United Kingdom · Financial institution
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal name in the LEI recordNATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
National Westminster Bank Plc is a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales on 18 March 1968, with its registered office at 250 Bishopsgate, London. It is wholly owned by NatWest Holdings Limited, the holding company for NatWest Group's ring-fenced banks, and its ultimate holding company is NatWest Group plc. It provides retail, private, business and commercial banking under the NatWest brand, and it acquired the wealth manager Evelyn Partners on 30 June 2026. In December 2021 it was fined GBP 264.8 million after being convicted of three offences under money laundering regulations.
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- NWBKGB2LXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under NWBKGB2L directly.
- Swift GPI
- Live member
- Payment schemes and systems
- SCT · SDD Core · SDD B2B
- Branch codes
- 12 branch codes
- BIC first registered
- 1977-05-09
- Last updated
- 2021-06-05
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
Ticker NWBD
Institution type
Universal bank
Trades as NatWest
- Ownership
- NatWest Holdings Limited holds 100% of the bank, and NatWest Group plc is the ultimate holding company.
- Direct parent
- NatWest Holdings Limited ↗, United Kingdom 100%
- Ultimate owner
- NatWest Group plc, United Kingdom
- Stock listing
- London Stock Exchange NWBD
- Head office
- 250 Bishopsgate, EC2M 4AA London, United Kingdom
- Company register
- 00929027, Companies House (England and Wales); FCA FRN 121878
- Former name
- National Westminster Bank Limited
Business lines
The bank reports four segments: Retail Banking, Private Banking & Wealth Management, Commercial & Institutional and Central items & other.
Online
- Websites & references
- natwest.com ↗
natwestgroup.com ↗ group corporate site (governance and subsidiary board pages)
investors.natwestgroup.com ↗ group investor relations (hosts the entity's results)
Wikipedia ↗
Wikidata Q2740021 ↗ - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · Facebook ↗
Sources · 9 pages consulted
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00929027
- investors.natwestgroup.com/~/media/Files/R/RBS-IR-V2/results-center/31072026/nwb-h1-2026-results.pdf
- natwestgroup.com/who-we-are/board-and-governance/our-subsidiaries/natwest-holdings-limited-board-of-direct
- natwestgroup.com/who-we-are/board-and-governance/our-subsidiaries.html
- natwest.com/
- lei.bloomberg.com/leis/view/213800IBT39XQ9C4CP71
- fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/natwest-fined-264.8million-anti-money-laundering-failures
- natwest.com/business/trade-finance/electronic-payments.html
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NatWest
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
-
Paul Thwaite
Chief Executive Officer
- Chair
-
Rick Haythornthwaite
Chair
- Chief financial officer
-
Katie Murray
Chief Financial Officer
- Executive
-
Francesca Barnes
Senior double independent non-executive director
- Executive
-
Gary Moore
Chief Governance Officer and Company Secretary
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- United Kingdom
- Prudential Regulation Authority Prudential supervisor
- United Kingdom
- Financial Conduct Authority ConductAML supervisor
- United Kingdom
- Bank of England Central bankResolution
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Merger / acquisition
The bank's group acquired 100% of Evelyn Partners Group Limited for total consideration of GBP 2.2 billion.
investors.natwestgroup.com ↗ -
Leadership
Rick Haythornthwaite became Chair of the common board of NatWest Holdings, National Westminster Bank and The Royal Bank of Scotland.
natwestgroup.com ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- NWBKGB2LXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- NWBKBank
- GBCountry · United Kingdom
- 2LLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 213800IBT39XQ9C4CP71
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- 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
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- 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
- Founded
- 1968
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
- Natwest Holdings Limited · United Kingdom213800GDQMMREYFLQ454 ↗
- Ultimate parent
- Natwest Group PLC · United Kingdom2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90 ↗
The Natwest Group PLC group has 54 institutions in the directory, in 14 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Natwest Markets N.V., Rbs International Depositary Services S.A., The Royal Bank of Scotland Public Limited Company, Natwest Markets Public Limited Company, The Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited.
See the Natwest Group PLC group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- 250 BISHOPSGATE LONDON EC2M 4AA UNITED KINGDOM
- Operational address
- 250 BISHOPSGATE LONDON LONDON EC2M 4AA 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+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>NWBKGB2LXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>213800IBT39XQ9C4CP71</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>NWBKGB2LXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>213800IBT39XQ9C4CP71</LEI>
<Nm>NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>LONDON</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>250 BISHOPSGATE LONDON EC2M 4AA</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>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.
