Private company

Vanquis Banking Group

Logo: Vanquis Bank Limited, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

British sub-prime lender

Vanquis Banking Group, formerly Provident Financial plc, is a British bank headquartered in Bradford, England which specialises in credit cards, loans and consumer vehicle finance. It primarily services customers with a sub-prime credit history who have been declined for credit from mainstream lenders.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1880Founded1
  • Industryfinancial services1
  • HeadquartersBradford1
  • Websitewww.vanquis.com
  • Legal formpublic limited company1
  • Listed onLondon Stock Exchange1
  • LEI213800U93SZC44VXN6353
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressFAIRBURN HOUSE, 5 GODWIN STREET, BD1 2AH Bradford, United Kingdom3
  • Registered withCompanies House, 006689873
City Park Bradford
Photo: User:Jonfarman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Vanquis Banking Group, formerly Provident Financial plc, is a British bank headquartered in Bradford, England which specialises in credit cards, loans and consumer vehicle finance. It primarily services customers with a sub-prime credit history who have been declined for credit from mainstream lenders.2

Corporate structure

Vanquis Banking Group sits at the top of its group. 12 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Vanquis Banking Group Bradford, United Kingdom
    • Vanquis Bank Bradford, United Kingdom
    • Satsuma Loans Subsidiary · Bradford
    • Snoop Subsidiary
    • DUNCTON GROUP LIMITED Subsidiary · Petersfield, United Kingdom
    • MONEYBARN GROUP LIMITED Subsidiary · Petersfield, United Kingdom
    • MONEYBARN NO.1 LIMITED Subsidiary · Petersfield, United Kingdom
    • OBAN CARDS 2021-1 PLC Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • OBAN CARDS RECEIVABLES TRUSTEE LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • Provident Financial Subsidiary · Slovakia
    • PROVIDENT FINANCIAL STAFF PENSION SCHEME Subsidiary · Bradford, United Kingdom
    • VBG HOLDINGS LIMITED Subsidiary · Bradford, United Kingdom

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.

What it owns

What Vanquis Banking Group reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2023Acquired Snoop1

Timeline

  1. 2023Acquisition Acquired Snoop1
  2. 1880Founded Founded1