Private company

Cater Allen

Logo: caterallen.co.uk, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

UK private bank

Cater Allen Limited, trading as Cater Allen Private Bank, is a private bank in the United Kingdom and a wholly owned subsidiary of Santander UK. The bank provides banking and savings products to individuals, businesses and professional intermediaries. Founded in 1816, Cater Allen is one of the longest-established private banking institutions in the United Kingdom.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1816Founded1
  • Industryfinancial services1
  • HeadquartersLondon1
  • Websitewww.caterallen.co.uk
  • Legal formprivate company limited by shares1
  • LEINJ2Z3LWOIYWE0BE0UJ213
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address2 TRITON SQUARE, NW1 3AN London, United Kingdom3
  • Registered withCompanies House, 003830323

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Cater Allen Limited, trading as Cater Allen Private Bank, is a private bank in the United Kingdom and a wholly owned subsidiary of Santander UK. The bank provides banking and savings products to individuals, businesses and professional intermediaries.2

Corporate structure

Cater Allen is part of a group headed by Santander Group. 812 entities, 30 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Santander Group Santander, Spain
    • Banco Santander (Brasil) Sao Paulo, Brazil
      • SANTANDER DIAMANTINA MULTIMERCADO CREDITO PRIVADO - FIF (SANTANDER DIAMANTINA MULTIMERCADO CRÉDITO PRIVADO - FIF) Fund · Sao Paulo, Brazil
    • Banco Santander-Chile Santiago, Chile
      • SANTANDER CORREDORES DE BOLSA LIMITADA Subsidiary · Santiago, Chile
    • Diners Club Spain Madrid, Spain
    • EBURY PARTNERS LIMITED London, United Kingdom
    • SANTANDER ASSET MANAGEMENT, S.A., SGIIC Madrid, Spain
      • SANTANDER ASSET MANAGEMENT GERENTE DE FONDOS COMUNES DE INVERSION S. A. Buenos Aires, Argentina
      • ALTAIR INVERSIONES, FI Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • BANESTO 95 SELECCION MUNDIAL, FI Fund · Boadilla del Monte, Spain
      • BANESTO FONDORED GLOBAL EQUILIBRADO, FI Fund · Boadilla del Monte, Spain
      • BANESTO FONDORED GLOBAL PRUDENTE, FI Fund · Boadilla del Monte, Spain
      • BANESTO GARANTIZADO SELECC. EUROPA 2, FI Fund · Boadilla del Monte, Spain
      • BANESTO GARANTIZADO SELECCION EUROPA, FI Fund · Boadilla del Monte, Spain
      • BANESTO GARANTIZADO SELECCION MUNDIAL 2, FI Fund · Boadilla del Monte, Spain
      • BANESTO GARANTIZADO SELECCION MUNDIAL,FI Fund · Boadilla del Monte, Spain
      • BANESTO MIXTO RENTA FIJA 75-25, FI Fund · Boadilla del Monte, Spain
      • BANESTO MIXTO RENTA FIJA 90-10, FI Fund · Boadilla del Monte, Spain
      • EUROVALOR EUROPA DEL ESTE, FI Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • INNOVA INVERSION GLOBAL, FI Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • SANTANDER 104 USA, FI Fund · Boadilla del Monte, Spain
      • SANTANDER 95 DOLAR, FI Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • SANTANDER 95 OBJETIVO USA, FI Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • SANTANDER ACCIONES USA, FI Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • SANTANDER COMPROMISO SOLIDARIO, FI Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • SANTANDER CORTO PLAZO DOLAR, FI Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • SANTANDER CORTO PLAZO, FI Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • SANTANDER DEUDA CORTO PLAZO, FI Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • SANTANDER DIVIDENDO EUROPA, FI Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • SANTANDER EUROINDICE, FI Fund · Boadilla del Monte, Spain
      • SANTANDER EUROPEAN HOSPITALITY OPPORTUNITIES Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • SANTANDER GO RETORNO ABSOLUTO, FI Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • and 220 more
    • Santander Consumer Finance Boadilla Del Monte, Spain
      • Santander Consumer Bank Lysaker, Norway
        • 1 more
      • Stellantis Financial Services España, EFC, S.A. Subsidiary · 50% · Madrid, Spain
      • BANCO SANTANDER CONSUMER PORTUGAL S.A. Subsidiary · Boadilla Del Monte, Spain
      • FINANCIERA EL CORTE INGLES EFC SA Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      • Hyundai Capital Bank Europe GmbH Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • Open Group Deutschland Holding GmbH Subsidiary · Mönchengladbach, Germany
      • SANTANDER CONSUMER BANK Subsidiary · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
      • SANTANDER CONSUMER BANK S.P.A. Subsidiary · Torino, Italy
        • 2 more
      • Santander Consumer Banque Subsidiary · France
      • SANTANDER CONSUMER FINANCE SCHWEIZ AG Subsidiary · Schlieren, Switzerland
      • Santander Consumer Leasing GmbH Subsidiary · Mönchengladbach, Germany
      • SANTANDER CONSUMER LEASING S.A Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret, France
      • OPEN BANK, S.A., SUCCURSALE EN BELGIQUE Branch · Boadilla Del Monte, Spain
      • SANTANDER CONSUMER FINANCE S.A. Branch · Boadilla Del Monte, Spain
        • 2 more
      • Santander Consumer Finance S.A. Branche Nederland Branch · Boadilla Del Monte, Spain
    • SANTANDER GREEN INVESTMENT SL Madrid, Spain
    • Santander Holdings USA, Inc. Boston, Massachusetts, United States
      • Santander Bank, N.A. Subsidiary · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
      • SANTANDER INVESTMENT SECURITIES INC. Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
    • SANTANDER UK GROUP HOLDINGS PLC London, United Kingdom
    • Abbey National Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Alliance & Leicester International Subsidiary · Douglas
    • Banco Real Subsidiary · São Paulo
    • Banco Santander (Portugal) Subsidiary · Lisbon
    • Banco Santander (Uruguay) Subsidiary
    • Banco Santander México, S.A. Subsidiary · Álvaro Obregón
    • Banesto Subsidiary · Madrid
    • Openbank Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
    • RoadLoans Subsidiary · Dallas
    • Santander Subsidiary · Mönchengladbach, Germany
    • Santander Bank Subsidiary · Boston
      • 1 more
    • Merlin Properties Stake · 22% · Madrid, Spain
      • 5 more
    • SANTANDER INSURANCE SL Subsidiary · 100% · Boadilla Del Monte, Spain
    • ABENT 3T S A P I DE CV Subsidiary · 99.99% · Ciudad de México, Mexico
    • SANTANDER DE TITULIZACION SOCIEDAD GESTORA DE FONDOS DE TITULIZACION SA Subsidiary · 81% · Madrid, Spain
      • CEREZO FONDO DE TITULIZACION Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • F.T.A. PROGRAMA INDEPENDIENTE DE TITULIZ. DE CED. HIPOTECARIA Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION DE ACTIVOS SANTANDER CONSUMER SPAIN AUTO 2014-1 Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION DE ACTIVOS SANTANDER FINANCIACION 1 Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION DE ACTIVOS SANTANDER HIPOTECARIO 2 Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION DE ACTIVOS SANTANDER HIPOTECARIO 3 Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION DE ACTIVOS UCI 11 Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION DE ACTIVOS UCI 14 Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION DE ACTIVOS UCI 16 Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION DE ACTIVOS, UCI 15 Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION DE ACTIVOS, UCI 17 Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION HIPOTECARIA UCI 10 Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION HIPOTECARIA UCI 12 Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION MAGDALENA 14 Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION PYMES MAGDALENA Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION PYMES MAGDALENA 2 Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION PYMES MAGDALENA 3 Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION SANTANDER CONSUMER SPAIN AUTO 2016-1 Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION SANTANDER CONSUMER SPAIN AUTO 2016-2 Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION SANTANDER CONSUMO 10 Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION SANTANDER CONSUMO 11 Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION SANTANDER RESIDENTIAL 1 Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION STRUCTURED COVERED BONDS UCI Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION TRIESTE Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • FONDO DE TITULIZACION, CIMA SPAIN Fund · Madrid, Spain
      • and 37 more
    • ALJARDI SGPS LDA (ZONA FRANCA DA MADEIRA) Subsidiary · Funchal, Portugal
      • BANCO MADESANT - SOCIEDADE UNIPESSOAL S.A. (ZONA FRANCA DA MADEIRA) Subsidiary · Funchal, Portugal
    • and 86 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Cater Allen traces its origins to a banking business established in Blackburn, England in 1816.

