Reliance Bank Limited
Reference number: 204537
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Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Website, phone number and address
Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.
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Phone number
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Address
Faith House 23-24, Lovat Lane, London, City Of London, EC3R 8EB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When reliancebankltd.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7398 5400 is
- Who else gives the postcode EC3R 8EB
Warning
Scammers have impersonated this firm
Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.
Fake email addresses (1)
- info@ukreliance.uk
Fake websites (1)
- ukreliance.uk
The FCA warning these came from
- ukreliance.uk 20 March 2024
Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money FSCS may applyEligible deposits are typically protected by the FSCS up to £120,000 per person, per banking group.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may applyMortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- Accepting Deposits
- Administering a regulated mortgage contract
- Dealing in investments as principal
- Entering into a regulated mortgage contract as lender
- Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
- Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
FCA disciplinary action and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action.
The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.
The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 00068835 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 28 December 1900 (125 years old)
- Registered office
- 23-24 Lovat Lane, London, EC3R 8EB
- Nature of business
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- Banks (SIC 64191)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Justin James Van Wijngaarden | Director | Dec 1967 | 20 Jun 2019 | 7 other companies |
| Nicola Louise Fenton | Director | May 1974 | 5 Oct 2020 | 3 other companies |
| Jan Eileen Smith | Director | Apr 1947 | 1 Apr 2021 | 11 other companies |
| Guy James Herrington | Director | Mar 1960 | 4 May 2021 | None |
| Elizabeth Jane Paone | Director | Dec 1958 | 1 Sep 2021 | None |
| George Eugene Stylianides | Director | Mar 1963 | 1 Oct 2023 | None |
| Megha Jitendra Shah | Director | Jun 1985 | 2 Sep 2024 | 1 other company |
| Charles Robert Lister | Director | May 1960 | 1 Mar 2025 | 9 other companies |
| Michael Connelly Anderson | Director | Jun 1962 | 1 May 2025 | None |
| Louise Neesha Leavey | Director | Jan 1966 | 7 Oct 2026 | None |
| Kelly-Ann Natasha Jane Witter | Secretary | Not published | 2 Sep 2024 | – |
Other companies run by these 10 directors
A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.
- other companies
- 30
- closed down
- 6
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 30 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 10 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The one that went into liquidation or administration
- The 6 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
- The 1 company these 10 directors run together
- All 73 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Reliance Bank’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
20 March 2024
- FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm
FCA warning list
2018
1 November 2018
- The Salvation Army Trustee Company stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- The Salvation Army International Trustee Company took control (75–100% of shares)
- The Salvation Army Trustee Company became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority from this date
FCA register
2001
1 December 2001
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1998
1 June 1998
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
FCA register
1900
28 December 1900
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 144 events
- All 144 events in its history (10 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 130
Firms connected to Reliance Bank
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Reliance Bank. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 5
- share a director
- 3
- share its postcode
- 2
In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 3 past links through former directors
Firms like Reliance Bank
Other firms of the same type (bank or building society), nearest first.
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- 30 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 144 events in its history
- 5 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- FCA warning: ukreliance.uk fca.org.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk