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UK Financial Investments

Government financial services holding company

UK Financial Investments (UKFI) was a limited company set up in November 2008 and mandated by the UK government to manage HM Treasury's shareholdings in Lloyds Banking Group, the Royal Bank of Scotland Group and UK Asset Resolution. UKFI ceased trading in March 2018, and its business and assets were transferred to UK Government Investments.2 Its chief executive is Oliver Holbourn (since 2016).1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Nov 2008Founded1
  • Industryfinancial services1
  • HeadquartersLondon1
  • Websitewww.ukfi.co.uk
  • Legal formlimited company1

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UK Financial Investments (UKFI) was a limited company set up in November 2008 and mandated by the UK government to manage HM Treasury's shareholdings in Lloyds Banking Group, the Royal Bank of Scotland Group and UK Asset Resolution. UKFI ceased trading in March 2018, and its business and assets were transferred to UK Government Investments.2

Corporate structure

UK Financial Investments sits at the top of its group. 4 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • UK Financial Investments London
    • Ulster Bank Subsidiary · Belfast, United Kingdom
      • FIRST ACTIVE LIMITED Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
      • ULSTER BANK PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED Subsidiary · Belfast, United Kingdom

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What UK Financial Investments 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

Leadership

Who has led UK Financial Investments, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. James Leigh-Pemberton2013–2016
  2. Oliver Holbourn2016–now

Chair

  1. Sir Philip Hampton2008–2009
  2. James Leigh-Pemberton2014–now
2010201520202025

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • HM Treasury

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by UK Government Investments1

Timeline

  1. Apr 1, 2016New chief executive Oliver Holbourn becomes CEO1
  2. Oct 2013New chief executive James Leigh-Pemberton becomes CEO1
  3. Nov 2008Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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