Sort Code
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A sort code is the name given by both the British and Irish banking industry to the bank code
s which are used to route money transfers between banks within their respective countries via their respective clearance organisations. In Ireland it is known as the NSC or National Sort Code and is regulated by IPSO (Irish Payment Services Organisation). Although sort codes in both countries have the same format, they are regulated by different authorities as each country has its own banking system.
Banks in Northern Ireland can be part of either the British or the Irish clearing system, depending on their country of registration.
Also, sort codes for Northern Ireland branches of banks registered in both Northern Ireland and the Republic, are valid, and recognised for use in the Republic. The numbering ranges for both are complementary, but do not overlap.
The sort code, which is a six-digit number, is usually formatted as three pairs of numbers, for example 12-34-56. It identifies both the bank and the branch where the account is held. In some cases, the first digit of the sort code identifies the bank itself and in other cases the first 2 digits identify the bank. Although there is a strong correlation between BIC Codes
and sort codes, sort codes are not explicitly encoded into BIC codes.
The bank itself would be allocated a main number; Lloyds Bank for example was allocated 3, National Provincial was allocated 5, Martins was allocated 11.
Main clearing branches (usually elite London branches) would bear only one digit after the main number, e.g. 111. Metropolitan branches
(which covered Greater London) consisted of two digits after the 11, e.g. 1124. Country branches made up the rest of the country, and bear three digits after the 11, e.g. 11056. They were displayed on cheques in this fashion, with the bank identifier taking precedence.
To facilitate the move to a six-digit-structure the national codes were retained but where a single-digit was used to identify the bank a two-digit number was introduced, e.g. Barclays branches went from 2 to 20, Midland from 4 to 40, etc.
as a means of identifying bank account numbers, but transfers to, amongst others, the United States and Australia make use of the BIC Codes. The sort code is included as one of the fields in IBANs assigned to British and Irish bank.
In some countries there is no direct equivalent of sort codes as the bank and branch codes are maintained separately from each other in those countries. Other countries, however, have codes which are equivalent to sort codes, but with formats unique to the country concerned. Examples include:
The codes listed above for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Sweden are incorporated into the IBANs for those countries.
the initial digits of bank sort codes are allocated to settlement members of the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company
and the Belfast Bankers' Clearing Committee. These numbers are six digits long, formatted into three pairs which are separated by hyphens.
The following list shows the first two digits of the sort codes allocated to clearing banks. Thus, in the example 01-10-01, 01 indicates that the bank is a branch of the National Westminster Bank; the other sets of digits are for internal use. This example represents the NatWest branch in Manchester
. Clearing banks can act for other banks, so looking up a bank by sort code in this list does not always mean the account is actually handled by that bank, e.g. the sort code 08-32-00 HMRC VAT
is not a Co-operative Bank account but a Citibank
account, as is 08-32-10 for National Insurance
.
is managed by the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company, under the umbrella of the Association for Payment Clearing Services
.
. In the following list the dates in parenthesis signify the year of merger with the present-day sort code holder, or subsidiary
thereof.
* being phased out
is operated under the Belfast Clearing Rules which are agreed by the Belfast Bankers’ Clearing Company Ltd. (formerly the Northern Ireland Bankers’ Association).
It should also be noted that, in the Republic, the trading name of Northern Bank is National Irish Bank
.
Bank code
A Bank Code is a code assigned by a central bank, a Bank Supervisory Body or a Bankers Association in a country to all its licensed member banks. The rules vary to a great extent between the countries. Also the name of such a code varies...
s which are used to route money transfers between banks within their respective countries via their respective clearance organisations. In Ireland it is known as the NSC or National Sort Code and is regulated by IPSO (Irish Payment Services Organisation). Although sort codes in both countries have the same format, they are regulated by different authorities as each country has its own banking system.
Banks in Northern Ireland can be part of either the British or the Irish clearing system, depending on their country of registration.
Also, sort codes for Northern Ireland branches of banks registered in both Northern Ireland and the Republic, are valid, and recognised for use in the Republic. The numbering ranges for both are complementary, but do not overlap.
