Until 2013 figures were sourced from information provided by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). From 1st April 2013, the list is provided by the Prudential Regulation Authority. The figures include all banks and building societies that have permission to accept deposits in the UK. Figures prior to 2020 were published by the European Central Bank, which stopped reporting values for the UK in 2020. Figures between 2020 and 2023 were calculated by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, using data published the Prudential Regulation Authority.
The number of monetary financial credit institutions, which include all banks and building societies that have permission to accept deposits, decreased overall between 2008 and 2025 in the United Kingdom. As of June 2025, there were *** credit institutions in the country, ** fewer than in 2008. The level of decrease in the UK was slower than in the euro area, where the number of credit institutions dropped from in 2008 to in 2024.
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Bank of England, & ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. (June 24, 2025). Number of monetary financial credit institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2025 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1110996/uk-number-of-credit-institutions/
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