United Kingdom · Financial institution
Santander UK PLC
Santander UK plc is a public limited company registered in England and Wales, with its registered office at 2 Triton Square, Regent's Place, London. It is wholly owned by Santander UK Group Holdings plc, which belongs to the Banco Santander group of Spain. It provides retail, business, corporate and commercial banking in the UK and is the ring-fenced bank of the Santander UK group. It was formerly named Abbey National plc and acquired TSB Banking Group plc on 30 April 2026.
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.
Regulatory status
FSB · global systemically important banks
2025 list
- G-SIB
- Santander
- Relation
- In a G-SIB groupGLEIF records a G-SIB entity as this legal entity’s ultimate parent. The bucket applies to the group, and membership does not make this entity a bank.
- Bucket
- 1 of 5 · extra capital buffer 1.0% of risk-weighted assets
- On the list since
- 2011
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- ABBYGB2LXXX 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 ABBYGB2L directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- SCT
- Branch codes
- 5 branch codes
- BIC first registered
- 1996-03-02
- Last updated
- 2024-04-10
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
100% Santander UK Group Holdings plc
Institution type
Commercial bank
Trades as Santander
- Standing
- Santander UK plc acquired TSB Banking Group plc on 30 April 2026. It intends to transfer the business of TSB Bank plc to itself in the first half of 2027. The transfer needs court sanction and regulatory non-objection. Until then TSB operates under its own banking licence.
- Ownership
- Santander UK Group Holdings plc, the immediate parent, holds 100% of the ordinary shares, and Banco Santander, S.A. is the ultimate parent.
- Direct parent
- Santander UK Group Holdings plc ↗, United Kingdom 100%
- Ultimate owner
- Banco Santander, S.A., Spain
- Head office
- 2 Triton Square, Regent's Place, NW1 3AN London, United Kingdom
- Company register
- 02294747, Companies House (England and Wales); FCA Financial Services Register no. 106054
- Former name
- Abbey National plc
Business lines
According to its 2026 half-yearly report, mortgages made up GBP 202.6 billion of GBP 235.3 billion in customer loans at 30 June 2026.
Online
- Websites & references
- santander.co.uk ↗
Wikipedia ↗
Wikidata Q7420065 ↗ - Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 14 pages consulted
- santander.co.uk
- santander.co.uk/about-santander/executive-directors/
- santander.co.uk/about-santander
- santander.co.uk/about-santander/investor-relations/santander-uk-plc/
- assets.santandermedia.com/adobe/assets/urn:aaid:aem:cf2a2ff1-cc2c-404a-b95a-87d3e87e9cc7/original/as/Santander%20UK
- santander.co.uk/about-santander/media-centre/press-releases/santander-uk-completes-cash-acquisition-of-ts
- santander.co.uk/about-santander/media-centre/press-releases/santander-to-acquire-tsb-from-sabadell-for-ps
- investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/santander-uk-plc--sanb/new-members-to-the-executive-committee/9684359
- santander.co.uk/about-santander/investor-relations/stock-exchange-announcements/santander-uk-group-holdin
- santander.co.uk/assets/s3fs-public/documents/santander_uk_plc_cash_ssis_as_of_2022-06-21.pdf
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02294747
- santander.co.uk/personal/support/contact-us
- santander.co.uk/personal/TSB-acquisition
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santander_UK
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Mahesh Aditya Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
- Chair
- Tom Scholar Chair
- Chief financial officer
- Angel Santodomingo Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer (resigning as a director with effect from 31 October 2026; Tom Ranger to become CFO from 1 October 2026, subject to regulatory approval)
- Executive
- Baroness Morgan of Cotes (Nicky Morgan) Independent Non-Executive Director, Senior Independent Director and Consumer Duty Champion
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 1 enforcement or investigation item
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Leadership
The bank named Tom Ranger as CFO from 1 October 2026, subject to regulatory approval. He succeeds Angel Santodomingo.
investegate.co.uk ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
The bank completed its acquisition of TSB Banking Group plc on 30 April 2026. The PRA and the ECB had approved the deal.
santander.co.uk ↗ -
Enforcement
The FCA published its motor finance redress scheme rules. The bank's group then put its related provision at GBP 633 million at 31 March 2026.
assets.santandermedia.com ↗ -
Leadership
Mahesh Aditya became Chief Executive Officer on 1 March 2026. Mike Regnier stepped down on 27 February 2026.
assets.santandermedia.com ↗ -
Leadership
Tom Scholar became Chair on 18 July 2025. He had been an independent non-executive director since 16 May 2025.
santander.co.uk ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
Banco Santander agreed to buy 100% of TSB Banking Group plc from Banco de Sabadell for GBP 2.65 billion.