Payment schemes and systems
EPC registers of 2026-09-11 · ECB T2 list of 2026-07-02 · ECB TIPS list of 2026-09-01 · SIX Bank Master valid on 2026-09-28
| Scheme or system | Since | Registered with | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEPA Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2008-01-28 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Direct Debit CoreISO 20022 messages | 2009-11-02 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Direct Debit Business-to-BusinessISO 20022 messages | 2018-04-03 | Head office | — |
SEPA dates are when the institution became ready for the scheme.
An institution missing from T2 may still be reachable through an indirect participant.
“ISO 20022 messages” marks a scheme or system whose rulebook or operator specifies ISO 20022 for messages between participants.
Network
Branches and correspondent banking
All 12 branch BICs connect to the head office, spread across 4 cities. Largest: London (6), Manchester (4). 21 other banks publish 21 accounts held with this bank.
All 12 branch BICs connect to the head office. Most were registered in 1996 (5 BICs) and 2025 (2). 21 other banks publish 21 accounts held with this bank.
- Own offices
- Respondent banks: they hold accounts here
Hover over a branch, account or group to see its details
Respondent banks
From the correspondent lists other banks publish
21 other banks publish 21 accounts held with this bank.
| Currency | Respondent bank | Held at | Account | Purpose | Published in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP | Alpha Bank S.A. Greece | NWBKGB2L | — | — | alpha.gr ↗ |
| GBP | Banco Bpm SPA Italy | NWBKGB2L | 440/00/10008047 | CP | gruppo.bancobpm.it ↗ dated Aug 2025 |
| GBP | BBVA Mexico, S.A. Institucion de Banca Multiple Mexico | NWBKGB2L | — | incoming international transfers | bbva.mx ↗ dated 28 Sep 2026 |
| GBP | China Citic Bank International Limited Hong Kong SAR China | NWBKGB2LXXX | — | inward remittances (MT103/pacs.008) | cncbinternational.com ↗ dated Jan 2025 |
| GBP | Ctbc Bank CO., LTD Taiwan | NWBKGB2LXXX | — | inward remittances | ctbcbank.com ↗ dated 11 Dec 2020 |
| GBP | Dbs Bank (Hong Kong) Limited Hong Kong SAR China | NWBKGB2L | — | Inward remittances | dbs.com.hk ↗ |
| GBP | First Hawaiian Bank United States | NWBKGB2L | — | foreign currency wires | fhb.com ↗ dated May 2021 |
| GBP | Industrial Bank Co.,ltd. China | NWBKGB2L | 440/02/04624726 | inward remittance | cib.com.cn ↗ |
| GBP | Luminor Bank AS Estonia | NWBKGB2LXXX | — | Latvian branch (RIKOLV2X) direct correspondent | luminor.lv ↗ dated May 2026 |
| GBP | National Bank of Greece SA Greece | NWBKGB2L | — | — | nbg.gr ↗ |
| GBP | Oberbank AG Austria | NWBKGB2L | — | — | oberbank.com ↗ |
| GBP | Piraeus Bank SA Greece | NWBKGB2L | — | commercial transactions | piraeusgroup.gr ↗ dated 1 Apr 2026 |
| GBP | Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberoesterreich, Aktiengesellschaft Austria | NWBKGB2L | GB94NWBK60000404480333 | Commercial and treasury payments | raiffeisen.at ↗ dated 1 Apr 2026 |
| GBP | Scotiabank Inverlat, S.A. Institucion de Banca Multiple Mexico | NWBKGB2L | — | Inbound GBP payments (intermediary bank) | scotiabank.com.mx ↗ dated Sep 2026 |
| GBP | State Bank of India India | NWBKGB2L | 4400204595688 | — | sbi.bank.in ↗ |
| GBP | U.S. Bank National Association United States | NWBKGB2L | 4400204404904 | FX settlement (sort code 600004) | usbank.com ↗ |
| GBP | Unicredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, A.S. Czechia | NWBKGB2LXXX | GB34NWBK60000404573951 | CP, FX, MM | unicreditbank.cz ↗ dated Jan 2026 |
| GBP | Unicredit Bank SA Romania | NWBKGB2L | — | — | unicredit.ro ↗ |
| GBP | Union Bank of India India | NWBKGB2L | 0444019 | — | unionbankofindia.bank.in ↗ dated 15 May 2025 |
| GBP | Vseobecna Uverova Banka A.S Slovakia | NWBKGB2L | — | — | vub.cz ↗ |
| GBP | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. United States | NWBKGB2L | GB04NWBK60000404408233 | FX settlement | www08.wellsfargomedia.com ↗ dated May 2024 |
Each row is an account the respondent bank lists as held with this bank, as published. Only banks that publish their correspondent accounts, and that Elucidate has researched, can appear, so the list is not complete. Confirm settlement instructions with either bank before relying on them.