The sort code, which is a six-digit number, is usually formatted as three pairs of numbers, for example 12-34-56. It identifies both the bank and the branch where the account is held. In some cases, the first digit of the sort code identifies the bank itself and in other cases the first 2 digits identify the bank. Although there is a strong correlation between BIC Codes
ISO 9362
ISO 9362 is a standard format of Business Identifier Codes approved by the International Organization for Standardization . It is a unique identification code for both financial and non-financial institutions...
and sort codes, sort codes are not explicitly encoded into BIC codes.
History
Six-digit sort codes were introduced in a staggered process during the 1960s as the banking industry moved towards automation. Prior to this and to facilitate the manual processing of cheques branches were allocated a 'national code' which would comprise anything between three and five digits. These took the following form:The bank itself would be allocated a main number; Lloyds Bank for example was allocated 3, National Provincial was allocated 5, Martins was allocated 11.
Main clearing branches (usually elite London branches) would bear only one digit after the main number, e.g. 111. Metropolitan branches
(which covered Greater London) consisted of two digits after the 11, e.g. 1124. Country branches made up the rest of the country, and bear three digits after the 11, e.g. 11056. They were displayed on cheques in this fashion, with the bank identifier taking precedence.
To facilitate the move to a six-digit-structure the national codes were retained but where a single-digit was used to identify the bank a two-digit number was introduced, e.g. Barclays branches went from 2 to 20, Midland from 4 to 40, etc.
International Clearance
The British and Irish sort codes are only used for domestic money transfers. If money is being transferred across international borders, an international network is used. Many European countries use the IBANIban
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as a means of identifying bank account numbers, but transfers to, amongst others, the United States and Australia make use of the BIC Codes. The sort code is included as one of the fields in IBANs assigned to British and Irish bank.
In some countries there is no direct equivalent of sort codes as the bank and branch codes are maintained separately from each other in those countries. Other countries, however, have codes which are equivalent to sort codes, but with formats unique to the country concerned. Examples include:
- Germany/Austria: Bankleitzahl (BLZ)
- Switzerland: Bankenclearing-Nummer (BC-Nummer)
- Australia: Bank-State-BranchBank State BranchA Bank State Branch identifying code is a six digit numerical code used within Australia that identifies an individual branch of a financial institution...
(BSB) - Canada: Transit Code
- Sweden: Clearingnummer
- Ukraine: MFO
- India: IFSC (Indian Financial System CodeIndian Financial System CodeThe Indian Financial System Code is an alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies a bank-branch participating in the NEFT system. This is a 11 digit code with the first 4 alphabetic characters representing the bank, and the last 6 characters representing the branch. The 5th character is 0...
)
The codes listed above for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Sweden are incorporated into the IBANs for those countries.
List of sort codes of the United Kingdom
In the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
the initial digits of bank sort codes are allocated to settlement members of the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company
Cheque and Credit Clearing Company
The Cheque and Credit Clearing Company Limited is a membership-based industry body with 12 settlement members. The company has managed the cheque clearing system in England and Wales since 1985, and in all of Great Britain since 1996 when it took over responsibility for managing the Scottish...
and the Belfast Bankers' Clearing Committee. These numbers are six digits long, formatted into three pairs which are separated by hyphens.
The following list shows the first two digits of the sort codes allocated to clearing banks. Thus, in the example 01-10-01, 01 indicates that the bank is a branch of the National Westminster Bank; the other sets of digits are for internal use. This example represents the NatWest branch in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. Clearing banks can act for other banks, so looking up a bank by sort code in this list does not always mean the account is actually handled by that bank, e.g. the sort code 08-32-00 HMRC VAT
Vat
Vat or VAT may refer to:* A type of container such as a barrel, storage tank, or tub, often constructed of welded sheet stainless steel, and used for holding, storing, and processing liquids such as milk, wine, and beer...
is not a Co-operative Bank account but a Citibank
Citibank
Citibank, a major international bank, is the consumer banking arm of financial services giant Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York...
account, as is 08-32-10 for National Insurance
National Insurance
National Insurance in the United Kingdom was initially a contributory system of insurance against illness and unemployment, and later also provided retirement pensions and other benefits...
.
Cheque and Credit Clearing Company
The clearing system in Great BritainGreat Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
is managed by the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company, under the umbrella of the Association for Payment Clearing Services
APACS
The UK Payments Administration Ltd is a United Kingdom trade organisation that brings together all payment systems organisations and gives banks, building societies and card issuers a forum where they can work together on non-competitive issues...