During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries the bank developed a reputation for providing private and intermediary banking services to professional advisers and their clients.

In 1997 the business was acquired by Abbey National, forming part of Abbey National's private banking operations.

Following the acquisition of Abbey National by Banco Santander in 2004, Cater Allen became part of the Santander banking group.

Today Cater Allen operates as a specialist private banking brand within Santander UK.

From Wikipedia’s article on Cater Allen, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

  • financial services

Listed on Wikidata.1

Operations

Cater Allen operates as a specialist banking division within Santander UK, providing current accounts, savings accounts and deposit products for personal and business customers.

A significant part of the bank’s activity is conducted through professional intermediaries such as accountants, solicitors and financial advisers who introduce or manage banking relationships for their clients.

This intermediary model is commonly used in financial arrangements such as estate administration, trust management and pension structures where professional advisers act on behalf of clients or beneficiaries.

Services

Cater Allen provides a range of banking services including:

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Current accounts

Savings accounts

Fixed-term deposit accounts

Notice savings accounts

The bank also supports banking arrangements linked to specialist financial structures where funds are managed on behalf of others, including trusts and pension structures.

These arrangements may include banking connected with:

Trust structures

Self-invested personal pension (SIPP)

Small self-administered schemes (SSAS)

Estate administration by executors and personal representatives

Fiduciary roles such as deputies appointed by the Court of Protection

From Wikipedia’s article on Cater Allen, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ultimate parent

From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Aug 5, 2022Parent Directly consolidated by Santander UK3
  2. 1816Founded Founded1

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