLGB21XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>213800X9CPEFYEFVPS78</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>HARLGB21XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>213800X9CPEFYEFVPS78</LEI>
<Nm>HARGREAVES LANSDOWN ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>BRISTOL</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>1 COLLEGE SQUARE SOUTH BRISTOL BS1 5HL</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>This BIC is not connected to Swift. Messages reach the institution through a correspondent bank, so it cannot be the instructing or instructed agent.
The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Network
Branch network
All 2 branch BICs connect to the head office. They are all in Bristol, and no function or registration year splits them further.
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Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARLGB21DEP | DEPTH PRICING VIEW | Bristol | 1 COLLEGE SQUARE SOUTH BRISTOL BRISTOL BS1 5HL UNITED KINGDOM | 213800X9CPEFYEFVPS78 | 2019-07-06 |
| HARLGB21NET | BRISTOL | Bristol | 1 COLLEGE SQUARE SOUTH BRISTOL BRISTOL BS1 5HL UNITED KINGDOM | 213800X9CPEFYEFVPS78 | 2017-02-01 |
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Sources & method
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Register entries are not screened against sanctions lists. The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPs—Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · register ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, authorisation, partners, products, leadership and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the firm's own website, terms and filings, regulators' registers and notices, company registers and news. Licences, partners, figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
- Images—logos and photos from Wikimedia Commons (credited with their author and licence) or from the institution's own website, where Wikimedia has none. Elucidate keeps a copy of each; the links lead to the source and the original image. Logo: hl.co.uk (official website); Matt Benchener: hl.co.uk (official website) · original; Declan Hourican: hl.co.uk (official website) · original; Angela Yotov: hl.co.uk (official website) · original; David Daw: hl.co.uk (official website) · original.
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