.
London clearings
In 1991 the Committee of London and Scottish Bankers, formerly the Committee of London Clearing Bankers, was wound up and its work absorbed with that of the British Bankers' AssociationBritish Bankers' Association
The British Bankers’ Association is the trade association which represents the banks operating within the United Kingdom.-History:It was set up in 1919. In 1972 it accepted foreign banks...
. In the following list the dates in parenthesis signify the year of merger with the present-day sort code holder, or subsidiary
Subsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
thereof.
| Range | Bank | Note |
|---|---|---|
01 |
National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank Plc, commonly known as NatWest, is the largest retail and commercial bank in the United Kingdom and has been part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc since 2000. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is ranked as the second largest bank in the world by assets... |
formerly District Bank District Bank District Bank was a British retail bank which operated in England and Wales from 1829 until its merger into the National Westminster Bank in 1970; it remains a registered company but is dormant... (1962) |
05 |
Clydesdale Bank Clydesdale Bank Clydesdale Bank is a commercial bank in Scotland, a subsidiary of the National Australia Bank Group. In Scotland, Clydesdale Bank is the third largest clearing bank, although it also retains a branch network in London and the north of England... |
trading as Yorkshire Bank Yorkshire Bank Yorkshire Bank is a commercial bank in England and Wales, a division of Clydesdale Bank, which in turn is a subsidiary of National Australia Bank. It mostly operates in the North of England, especially in Yorkshire. In 2006 underlying profit rose 16.7 per cent to £454 million compared with a... |
07-00 to 07-49 |
Nationwide Building Society Nationwide Building Society Nationwide Building Society is a British building society, and is the largest in the world. It has its headquarters in Swindon, England, and maintains significant administration centres in Bournemouth and Northampton... |
|
08 |
The Co-operative Bank | |
08-31 to 08-32 |
US Citibank Citibank Citibank, a major international bank, is the consumer banking arm of financial services giant Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York... for UK Government use (NS&I National Savings and Investments National Savings and Investments , formerly called the Post Office Savings Bank and National Savings, is a state-owned savings bank in the United Kingdom. It is an executive agency of the Chancellor of the Exchequer... , HMRC etc.) |
|
08-60 to 08-61 |
clearing accounts for building societies, Northern Rock Northern Rock Northern Rock plc is a British bank, best known for becoming the first bank in 150 years to suffer a bank run after having had to approach the Bank of England for a loan facility, to replace money market funding, during the credit crisis in 2007. Having failed to find a commercial buyer for... etc. |
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08-90 to 08-99 |
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09-00 to 09-19 |
Santander UK Santander UK Santander UK plc is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Spanish Santander Group. Based in the United Kingdom, it operates under the name of Santander. Santander is the third largest bank in the UK in terms of deposits, the second largest in terms of mortgages held, and the fourth largest in terms of... |
formerly Abbey National Abbey National Abbey National plc was a UK-based bank and former building society, which latterly traded under the Abbey brand name. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of Grupo Santander of Spain in 2004, and was rebranded as Santander in January 2010, forming Santander UK along with the savings business of the... (2010) |
09-01-31 to 09-01-36 for Alliance & LeicesterAlliance & Leicester Alliance & Leicester was a former UK-based bank and PLC, which in later years operated as a trading name of Santander UK before being rebranded as Santander. Alliance & Leicester was legally acquired in May 2010 by Santander UK, and was fully incorporated by 2011... migrated accounts |
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10-00 to 10-79 |
Bank of England Bank of England The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694, it is the second oldest central bank in the world... |
previously used for Government accounts |
11 |
Bank of Scotland Bank of Scotland The Bank of Scotland plc is a commercial and clearing bank based in Edinburgh, Scotland. With a history dating to the 17th century, it is the second oldest surviving bank in what is now the United Kingdom, and is the only commercial institution created by the Parliament of Scotland to... |
for Halifax |
12-00 to 12-69 |
