Financial Services

Last updated: 8 May 2023

Number of businesses in the UK financial services sector and their associated employment (turnover figures unavailable)

Published 6 October 2022. Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/business-population-estimates-2022

The above table divides into the below three sections:

Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security
Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities

The sector further divides into:

Resources

Key Facts about UK-based financial and related professional services: https://www.thecityuk.com/media/ubgldxnm/key-facts-about-uk-based-financial-and-related-professional-services-2022.pdf
TheCityUK: https://www.thecityuk.com/
- TheCityUK is the industry-led body representing UK-based financial and related professional services.
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA): https://www.fca.org.uk/
- The FCA regulates financial services firms and financial markets in the UK
FCA Financial Services Register: https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/financial-services-register#section-obtaining-data-extracts
- The FS Register is a public record of firms, individuals and other bodies that are, or have been, authorised by the FCA or the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA).
Financial services companies in the United Kingdom: https://golden.com/query/financial-services-companies-in-the-united-kingdom-MRV6
List of financial services companies: https://golden.com/query/list-of-financial-services-companies-BME
FCA Resources: https://register.fca.org.uk/s/resources
Prudential Regulation Authority: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-regulation
- The PRA is responsible for the prudential regulation and supervision of around 1,500 banks, building societies, credit unions, insurers and major investment firms.
  - List of PRA-regulated Banks: April 2023 (PDF 0.1MB): https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/prudential-regulation/authorisations/which-firms-does-the-pra-regulate/2023/list-of-banks/banks-list-2304.pdf
  - List of PRA-regulated Building Societies: April 2023 (PDF 0.1MB): https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/prudential-regulation/authorisations/which-firms-does-the-pra-regulate/2023/list-of-building-societies/buildings-societies-list-2304.pdf
  - List of UK authorised insurers - April 2023 (PDF 0.5MB): https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/prudential-regulation/authorisations/which-firms-does-the-pra-regulate/2023/list-of-authorised-insurers/list-of-uk-insurers-april-2023.pdf
  - List of designated investment firms: January 2023 (PDF 0.4MB): https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/prudential-regulation/authorisations/which-firms-does-the-pra-regulate/2023/bank-of-england-designated-firms-list---january-2023.pdf
Wikipedia Category: Financial services companies of the United Kingdom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Financial_services_companies_of_the_United_Kingdom
List of banks in the United Kingdom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_banks_in_the_United_Kingdom
Insurance companies of the United Kingdom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Insurance_companies_of_the_United_Kingdom