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What Coutts says about its regulation

Source: www.coutts.com (Coutts's own website) · Fetched 26 October 2026 · quoted word for word · How we collect this

© Copyright Coutts & Co 2026. Registered in England and Wales No. 36695. Registered office: 440 Strand, London WC2R 0QS. Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Financial Services Firm Reference Number 122287.

Coutts & Co is registered in England and Wales No. 36695. Registered office: 440 Strand, London WC2R 0QS. Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Financial Services Firm Reference Number 122287. Calls may be recorded

From /important-information.html

Coutts & Co is registered in England and Wales No. 36695. Registered office 440 Strand, London WC2R 0QS. Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Financial Services Firm Reference Number 122287. Registered VAT number: GB 243852752.

From /important-information.html

Coutts & Co is registered in England and Wales No. 36695. Registered office: 440 Strand, London WC2R 0QS. Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Financial Services Firm Reference Number 122287.

From /important-information.html

What Coutts says about its service

Source: coutts.com (Coutts's own website) · Fetched 26 October 2026 · sentences quoted word for word · How we collect this

Fees

  • Source context: Currencies — Making international payments

    The margin will be shown as a separate fee in the review screen, before you complete the payment.

    From /rates-and-prices.html

  • Source context: Currencies — Making international payments

    Coutts charge a maximum of 1% commission on all FX transactions.

    From /rates-and-prices.html

Companies House record

Source: Companies House · Fetched 26 October 2026 · values copied as returned · How we collect this

Registered name
COUTTS & COMPANY
Company number
00036695
Company status
active
Incorporated
24 June 1892
Registered office
440 Strand, London, WC2R 0QS
SIC codes
64191
Latest accounts made up to
31 December 2025
Next accounts due
Not stated
Accounts overdue (as recorded by Companies House)
No

Persons with significant control

  • National Westminster Bank Plcownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; voting rights 75 to 100 percent · notified 6 April 2016

How this company was identified: Searched for the trading name and its UK variant; accepted only because exactly one active company has the trading name plus a legal-form suffix and a banking or payments SIC code. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Companies House. Names are shown as published on the public register; see our privacy notice.

Ownership, accounts and filings

Source: Companies House · Fetched 26 October 2026 · values copied as filed · How we collect this

Who owns the company

  1. Owner of the company behind CouttsNational Westminster Bank Plc · registered in United Kingdomownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; voting rights 75 to 100 percentAs recorded at Companies House
  2. Which is owned byNatwest Holdings Limited · registered in Englandownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; voting rights 75 to 100 percentAs recorded at Companies House
  3. Which is owned byNatwest Group Plc · registered in Scotlandownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; voting rights 75 to 100 percentAs recorded at Companies House

Corporate owners recorded as persons with significant control, copied as Companies House records them and followed up the chain only while each is a single owner registered there under the same name. Individuals are not shown.

Figures from the latest accounts

The latest accounts, made up to 31 December 2025, were not filed in a machine-readable form, so no figures are copied here. See the filing at Companies House.

Registered charges

12 registered, of which 7 satisfied and 5 not recorded as satisfied. See the charges

A charge is security a company gives a lender, such as a debenture or mortgage.

Previous company names

  • MESSRS COUTTS & COMPANY LIMITED · 24 June 1892 to 12 August 1892
Filing timeline (30 most recent filings shown)
  1. 1 July 2026Confirmation statement filed
  2. 17 May 2026Accounts filed, made up to 2025-12-31
  3. 26 June 2025Confirmation statement filed
  4. 30 April 2025Accounts filed, made up to 2024-12-31
  5. 18 June 2024Confirmation statement filed
  6. 9 May 2024Accounts filed, made up to 2023-12-31
  7. 15 April 2024Confirmation statement filed
  8. 11 July 2023Accounts filed, made up to 2022-12-31
  9. 6 April 2023Confirmation statement filed
  10. 16 September 2022Confirmation statement filed
  11. 9 August 2022Accounts filed, made up to 2021-12-31
  12. 14 April 2022Confirmation statement filed
  13. 2 June 2021Confirmation statement filed
  14. 26 April 2021Accounts filed, made up to 2020-12-31
  15. 3 December 2020Company incorporated
  16. 3 December 2020Resolution filed
  17. 16 July 2020Charge registered or updated
  18. 17 June 2020Accounts filed, made up to 2019-12-31
  19. 20 May 2020Confirmation statement filed
  20. 14 November 2019Company incorporated
  21. 14 November 2019Resolution filed
  22. 19 June 2019Charge registered or updated
  23. 18 June 2019Accounts filed, made up to 2018-12-31
  24. 11 June 2019Charge registered or updated
  25. 14 May 2019Confirmation statement filed
  26. 18 March 2019Charge registered or updated
  27. 23 August 2018Accounts filed, made up to 2017-12-31
  28. 15 May 2018Confirmation statement filed
  29. 13 June 2017Accounts filed, made up to 2016-12-31
  30. 19 July 2016Accounts filed, made up to 2015-12-31

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, source Companies House.

Complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service

Source: Financial Ombudsman Service, half-yearly business complaints data · Fetched 26 October 2026 · figures copied as published · How we collect this

COUTTS & COMPANY does not appear in the Ombudsman’s published data for H1 2026 or H2 2025. The Ombudsman publishes figures only for businesses with at least 30 new and 30 resolved complaints in the six months.

“Upheld” means the Ombudsman decided in the consumer’s favour. A business is linked to a provider only when the Ombudsman publishes it under exactly the registered company name we hold from Companies House. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Financial Ombudsman Service, business complaints data H1 2026.

Data coverage

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Show every item and its source (8 of 15 profile fields have source material)

Identity

Registered company name
Source material collected · Companies HouseCopied from the source by software
FCA number, as stated by the provider
Source material collected · Provider websiteQuoted word for word, with a link to the source
Company number, incorporation date, registered office
Source material collected · Companies HouseCopied from the source by software
Persons with significant control
Source material collected · Companies HouseCopied from the source by software

Regulation

Provider's regulatory statement
Source material collected · Provider websiteQuoted word for word, with a link to the source
Status, restrictions and requirements
Live lookup only · FCA RegisterQuoted word for word, with a link to the source
Registered agents (count)
Live lookup only · FCA RegisterCopied from the source by software
How customer money is safeguarded
No source material collected · Provider terms and conditionsQuoted word for word, with a link to the source

Financial health

Latest accounts date, overdue accounts flag
Source material collected · Companies HouseCopied from the source by software
Revenue and profit (where filed)
No source material collected · Filed accounts at Companies HouseCopied from the source by software

Complaints

Complaint volumes and uphold rate (where published)
Source material collected · Financial Ombudsman ServiceCopied from the source by software

Product

Countries and currencies served
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Service availability
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Delivery times and payment cut-offs
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Payout methods (bank, cash pickup, mobile wallet)
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Fees, limits, minimums
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ID documents required
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About this profile

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