12-60-00 to 12-69-99 for Sainsbury's BankSainsbury's Bank Sainsbury's Bank, now trading as Sainsbury's Finance, is a 50:50 joint venture between J Sainsbury and Bank of Scotland . Sainsbury’s was the first major British supermarket to open a bank, commencing trading in February 1997... |
|
13 |
Barclays Bank | |
14 |
formerly Martins Bank Martins Bank Martins Bank Limited was a Liverpool-based British finanical services company that was taken over by Barclays Bank in 1969. The company has its origins in the 16th century and was said to have been founded by Sir Thomas Gresham, who began trading in Lombard Street under the sign of a grasshopper... (1967) |
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15 |
Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is a British banking and insurance holding company in which the UK Government holds an 84% stake. This stake is held and managed through UK Financial Investments Limited, whose voting rights are limited to 75% in order for the bank to retain its listing on the... |
formerly Williams & Glyn's Bank Williams & Glyn's Bank Williams & Glyn's Bank Limited was established in London in 1970, when the Royal Bank of Scotland merged its two subsidiaries in England and Wales, Williams Deacon's Bank Ltd. and Glyn, Mills & Co... (1985), itself formerly Glyn, Mills & Co. (1970) |
16 |
formerly Williams & Glyn's Bank Williams & Glyn's Bank Williams & Glyn's Bank Limited was established in London in 1970, when the Royal Bank of Scotland merged its two subsidiaries in England and Wales, Williams Deacon's Bank Ltd. and Glyn, Mills & Co... (1985), itself formerly Williams Deacon's Bank Williams Deacon's Bank Williams Deacon's Bank is now part of the Royal Bank of Scotland. It was acquired in 1930, and had a large network of branches in the north-west of England... (1970) |
|
17 |
formerly Williams & Glyn's Bank Williams & Glyn's Bank Williams & Glyn's Bank Limited was established in London in 1970, when the Royal Bank of Scotland merged its two subsidiaries in England and Wales, Williams Deacon's Bank Ltd. and Glyn, Mills & Co... (1985), itself formerly The National Bank (1970) |
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18 |
for Coutts & Co a subsidiary of National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank Plc, commonly known as NatWest, is the largest retail and commercial bank in the United Kingdom and has been part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc since 2000. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is ranked as the second largest bank in the world by assets... (1920) |
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19 |
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20 to 29 |
Barclays Bank | 23-00-00 for Metro Bank |
30 to 39 |
Lloyds TSB Bank | formerly Lloyds Bank Lloyds Bank Lloyds Bank Plc was a British retail bank which operated in England and Wales from 1765 until its merger into Lloyds TSB in 1995; it remains a registered company but is currently dormant. It expanded during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and took over a number of smaller banking companies... (1995) |
40 to 49 |
HSBC Bank HSBC Bank HSBC Bank may refer to any one of the following principal local banks for HSBC Group:- Americas :* HSBC Bank Argentina* HSBC Bank Brazil* HSBC Bank Canada* HSBC Bank Chile* HSBC Bank Costa Rica* HSBC Bank El Salvador* HSBC Bank Honduras... |
formerly Midland Bank Midland Bank Midland Bank Plc was one of the Big Four banking groups in the United Kingdom for most of the 20th century. It is now part of HSBC. The bank was founded as the Birmingham and Midland Bank in Union Street, Birmingham, England in August 1836... 49-99-79 to 49-99-99 for Deutsche BankDeutsche Bank Deutsche Bank AG is a global financial service company with its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. It employs more than 100,000 people in over 70 countries, and has a large presence in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the emerging markets... |
50 to 59 |
National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank Plc, commonly known as NatWest, is the largest retail and commercial bank in the United Kingdom and has been part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc since 2000. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is ranked as the second largest bank in the world by assets... |
formerly National Provincial Bank National Provincial Bank National Provincial Bank was a British retail bank which operated in England and Wales from 1833 until its merger into the National Westminster Bank in 1970; it remains a registered company but is dormant... (1968) |
60 to 66 |
formerly Westminster Bank Westminster Bank Westminster Bank was a British retail bank which operated in England and Wales from 1834 until its merger into the National Westminster Bank in 1970; it remains a registered company but is dormant... (1968) |
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60-91-00 to 60-95-99 |
direct clearing branches of foreign banks in UK | |
