UNITY TRUST BANK PLC
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Executive summary
Unity Trust Bank PLC occupies a distinct and defensible niche within the UK banking sector as a specialist ethical lender, leveraging deep institutional ties to the trade union and co-operative movements. While its scale and cost-to-income ratios naturally lag behind mainstream high-street banks, its competitive moat is built on values-aligned customer loyalty and an inherently ESG-compliant loan book. As regulatory scrutiny over greenwashing intensifies and demand for social impact financing grows, Unity's specialized positioning offers resilience, provided it can sustain the digital investment required to remain operationally competitive.
Overview
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1983-04-07
- Registered office
- Four, Brindleyplace, Birmingham, England, B1 2JB
- Postcode
- B1 2JB
- Capital
- 24 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-06-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-03-05
- Next due by
- 2027-03-19
Nature of business (SIC)
- 64191 Banks
Officers 13 current · 99 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Gender pay gap
18.97%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- unity.co.uk
- Phone
- 03451401000
Unity Trust Bank offers ethical business bank accounts and loans. We work with organisations that deliver positive social impact.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| UNITY TRUST PLC | 1987-12-08 |
| DIKAPPA (NUMBER 248) LIMITED | 1983-12-14 |
Previous registered addresses 13
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| NINE BRINDLEYPLACE, BIRMINGHAM, B1 2HB | 2019-01-21 |
| NINE BRINDLEYPLACE, 4 OOZELLS SQUARE, BIRMINGHAM, B1 2HB | 2002-06-11 |
| NINE BRINDLEYPLACE, 4 OOZELLS SQUARE, BIRMINGHAM, B1 2HB | 2002-06-11 |
| NINE BRINDLEY PLACE, 4 OOZELLS SQUARE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS B1 2DJ | 2000-08-10 |
| NINE BRINDLEYPLACE, 4 OOZELLS SQUARE, BIRMINGHAM, B1 2HE | 2000-08-10 |
| NINE BRINDLEYPLACE, 4 OOZELLS SQUARE, BIRMINGHAM, B1 2HE | 2000-08-10 |
| NINE BRINDLEY PLACE, 4 OOZELLS SQUARE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS B1 2DJ | 2000-08-10 |
| 9 BRINDLEY PLACE, 4 OOZELLS SQUARE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS B1 2DJ | 2000-07-26 |
| 9 BRINDLEY PLACE, 4 OOZELLS SQUARE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS B1 2DJ | 2000-07-26 |
| 4 THE SQUARE, BROAD STREET, BIRMINGHAM B15 1AR | 2000-06-06 |
| 4 THE SQUARE, BROAD STREET, BIRMINGHAM B15 1AR | 2000-06-06 |
| 1 CARLISLE AVENUE, LONDON EC3N 2ES | 1989-06-15 |
| 1 CARLISLE AVENUE, LONDON EC3N 2ES | 1989-06-15 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 15 similar companies in B, trading since 1983
The class of 1983
51%
of the 13,141 companies incorporated in 1983 are still active today; 40% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Freehold
- 1
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2024-05-22
- Where
- West Midlands (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MM196662 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2024-05-22 | — |
| WR21088 | West Midlands | Freehold | 2021-01-08 | — |
For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).
Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Dataset as at 2026-08.
This company's registered activities are in financial services. If it carries on regulated business, it should appear on the FCA's Financial Services Register — the official record of authorised firms.