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 30 September 2022

Top 100 Banks in the United Kingdom 2021

Anna MileikoWritten by Anna Mileiko

Top 100 Banks in the United Kingdom 2021

In 2021, 100 largest (top) banks in the United Kingdom comprised together 78.56 % of the country's banking assets. Slightly more than the half of these banks (60) have domestic capital, while 40 banks are foreign-controlled (representing 21 different countries, namely United States, Spain, Switzerland, Canada, Japan, Sweden, China, Denmark, Ireland, Bahrain, Brazil, Libya, Nigeria, Kuwait, France, Jordan, Qatar, India, the Netherlands, Germany, Israel). The domestic banks usually operate as universal banks, while the foreign-controlled banks are focused on corporate and investment banking. Almost all of the 100 top banks are commercial banks (82), followed by building societies (15).

Out of 100 banks, 65 banks reported an increase in total assets. 74 banks reported annual profit, while 13 reported annual loss (profit and loss data are not available for the building societies).

Note: This article, "Top 100 Banks in the United Kingdom 2021", is an archived post and may contain outdated information. For the most up-to-date analysis, rankings, and insights, please refer to our latest article: Top 50 Banks in the United Kingdom 2023.

Top 100 Banks in the UK 2021

78.56 % of the country's banking assets

60 domestic banks

40 foreign-controlled banks from 21 countries

65 banks reported increased total assets

74 banks reported annual profit

List of 100 Top Banks in the United Kingdom in 2021

RankPrev. RankNameTotal Assets (mln)Market ShareAnnual Profit (mln)Country of Origin
11Barclays Bank plc1061778.00 GBP 11.93%4758.00 GBP GB United Kingdom
22HSBC Bank plc596611.00 GBP 6.70%1046.00 GBP GB United Kingdom
33J.P. Morgan Securities plc715793.45 USD 5.97%1721.81 USD US United States
46National Westminster Bank426111.00 GBP 4.79%2907.00 GBP GB United Kingdom
55Morgan Stanley Bank International Ltd567186.00 USD 4.73%1351.00 USD US United States
64Lloyds Bank Plc411824.00 GBP 4.63%3593.00 GBP GB United Kingdom
78HSBC UK Bank Plc346063.00 GBP 3.89%2368.00 GBP GB United Kingdom
811Barclays Bank UK Plc319695.00 GBP 3.59%1869.00 GBP GB United Kingdom
99Standard Chartered Bank425877.00 USD 3.55%1638.00 USD GB United Kingdom
107Bank of Scotland313912.00 GBP 3.53%1962.00 GBP GB United Kingdom
1110Santander UK287098.00 GBP 3.23%1384.00 GBP ES Spain
1213Nationwide Building Society254914.00 GBP 2.86% GB United Kingdom
1312NATWEST MARKETS PLC182554.00 GBP 2.05%-491.00 GBP GB United Kingdom
1414Credit Suisse International244515.00 USD 2.04%-5343.00 USD CH Switzerland
1515BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LIMITED145707.55 GBP 1.64%317.83 GBP GB United Kingdom
1616The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc106095.00 GBP 1.19%776.00 GBP GB United Kingdom
1718Clydesdale Bank plc89216.00 GBP 1.00%532.00 GBP GB United Kingdom
1817Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Plc88821.00 GBP 1.00%238.00 GBP GB United Kingdom
1919Goldman Sachs International Bank86522.00 EUR 0.82%201.00 EUR US United States
2020Coventry Building Society51498.30 GBP 0.58% GB United Kingdom
2121RBC Europe Limited49173.18 GBP 0.55%103.70 GBP CA Canada
2222Yorkshire Building Society47900.00 GBP 0.54% GB United Kingdom
2325Coutts & Company46913.00 GBP 0.53%188.00 GBP GB United Kingdom
2424TSB Bank Plc46705.60 GBP 0.52%128.40 GBP ES Spain
2523Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation53568.50 USD 0.45%240.90 USD JP Japan
2626Handelsbanken plc32664.90 GBP 0.37%94.62 GBP SE Sweden
2727The Co-operative Bank plc29323.30 GBP 0.33%197.30 GBP GB United Kingdom
2828Skipton Building Society28263.40 GBP 0.32% GB United Kingdom
2930Investec Bank Plc24395.54 GBP 0.27%62.95 GBP GB United Kingdom
3032Scotiabank Europe plc32658.49 USD 0.27%51.72 USD CA Canada
3131Metro Bank Plc22587.00 GBP 0.25%-248.20 GBP GB United Kingdom
3233Leeds Building Society20639.70 GBP 0.23% GB United Kingdom
3334ICBC Standard Bank Plc26268.50 USD 0.22%98.60 USD CN China
3429Mizuho International plc18208.40 GBP 0.20%42.80 GBP JP Japan
3536Aldermore Bank Plc15583.00 GBP 0.18%89.30 GBP GB United Kingdom
3635FCE Bank plc15065.00 GBP 0.17%158.00 GBP GB United Kingdom
3737OneSavings Bank Plc14084.50 GBP 0.16%345.00 GBP GB United Kingdom
3843Paragon Bank Plc13505.60 GBP 0.15%143.70 GBP GB United Kingdom
3939Northern Bank Ltd13125.17 GBP 0.15%41.53 GBP DK Denmark
