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Arbuthnot Banking Group

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Private and merchant bank in London, England

Arbuthnot Latham & Co., Limited is a British private and merchant bank headquartered in London, England. It is the principal subsidiary of Arbuthnot Banking Group plc, which is traded on the Alternative Investment Market. Founded in 1833, it has the status of one of the 12 accepting houses.2 It was founded by Alfred Latham and John Alves Arbuthnot.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

May 13, 1833Founded1
  • Industryfinancial sector1
  • HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom1
  • Websitewww.arbuthnotlatham.co.uk
  • Legal formPublic Limited Company3
  • LEI213800LAWPXT3H3SNN213
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressARBUTHNOT HOUSE, EC2M 7EA London, United Kingdom3
  • Registered withCompanies House, 019540853

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7 Wilson Street
Photo: Alssa1, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Arbuthnot Latham & Co., Limited is a British private and merchant bank headquartered in London, England. It is the principal subsidiary of Arbuthnot Banking Group plc, which is traded on the Alternative Investment Market. Founded in 1833, it has the status of one of the 12 accepting houses.2

Corporate structure

Arbuthnot Banking Group sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Arbuthnot Banking Group London, United Kingdom
    • ARBUTHNOT LATHAM & CO., LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom

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The story

Founded by Alfred Latham and John Alves Arbuthnot on May 13, 1833.1

Arbuthnot Latham was founded on 13 May 1833 by Alfred Latham and John A. Arbuthnot at 33 Great St Helen's, Lime Street in the City of London. Originally starting as a general merchant business, it soon began involving itself in finance and lending operations.

In 1981 the Arbuthnot family's involvement with the bank ended, with its purchase by Dow Scandia; a consortium majority owned by the Dow Chemical Company. It was at this time that Henry Angest joined the bank. Shortly afterwards, Dow sold Arbuthnot Latham on to new investors.

By 1990, the business had had four separate owners and the Arbuthnot Latham name had been retired. After successfully leading the management buyout of Secure Homes (later renamed Secure Trust), Henry Angest acquired Arbuthnot Fund Managers (and thereby the Arbuthnot Latham name) in 1991, and then in 1994 acquired Aitken Hume Bank for an estimated £3.2million. In August 1994, Aitken Hume Bank was renamed Arbuthnot Latham & Co.

From Wikipedia’s article on Arbuthnot Latham, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Leadership

Who has led Arbuthnot Banking Group, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

Operations

Arbuthnot Latham focuses on three primary businesses practices: Private Banking, Commercial Banking, and Wealth Management; both to high net worth private individuals and commercial clients.

Private banking

Arbuthnot's Private Banking business is structured as follows:

Executives & Entrepreneurs

Sports, Media & Entertainment

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Specialist

Treasury

Arbuthnot Latham Manchester, which has a large private banking client book, grew its balance sheet from £20m in 2016 to over £300m in 2021.

Commercial banking

Arbuthnot's Commercial Banking business is structured as follows:

Lending Solutions

Buy to Let

Real Estate Finance

Media

Specialists

Asset Based Lending

Arbuthnot Specialist Finance

Renaissance Asset Finance

In 2019, Arbuthnot Latham was the winner of City A.M.'s Bank of the Year award (originally known as the Retail Bank of the Year award), beating Monzo, OakNorth, Barclays, and Credit Suisse.

Wealth management

Arbuthnot's Wealth Management business is structured as follows:

Investment Management

Wealth Planning

Retirement Planning

In November 2020, Arbuthnot's Investment arm one WealthBriefing MENA Awards for Excellence "Best Private Bank – Discretionary Fund Management (DFM) Offering" award.

Locations

For the entirety of its existence, Arbuthnot Latham (including its predecessor companies) have been headquartered in the City of London. From 2004 to 2014, Arbuthnot was based in Ropemaker Street, one of the former ‘rope walks’ that existed on the outskirts of medieval London, and very close to the skyscraper Citypoint. In 2014, Arbuthnot Latham acquired the freehold of a property in Wilson Street, also in the Moorgate area as Ropemaker Street, and moved its headquarters there. Since 2024 the company has been based at a refurbished building by Finsbury Circus, now named Arbuthnot House.

Outside of its Central London footprint, Arbuthnot Latham currently has offices in Manchester, Exeter, Bristol and Gatwick Airport. Until 2021, Arbuthnot had an international office based in the International Financial Centre in Dubai. The closure of this office was partially attributed to the collapse in Arbuthnot's earnings as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Wikipedia’s article on Arbuthnot Latham, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. May 13, 1833Founded Founded1

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