santander.co.uk ↗
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
- ABBYGB2LXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- ABBYBank
- GBCountry · United Kingdom
- 2LLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- PTCQB104N23FMNK2RZ28
- 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
- FSB G-SIB list
- In a G-SIB group · Santander list of 2025
- Trading venues (MIC)
- Operates MIC SNUK 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
- 2010
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
- Santander UK Group Holdings PLC · United Kingdom549300F5XIFGNNW4CF72 ↗
- Ultimate parent
- Banco Santander S.A. · Spain5493006QMFDDMYWIAM13 ↗
- FSB G-SIB list
- In a G-SIB group · Santander bucket 1 · 2025 listGLEIF records a G-SIB entity as this legal entity’s ultimate parent. The bucket applies to the group, and membership does not make this entity a bank.
The Banco Santander S.A. group has 97 institutions in the directory, in 36 countries: 88 hold a BIC and 9 do not.
Including Banco Santander S.A, Banco Santander Totta, SA, Banco Santander S.A, Banco Santander S.A, Banco Santander S.A. (France).
See the Banco Santander S.A. group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- 2 TRITON SQUARE REGENTS PLACE LONDON NWI 3AN UNITED KINGDOM
- Operational address
- 2 TRITON SQUARE REGENTS PLACE LONDON LONDON NW1 3AN 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>ABBYGB2LXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>PTCQB104N23FMNK2RZ28</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>ABBYGB2LXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>PTCQB104N23FMNK2RZ28</LEI>
<Nm>SANTANDER UK PLC</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>LONDON</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>2 TRITON SQUARE REGENTS PLACE LONDON NWI 3AN</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 | 2015-01-05 | 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.
Market identifiers
One trading venue or reporting service run under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
| MIC | Market | Kind | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNUK | SANTANDER UKSNUK | Operating MIC | Systematic internaliser |
Network
Branches and correspondent banking
All 5 branch BICs connect to the head office. No city, function or registration year splits them into groups. The bank publishes 29 accounts at other banks, across 7 regions. 3 other banks publish 3 accounts held with this bank.
- Own offices
- Correspondent banks: it holds accounts there
- Respondent banks: they hold accounts here
Hover over a branch, account or group to see its details
Correspondent accounts
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
29 accounts at other banks and 1 route through its own offices, in 30 currencies, as the bank publishes them: santander.co.uk ↗ dated 21 Jun 2022
| Currency | Correspondent | BIC | Account | Purpose | Directory check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AED | Standard Chartered, Dubai United Arab Emirates | SCBLAEADXXX | AE820440000015209921201 | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| AUD | ANZ, Melbourne Australia | ANZBAU3MXXX | 921577AUD00001 (BSB Code: 013024) | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| CAD | Toronto Dominion, Toronto Canada | TDOMCATTTOR | 0360-01-2004591 | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| CHF | Credit Suisse, Zurich Switzerland | CRESCHZZ80A | CH9804835096825963010 | cash settlement (SSI) | Directory name differs UBS SWITZERLAND AG |
| CNH | China Construction Bank Corp Branch, London United Kingdom | PCBCGB2BCLR | 689040000579 | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| CZK | Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka AS Czechia | CEKOCZPPXXX | CZ6403000000000266216503 | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| DKK | SEB, Copenhagen Denmark | ESSEDKKKXXX | DK7552950017004743 | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| EUR | JP Morgan AG, Frankfurt Germany | CHASDEFXXXX | DE87501108006161613770 | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| GBP | Santander UK PLC, London United Kingdom | ABBYGB3EXXX | Sort Code 72 01 00, A/c No: 10500150 | cash settlement (SSI) | Own branch |
| HKD | Citibank, NA Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China | CITIHKHXXXX | 5138782028 | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| HUF | K And H Bank Zrt Hungary | OKHBHUHBXXX | HU98104098955553485451571008 | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| ILS | Bank Hapoalim, B.M. Israel Israel | POALILITXXX | IL490126000000000273044 | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| INR | Standard Chartered, Mumbai India | SCBLINBBXXX | 22205548012 | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| JPY | Bank of Tokyo – Mitsubishi, Tokyo Japan | BOTKJPJTXXX | 653-0470864 | cash settlement (SSI) | Directory name differs MUFG BANK, LTD. |