4038AIB Group (UK) Plc12688.00 GBP 0.14%170.00 GBP IE Ireland
4145The Bank of New York Mellon (International) L...11227.07 GBP 0.13%44.93 GBP US United States
4242TD Bank Europe Limited19119.36 CAD 0.13%44.28 CAD CA Canada
4344Principality Building Society11120.90 GBP 0.12% GB United Kingdom
4449Shawbrook Bank Limited11094.60 GBP 0.12%149.50 GBP GB United Kingdom
4546Close Brothers Limited10950.90 GBP 0.12%159.40 GBP GB United Kingdom
4648Charter Court Financial Services10571.90 GBP 0.12%137.90 GBP GB United Kingdom
4741Tesco Personal Finance PLC8789.30 GBP 0.10%-103.50 GBP GB United Kingdom
4851Gulf International Bank (UK) Limited10576.39 USD 0.09%-6.94 USD BH Bahrain
4947Sainsbury's Bank plc7438.00 GBP 0.08%-156.00 GBP GB United Kingdom
5054Citibank UK Limited7194.28 GBP 0.08%10.81 GBP US United States
51n/aStarling Bank Limited7063.91 GBP 0.08%-9.18 GBP GB United Kingdom
5252Santander Financial Services plc6589.00 GBP 0.07%26.70 GBP ES Spain
5356C Hoare & Co6004.22 GBP 0.07%12.25 GBP GB United Kingdom
5455West Bromwich Building Society5768.50 GBP 0.06% GB United Kingdom
5553Morgan Stanley Bank International Limited5166.32 GBP 0.06%9.88 GBP US United States
5662EFG Private Bank Limited5058.68 GBP 0.06%101.16 GBP CH Switzerland
5759RCI Bank UK Limited4995.68 GBP 0.06%107.13 GBP GB United Kingdom
5860Newcastle Building Society4864.30 GBP 0.05% GB United Kingdom
5957Nomura Bank International plc6349.27 USD 0.05%7.76 USD JP Japan
6061Itau BBA International Plc5963.51 USD 0.05%43.01 USD BR Brazil
6158Marks & Spencer Financial Services Ltd4205.58 GBP 0.05%93.56 GBP GB United Kingdom
6250Barclays Execution Services Limited3785.17 GBP 0.04%193.58 GBP GB United Kingdom
6363Nottingham Building Society3758.40 GBP 0.04% GB United Kingdom
6465Credit Suisse (UK) Limited3579.17 GBP 0.04%10.06 GBP CH Switzerland
6567Oaknorth Bank PLC3570.31 GBP 0.04%100.39 GBP GB United Kingdom
6668Cynergy Bank LTD3518.23 GBP 0.04%25.89 GBP GB United Kingdom
6769Arbuthnot Latham & Co Limited3373.37 GBP 0.04%6.79 GBP GB United Kingdom
6873Secure Trust Bank plc2887.40 GBP 0.03%45.60 GBP GB United Kingdom
6971Atom Bank Plc2853.03 GBP 0.03%-62.33 GBP GB United Kingdom
7066Rathbones Investment Management Limited2843.24 GBP 0.03%58.96 GBP GB United Kingdom
7172ABC INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC2805.88 GBP 0.03%25.34 GBP LY Libya
7276British Arab Commercial Bank Plc2782.54 GBP 0.03%13.04 GBP GB United Kingdom
73115ClearBank Limited2772.61 GBP 0.03%-28.20 GBP GB United Kingdom
7477Schroder & Co Ltd2749.04 GBP 0.03%49.84 GBP GB United Kingdom
7574Cumberland Building Society2702.46 GBP 0.03% GB United Kingdom
7664J.P. Morgan Europe Limited3620.54 USD 0.03%-109.91 USD US United States
7793Monzo Bank Ltd2629.66 GBP 0.03%-129.16 GBP GB United Kingdom
7879FirstBank UK Limited2594.34 GBP 0.03%27.55 GBP NG Nigeria
7987National Bank of Kuwait (International) plc3320.35 USD 0.03%17.08 USD KW Kuwait
8082SG Kleinwort Hambros Bank Limited2448.46 GBP 0.03%30.45 GBP FR France
8178National Counties Building Society2439.12 GBP 0.03% GB United Kingdom
8284Capital One Bank (Europe) plc2384.12 GBP 0.03%131.25 GBP US United States
8391The Access Bank UK Limited3084.75 USD 0.03%40.50 USD NG Nigeria
8480EUROPE ARAB BANK PLC2263.66 GBP 0.03%0.76 GBP JO Jordan
8581Al Rayan Bank Plc2258.89 GBP 0.03%9.00 GBP QA Qatar
8688United Trust Bank Limited2254.18 GBP 0.03%35.42 GBP GB United Kingdom
8785Ahli United Bank (UK) Plc2998.84 USD 0.02%18.89 USD BH Bahrain
8875ICICI Bank UK Ltd2956.75 USD 0.02%14.79 USD IN India
8997Hampshire Trust Bank plc2190.53 GBP 0.02%20.56 GBP GB United Kingdom
9086Bank of China (UK) Ltd2151.18 GBP 0.02%31.48 GBP CN China
9194ZENITH BANK (UK) LIMITED2880.46 USD 0.02%11.40 USD NG Nigeria
9295Triodos Bank UK Limited1834.46 GBP 0.02%7.84 GBP NL Netherlands
9389Progressive Building Society1815.80 GBP 0.02% GB United Kingdom
94100Julian Hodge Bank Limited1713.40 GBP 0.02%5.80 GBP GB United Kingdom
9596Cambridge Building Society1700.97 GBP 0.02% GB United Kingdom
9683Vanquis Bank Limited1700.30 GBP 0.02%146.00 GBP GB United Kingdom
9798DB UK Bank Limited1678.17 GBP 0.02%-7.45 GBP DE Germany
98102Bank Leumi (UK) plc1657.77 GBP 0.02%17.08 GBP IL Israel
9999Unity Trust Bank plc1622.79 GBP 0.02%9.67 GBP GB United Kingdom
10092Bank of London and The Middle East plc1548.85 GBP 0.02%-4.34 GBP GB United Kingdom
 

Total assets and annual profit are provided in mln EUR, GBP and USD.

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