Starling Bank: company and regulatory profile
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What Starling Bank says about its regulation
Source: www.starlingbank.com (Starling Bank's own website) · Fetched 26 October 2026 · quoted word for word · How we collect this
Starling Bank Limited (trading as Starling) is registered in England and Wales (No. 09092149), 5th Floor London Fruit And Wool Exchange, 1 Duval Square, London, United Kingdom, E1 6PW. We are authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority under registration number 730166.
Starling Bank is registered in England and Wales as Starling Bank Limited (No. 09092149), 5th Floor, London Fruit And Wool Exchange, 1 Duval Square, London, E1 6PW. We are authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority under registration number 730166.
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What Starling Bank says about its service
Source: starlingbank.com (Starling Bank's own website) · Fetched 26 October 2026 · sentences quoted word for word · How we collect this
Where it sends money
Source context: Send money abroad — How to send money abroad, the easy way — Why should I send money abroad with Starling?
Plus, you can send money to 34 countries , in 17 currencies worldwide, including euro , US dollar , rand and zloty .
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- Headline coverage: country and currency counts do not confirm a particular UK-origin route.
How long transfers take
Source context: When will my international transfer arrive?
Priority delivery via SWIFT. This is usually the quickest option. These payments can take anywhere up to three working days, depending on the country you're sending to and the currency you're sending.
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Fees
Source context: Send money abroad
Fast and secure money transfers to bank accounts in 34 countries worldwide, with no hidden fees.
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0.4% conversion fee £4.00
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You can hold, send and receive euros, all completely free of charge.
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Companies House record
Source: Companies House · Fetched 26 October 2026 · values copied as returned · How we collect this
- Registered name
- STARLING BANK LIMITED
- Company number
- 09092149
- Company status
- active
- Incorporated
- 18 June 2014
- Registered office
- 5th Floor London Fruit And Wool Exchange, 1 Duval Square, London, E1 6PW, United Kingdom
- SIC codes
- 64191
- Latest accounts made up to
- 31 March 2026
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2027
- Accounts overdue (as recorded by Companies House)
- No
Persons with significant control
- Starling Intermediate Holdings Limitedownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; voting rights 75 to 100 percent; right to appoint and remove directors · notified 30 September 2025
How this company was identified: Company number taken from the regulatory statement on the provider's own website. It was the only stated company whose registered name is the trading name plus a legal-form suffix, or whose statement carries the FCA reference number the provider's homepage gives. 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
- Owner of the company behind Starling BankStarling Intermediate Holdings Limited · registered in Englandownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; voting rights 75 to 100 percent; right to appoint and remove directorsAs recorded at Companies House
- Which is owned byStarling Group Holdings Limited · registered in United Kingdomownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; voting rights 75 to 100 percent; right to appoint and remove directorsAs 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 March 2026, were not filed in a machine-readable form, so no figures are copied here. See the filing at Companies House.
Registered charges
8 registered, of which 5 satisfied and 3 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
- STARLING FS LIMITED · 5 January 2016 to 15 July 2016
- POSSIBLE FS LIMITED · 18 June 2014 to 5 January 2016
Filing timeline (30 most recent filings shown)
- 12 July 2026Accounts filed, made up to 2026-03-31
- 9 July 2026Charge registered or updated
- 2 March 2026Confirmation statement filed
- 8 July 2025Resolution filed
- 8 July 2025Share capital filing
- 8 July 2025Company incorporated
- 8 July 2025Share capital filing
- 12 June 2025Accounts filed, made up to 2025-03-31
- 3 March 2025Confirmation statement filed
- 5 February 2025Charge registered or updated
- 3 July 2024Accounts filed, made up to 2024-03-31
- 3 March 2024Confirmation statement filed
- 16 February 2024Resolution filed
- 16 February 2024Company incorporated
- 10 July 2023Confirmation statement filed
- 5 July 2023Accounts filed, made up to 2023-03-31
- 21 February 2023Share capital filing
- 17 November 2022Registered office address changed
- 18 August 2022Accounts filed, made up to 2022-03-31
- 11 July 2022Registered office address changed
- 8 July 2022Confirmation statement filed
- 4 May 2022Resolution filed
- 28 April 2022Share capital filing
- 25 April 2022Share capital filing
- 15 December 2021Share capital filing
- 2 November 2021Accounts filed, made up to 2021-03-31
- 24 September 2021Share capital filing
- 23 September 2021Share capital filing
- 20 July 2021Share capital filing
- 20 July 2021Company incorporated
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
Figures for STARLING BANK LIMITED, the registered company behind Starling Bank. They cover complaints about all of the company’s products, not only international transfers.
| Period | Total new cases | Total % of cases upheld | Total proactive settled resolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 20261 January to 30 June 2026 | 849 | 22% | 14 |
| H2 20251 July to 31 December 2025 | 1,142 | 23% | 3 |
- New cases, Banking & Credit (H1 2026)
- 849
- % of closed cases upheld, Banking & Credit (H1 2026)
- 22%
Across all businesses in H1 2026, the Ombudsman states: “Average % of cases upheld = 26%”.
“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.
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- 26 October 2026Complaints data published for H1 2026 changed · Financial Ombudsman Service
Data coverage
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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
- Source material collected · Provider websiteExtracted by software, shown with the exact wording it came from
- 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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