| MAD | Attijariwafa Bank, Casablanca Morocco | BCMAMAMCXXX | 000016N000902633 | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| MXN | Banco Santander, S.A. Mexico Mexico | BMSXMXMMSSS | A/c: 1013331; Clabe A/c: 014180000010133310 | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| NOK | SEB, Oslo Norway | ESSENOKXXXX | NO9497500203874 | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| NZD | ANZ, Wellington New Zealand | ANZBNZ22XXX | 921577NZD00001 | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| PHP | Standard Chartered, Manilla Philippines | SCBLPHMMXXX | 01-99-2189148-54 | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| PLN | Bank Zachodni WBK, Warsaw Poland | WBKPPLPPXXX | PL32109000040000001241700001 | cash settlement (SSI) | Directory name differs ERSTE BANK POLSKA S.A. |
| QAR | Qatar National Bank, Doha Qatar | QNBAQAQAXXX | QA75QNBA000000000001801121001 | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| RON | Unicredit, Bucharest Romania | BACXROBUXXX | RO07BACX0000000002575250 | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| RUB | Citibank, NA London United Kingdom | CITIGB2LXXX | IBAN: GB49CITI18500813606007 | cash settlement (SSI); intermediary Citibank, NA Moscow (CITIRUMXXXX) | Matches the Swift directory |
| SAR | Riyad Bank, Riyadh Saudi Arabia | RIBLSARIXXX | SA4920000009250015709940 | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| SEK | SEB, Stockholm Sweden | ESSESESSXXX | SE9250000000055558505281 | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| SGD | United Overseas Bank Limited Singapore | UOVBSGSGXXX | 301-399-176-4 | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| THB | Bangkok Bank Public Co Ltd, Bangkok Thailand | BKKBTHBKXXX | 610-123 | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| TRY | Akbank T.A.S Türkiye | AKBKTRISXXX | TR410004600999888000565111 | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| USD | Bank of New York Mellon, New York United States | IRVTUS3NXXX | 8900719605 (ABA: 021000018) | cash settlement (SSI) | Matches the Swift directory |
| ZAR | First Rand Bank, Johannesburg South Africa | FIRNZAJJXXX | 9021914 | cash settlement (SSI) | Directory name differs FIRSTRAND BANK LIMITED |
Confidential 'Standard Cash Settlement Instructions' PDF signed by Santander Global Corporate Banking. It is dated 21 June 2022 (file name) and is probably stale: several correspondents are named as they were in 2022 (e.g. Credit Suisse, Bank Zachodni WBK, Citibank NA Moscow). The document states it does not apply to ABBYGB2LXXX or ABBYGB3EXXX, so it relates to another Santander UK plc BIC that is not named. All 30 rows were extracted. The GBP row is the bank's own account (ABBYGB3E), so its direction is marked unknown. A GBP Faster Payment/BACS alternative is also printed: sort code 09-00-97, a/c 90002080. For RUB the intermediary is Citibank NA Moscow (CITIRUMXXXX), BIK 044525202, central bank account 30111810700400003069. Each correspondent BIC is checked against the Swift directory: a BIC missing from it, or registered to a differently named bank, may be a typo or out of date. Confirm settlement instructions with the bank before relying on them.
Respondent banks
From the correspondent lists other banks publish
3 other banks publish 3 accounts held with this bank.
| Currency | Respondent bank | Held at | Account | Purpose | Published in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Brazil | ABBYGB2LXXX | — | Receipt of international payment orders | cms.santander.com.br ↗ dated Apr 2019 |
| GBP | Banco Santander Argentina S.A. Argentina | ABBYGB2L | 1104961 | payment orders in other currencies | santander.com.ar ↗ |
| GBP | Cajamar Caja Rural, Sociedad Cooperativa de Credito Spain | ABBYGB2L | — | — | cajamar.es ↗ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBYGB2LANB | SANTANDER BUSINESS | London | 2 TRITON SQUARE REGENTS PLACE LONDON LONDON NW1 3AN UNITED KINGDOM | PTCQB104N23FMNK2RZ28 | 2024-04-10 |
| ABBYGB2LDOC | TRADE | Manchester | LANDMARK FLOOR 8TH 1 ST PETERS SQUARE OXFORD STREET MANCHESTER MANCHESTER M1 4PB UNITED KINGDOM | PTCQB104N23FMNK2RZ28 | 2024-08-03 |
| ABBYGB2LGTB | TRADE | London | 2 TRITON SQUARE REGENTS PLACE LONDON LONDON NW1 3AN UNITED KINGDOM | PTCQB104N23FMNK2RZ28 | 2024-04-10 |
| ABBYGB2LMBP | — | London | TRITON SQUARE REGENTS PLACE LONDON LONDON NW1 3AN UNITED KINGDOM | PTCQB104N23FMNK2RZ28 | 2024-04-10 |
| ABBYGB2LTSY | TREASURY | London | 2 TRITON SQUARE REGENTS PLACE LONDON LONDON NW1 3AN UNITED KINGDOM | PTCQB104N23FMNK2RZ28 | 2024-04-10 |
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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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