72* |
Santander UK Santander UK Santander UK plc is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Spanish Santander Group. Based in the United Kingdom, it operates under the name of Santander. Santander is the third largest bank in the UK in terms of deposits, the second largest in terms of mortgages held, and the fourth largest in terms of... |
formerly Alliance & Leicester Alliance & Leicester Alliance & Leicester was a former UK-based bank and PLC, which in later years operated as a trading name of Santander UK before being rebranded as Santander. Alliance & Leicester was legally acquired in May 2010 by Santander UK, and was fully incorporated by 2011... (2010), itself formerly Girobank Girobank Girobank was a British public sector financial institution founded in 1968 by the General Post Office. Itstarted life as the National Giro but went through several name changes, becoming National Girobank, then Girobank Plc , before merging into Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank... (1985) |
77-00 to 77-44 |
Lloyds TSB Bank | formerly Trustee Savings Bank Trustee Savings Bank The Trustee Savings Bank was a British financial institution which specialised in accepting savings deposits from the poor. They did not trade their shares on the stock market and, unlike mutually held building societies, depositors had no voting rights nor the ability to direct the financial and... (1995) |
77-46 to 77-99 |
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Scottish clearings
Separately operated by the Committee of Scottish Clearing Bankers until 1985.| Range | Bank | Note |
|---|---|---|
80 to 81 |
Bank of Scotland Bank of Scotland The Bank of Scotland plc is a commercial and clearing bank based in Edinburgh, Scotland. With a history dating to the 17th century, it is the second oldest surviving bank in what is now the United Kingdom, and is the only commercial institution created by the Parliament of Scotland to... |
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82 |
Clydesdale Bank Clydesdale Bank Clydesdale Bank is a commercial bank in Scotland, a subsidiary of the National Australia Bank Group. In Scotland, Clydesdale Bank is the third largest clearing bank, although it also retains a branch network in London and the north of England... |
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83 |
Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is a British banking and insurance holding company in which the UK Government holds an 84% stake. This stake is held and managed through UK Financial Investments Limited, whose voting rights are limited to 75% in order for the bank to retain its listing on the... |
formerly National Commercial Bank of Scotland National Commercial Bank of Scotland The National Commercial Bank of Scotland Ltd. was a Scottish commercial bank. It was established in 1959 through a merger of the National Bank of Scotland with the Commercial Bank of Scotland . Ten years later it merged with the Royal Bank of Scotland, to become the largest clearing bank in Scotland... (1969), formerly Commercial Bank of Scotland Commercial Bank of Scotland The Commercial Bank of Scotland Ltd. was a Scottish commercial bank. It was founded in Edinburgh in 1810, and obtained a royal charter in 1831. It grew substantially through the 19th and early 20th centuries, until 1959, when it merged with the National Bank of Scotland to become the National... (1959) |
84 |
formerly National Commercial Bank of Scotland National Commercial Bank of Scotland The National Commercial Bank of Scotland Ltd. was a Scottish commercial bank. It was established in 1959 through a merger of the National Bank of Scotland with the Commercial Bank of Scotland . Ten years later it merged with the Royal Bank of Scotland, to become the largest clearing bank in Scotland... (1969), formerly National Bank of Scotland National Bank of Scotland The National Bank of Scotland Ltd. was a Scottish commercial bank. It was founded in 1825, and obtained a royal charter in 1831. It became the first Scottish bank to open a London office, in 1864... (1959) |
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86 |
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87 |
Lloyds TSB Scotland | formerly TSB Scotland (1995) |
89-00 to 89-29 |
Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank | formerly Girobank Girobank Girobank was a British public sector financial institution founded in 1968 by the General Post Office. Itstarted life as the National Giro but went through several name changes, becoming National Girobank, then Girobank Plc , before merging into Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank... (2003) |
Belfast Bankers' Clearing Company
The clearing system in Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
is operated under the Belfast Clearing Rules which are agreed by the Belfast Bankers’ Clearing Company Ltd. (formerly the Northern Ireland Bankers’ Association).