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWBKGB2LBHM | — | Birmingham | 6 BRINDLEY PLACE COLLECTIONS CENTRE BIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM B12XB POB 11139 UNITED KINGDOM | 213800IBT39XQ9C4CP71 | 2021-06-05 |
| NWBKGB2LCTY | CITY INTERNATIONAL BANKING CENTRE | London | 15 BISHOPSGATE FLOOR 3 LONDON LONDON EC2P2AP POB 34 UNITED KINGDOM | 213800IBT39XQ9C4CP71 | 2021-06-05 |
| NWBKGB2LGLO | GLOBAL LENDING | London | PREMIER PLACE DEVONSHIRE SQUARE LONDON LONDON EC2M4BA UNITED KINGDOM | 213800IBT39XQ9C4CP71 | 2021-06-05 |
| NWBKGB2LGPL | NWB LDN SWIFT CORP ONLY | London | 250 BISHOPSGATE LONDON LONDON EC2M 4AA UNITED KINGDOM | 213800IBT39XQ9C4CP71 | 2026-06-06 |
| NWBKGB2LLBB | NWB LIPS PARTICIPANT | Manchester | SPINNINGFIELDS FLOOR 5 1, SPINNINGFIELDS SQUARE MANCHESTER MANCHESTER M33AP UNITED KINGDOM | 213800IBT39XQ9C4CP71 | 2025-12-06 |
| NWBKGB2LLDS | INTERNATIONAL BANKING CENTRE WEST YORKSHIRE | Leeds | CITY SQUARE HOUSE FLOOR 5 7 WELLINGTON STREET LEEDS LEEDS LS14DL UNITED KINGDOM | 213800IBT39XQ9C4CP71 | 2021-06-05 |
| NWBKGB2LLIQ | LMS UNIT | London | PREMIER PLACE 2.5 DEVONSHIRE SQUARE LONDON LONDON EC2M4BA UNITED KINGDOM | 213800IBT39XQ9C4CP71 | 2021-06-05 |
| NWBKGB2LLWE | INTERNATIONAL BANKING CENTRE WEST END | London | KINGS CROSS HOUSE PHASE 2 FLOOR 2 200 PENTONVILLE ROAD LONDON LONDON N19HL UNITED KINGDOM | 213800IBT39XQ9C4CP71 | 2021-06-05 |
| NWBKGB2LMCR | INTERNATIONAL BANKING CENTRE MANCHESTER | Manchester | LOWRY HOUSE 17 MARBLE STREET MANCHESTER MANCHESTER M602QP POB 359 UNITED KINGDOM | 213800IBT39XQ9C4CP71 | 2021-06-05 |
| NWBKGB2LMLB | NWB LDN LCH INWARDS ONLY | Manchester | SPINNINGFIELDS FLOOR 5 1, SPINNINGFIELDS SQUARE MANCHESTER MANCHESTER M33AP UNITED KINGDOM | 213800IBT39XQ9C4CP71 | 2025-12-06 |
| NWBKGB2LTFP | TRADE FINANCE OPERATIONS | Manchester | 1 SPINNINGFIELDS SQUARE FLOOR 3 MANCHESTER MANCHESTER M3 3AP UNITED KINGDOM | 213800IBT39XQ9C4CP71 | 2024-09-07 |
| NWBKGB2LTSY | GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS | London | LONDON LONDON UNITED KINGDOM | 213800IBT39XQ9C4CP71 | 2021-06-05 |
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Sources & method
Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name.
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Payment schemes and systems—Source: European Payments Council (EPC) Registers of Participants; matched to BICs by Elucidate.
- Wikidata—CC0, matched on the BIC or LEI recorded in Wikidata. It is community-edited, so check key facts.
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, leadership, regulators and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the institution's own website and reports, regulators, company registers and news. 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.
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