Unity Trust Bank PLC
Reference number: 204570
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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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Website
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Phone number
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Address
Four Brindleyplace, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2JB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When unity.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0345 140 1000 is
- Who else gives the postcode B1 2JB
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 phone numbers (1)
- 0345 140 1500
Fake email addresses (2)
- info@unitytrust.com
- us@unitytrust.co.uk
Fake websites (1)
- unity-trust.co.uk
The FCA warning these came from
- unity-trust.co.uk 26 October 2023
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.
- 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
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Credit Broking
- Dealing in investments as principal
- 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)
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
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
- 01713124 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Public limited company
- Incorporated
- 7 April 1983 (43 years old)
- Registered office
- Four, Brindleyplace, Birmingham, B1 2JB, England
- Nature of business
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- Banks (SIC 64191)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Susan Sternglass Noble | Director | Jun 1961 | 3 Nov 2017 | 5 other companies |
| Alexander Owen Ryan | Director | May 1979 | 20 Nov 2020 | 3 other companies |
| Christine Anne Coe | Director | Apr 1954 | 3 Mar 2023 | 3 other companies |
| Colin Dundas Fyfe | Director | Mar 1967 | 29 Jan 2024 | 15 other companies |
| John Leonard Eatwell (Lord) | Director | Feb 1945 | 28 Nov 2024 | 2 other companies |
| Penny Linda Hogan | Director | Mar 1978 | 26 Mar 2025 | None |
| Christopher Sparks (Dr) | Director | Jul 1962 | 1 Sep 2025 | 1 other company |
| Keith Victor Smithson | Director | Mar 1962 | 12 Jan 2026 | None |
| Pamela Elizabeth Rowland | Director | Dec 1961 | 22 May 2026 | 2 other companies |
| Gray Tavener | Secretary | Not published | 1 Dec 2025 | – |
Other companies run by these 9 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
- 31
- closed down
- 5
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 31 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 9 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The one that went into liquidation or administration
- The 3 on the FCA register
- All 95 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Unity Trust Bank’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
26 October 2023
- FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm
FCA warning list
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 Bank of England from this date
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
FCA register
1983
7 April 1983
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 196 events
- All 196 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 183
Firms connected to Unity Trust Bank
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Unity Trust Bank. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share a director
- 2
- past link
- 1
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Unity Trust Bank
Other firms of the same type (bank or building society), nearest first.
In Birmingham
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- 31 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 196 events in its history
- 2 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: unity-trust.co.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