| Range | Bank | Note |
|---|---|---|
90 |
Bank of Ireland Bank of Ireland The Bank of Ireland is a commercial bank operation in Ireland, which is one of the 'Big Four' in both parts of the island.Historically the premier banking organisation in Ireland, the Bank occupies a unique position in Irish banking history... |
|
91 |
Northern Bank Northern Bank Northern Bank , is a commercial bank in Northern Ireland. It is one of the oldest banks in Ireland having been formed in 1809. Northern Bank is considered one of the leading retail banks in Northern Ireland with 82 branches and four finance centres... |
formerly Belfast Banking Company (1970) |
93 |
Allied Irish Banks Allied Irish Banks Allied Irish Banks p.l.c. is a major commercial bank based in Ireland.AIB is one of the so called "big four" commercial banks in the state. The bank has one of the largest branch networks in Ireland; only Bank of Ireland fully rivals it. AIB offers a full range of personal and corporate banking... (UK) |
for First Trust Bank First Trust Bank First Trust Bank, part of the AIB Group, is a commercial bank in Northern Ireland. The bank was created in 1991 when TSB Northern Ireland merged with the AIB Group's other interests. The bank can trace its existence back to 1816 with the founding of the Belfast Savings Bank... formerly TSB Northern Ireland (1991) |
94 |
Bank of Ireland Bank of Ireland The Bank of Ireland is a commercial bank operation in Ireland, which is one of the 'Big Four' in both parts of the island.Historically the premier banking organisation in Ireland, the Bank occupies a unique position in Irish banking history... |
|
95 |
Northern Bank Northern Bank Northern Bank , is a commercial bank in Northern Ireland. It is one of the oldest banks in Ireland having been formed in 1809. Northern Bank is considered one of the leading retail banks in Northern Ireland with 82 branches and four finance centres... |
subsidiary of Danske Bank Danske Bank Danske Bank is a Danish bank. The name literally means "Danish Bank" It was founded 5 October 1871 as Den Danske Landmandsbank, Hypothek- og Vexelbank i Kjøbenhavn .... (2005) former Midland Bank Midland Bank Midland Bank Plc was one of the Big Four banking groups in the United Kingdom for most of the 20th century. It is now part of HSBC. The bank was founded as the Birmingham and Midland Bank in Union Street, Birmingham, England in August 1836... subsidiary (1965) |
98 |
Ulster Bank Ulster Bank Ulster Bank is a large commercial bank, one of the Big Four in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The Ulster Bank Group is subdivided into two separate legal entities, Ulster Bank Limited and Ulster Bank Ireland Limited... |
subsidiary of National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank Plc, commonly known as NatWest, is the largest retail and commercial bank in the United Kingdom and has been part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc since 2000. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is ranked as the second largest bank in the world by assets... (1917) |
Sort codes of the Republic of Ireland
The sort code ranges in use in the Republic of Ireland are broadly similar to those used in Northern Ireland. The only exceptions are:- 92 - for Central Bank of Ireland/Irish GovernmentIrish GovernmentThe Government of Ireland is the cabinet that exercises executive authority in Ireland.-Members of the Government:Membership of the Government is regulated fundamentally by the Constitution of Ireland. The Government is headed by a prime minister called the Taoiseach...
use; - 99 - used by Irish permanent tsb, the former Bank of ScotlandBank of ScotlandThe Bank of Scotland plc is a commercial and clearing bank based in Edinburgh, Scotland. With a history dating to the 17th century, it is the second oldest surviving bank in what is now the United Kingdom, and is the only commercial institution created by the Parliament of Scotland to...
/Halifax (Ireland), and for clearing accounts for major international banks.
It should also be noted that, in the Republic, the trading name of Northern Bank is National Irish Bank
National Irish Bank
National Irish Bank is a commercial bank in Ireland, one of the traditional Big Four. In December 2004 Danske Bank agreed to purchase National Irish Bank from the National Australia Bank for GB£967m ....
.
See also
- Banks of the United KingdomBanks of the United Kingdom-Independent British retail banks:The table shows the main independent British retail banks, in order of market capitalization. The list is quite short as British banking has been highly consolidated since the early 20th century. Unlike some other major economies, the UK does not have a major...
- Industry Sorting Code DirectoryIndustry Sorting Code DirectoryThe Industry Sorting Code Directory is the definitive list of bank branches and sub branches in the United Kingdom. The directory is maintained by VocaLink on behalf of the UK Payments Administration Limited ....
- Bank Identifier Code
- International Bank Account NumberInternational Bank Account NumberThe International Bank Account Number is an international standard for identifying bank accounts across national borders with a minimal risk of propagating transcription errors. It was originally adopted by the European Committee for Banking Standards , and was later adopted as an international...
Source
- UK Clearings Directory 2005 (p. 297) The Association for Payment Clearing Services