Santander Cards UK Limited

Active01456283 Private limited company

Incorporated: 23 October 1979 (47 years)
Previously known as: GE Capital Bank Limited (until 27 May 2009)
The First Personal Bank PLC (until 28 July 1997)
Welbeck Finance PLC (until 9 May 1989)
Earlier: Welbeck Finance Limited, Hackremco (No.18) Ltd
Industry: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (64999)
Directors: Gerald John Davies
Stephen David Affleck
Owned by: Santander UK PLC
Accounts type: Full
Region: Greater London
Address: 2 Triton Square
Regent's Place
London
NW1 3AN

Website & contact details

Group website: santander.co.uk via Santander UK PLC
The site of this company’s group or brand.

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 September 2027
Last accounts: 31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due: 15 October 2027
Last conf. stmt: 1 October 2026

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Davies, Gerald John

Director · Appointed 16 December 2024

Also at Santander Consumer Credit Services Limited, Santander Global Consumer Finance Limited, First National Tricity Finance Limited · more companies

British

Born February 1986 (40)

Affleck, Stephen David

Director · Appointed 31 December 2021

Also at Cater Allen Limited, Gesban UK Limited, Santander Isa Managers Limited · more companies

British

Born October 1979 (47)

Santander Secretariat Services Limited

Corporate Secretary · Appointed 28 August 2012

Also at Fosse Trustee (UK) Limited, Holmes Trustees Limited, Cater Allen Limited · more companies

Officer history (83 former)

16 December 2024

Appointed Davies, Gerald John as Director

16 December 2024

Resigned Hall, Matthew Jeremy as Director

31 December 2021

Appointed Affleck, Stephen David as Director

31 December 2021

Resigned Morrison, Rachel Jane as Director

31 May 2019

Resigned Attar-Zadeh, Reza as Director

30 May 2019

Appointed Hall, Matthew Jeremy as Director

4 October 2018

Resigned Olaizola, Juan as Director

25 October 2017

Appointed Morrison, Rachel Jane as Director

31 March 2016

Resigned De La Vega, Jorge as Director

23 February 2015

Resigned Aboukhair-Hurtado, Jose Rami as Director

10 February 2014

Appointed Attar-Zadeh, Reza as Director

5 February 2014

Resigned Mathewson, Alan as Director

7 November 2013

Resigned Sparrow, Nigel Kenneth as Director

16 October 2013

Appointed De La Vega, Jorge as Director

8 November 2012

Appointed Mathewson, Alan as Director

3 October 2012

Resigned Mussert, Adam Nicholas as Director

25 September 2012

Resigned Gibson, Callum Hamish as Director

28 August 2012

Appointed Santander Secretariat Services Limited as Corporate Secretary

28 August 2012

Resigned Abbey National Nominees Limited as Corporate Secretary

10 May 2012

Appointed Mussert, Adam Nicholas as Director

1 May 2012

Appointed Olaizola, Juan as Director

6 March 2012

Appointed Aboukhair-Hurtado, Jose Rami as Director

6 March 2012

Resigned San Juan, Jose as Director

26 January 2012

Resigned Tellaeche Bosch, Ramon as Director

29 September 2011

Resigned Mussert, Adam Nicholas as Director

30 June 2011

Resigned Lovering, Roger Vincent as Director

30 June 2011

Resigned Rodriguez Sola, Miguel Angel as Director

20 January 2010

Resigned Burn, Bryan Adrian Falconer as Director

20 January 2010

Appointed Gibson, Callum Hamish as Director

20 January 2010

Resigned Coles, Ian Nigel as Director

20 January 2010

Resigned Roberts, Emma as Director

20 January 2010

Resigned Phipps, Robin Ashley as Director

23 July 2009

Appointed Rodriguez Sola, Miguel Angel as Director

1 June 2009

Resigned Bostock, Nathan Mark as Director

1 May 2009

Resigned Prestedge, Graham Ronald as Director

1 May 2009

Resigned Hill, Victor Thomas as Director

29 April 2009

Resigned Napier, Richard Stewart as Director

22 January 2009

Appointed Prestedge, Graham Ronald as Director

7 January 2009

Appointed Lovering, Roger Vincent as Director

7 January 2009

Resigned Friguletto, Michael Paul as Director

7 January 2009

Appointed Tellaeche Bosch, Ramon as Director

7 January 2009

Appointed Abbey National Nominees Limited as Corporate Secretary

7 January 2009

Appointed Mussert, Adam Nicholas as Director

7 January 2009

Resigned Harvey, Richard John as Director

7 January 2009

Appointed Bostock, Nathan Mark as Director

7 January 2009

Resigned Gilligan, Brendan Edward as Director

7 January 2009

Appointed San Juan, Jose as Director

7 January 2009

Appointed Hill, Victor Thomas as Director

7 January 2009

Appointed Coles, Ian Nigel as Director

7 January 2009

Appointed Roberts, Emma as Director

7 January 2009

Resigned Green, Peter Harvey as Director

7 January 2009

Resigned Devine, Brendan as Director

7 January 2009

Resigned Green, Peter Harvey as Secretary

31 October 2008

Resigned Cameron, Ewan Douglas as Director

14 April 2008

Resigned Morrison, Graeme Sutherland Cowan, Mr. as Director

27 March 2008

Resigned Reid, Ian Elmore as Director

25 February 2008

Appointed Phipps, Robin Ashley as Director

31 December 2007

Resigned Lusher, John Anderson as Director

18 December 2007

Appointed Napier, Richard Stewart as Director

5 December 2007

Appointed Friguletto, Michael Paul as Director

29 November 2007

Appointed Green, Peter Harvey as Director

31 October 2007

Resigned Macphail, John Stewart as Director

14 June 2007

Appointed Green, Peter Harvey as Secretary

14 June 2007

Resigned Caswell, Sarah Anne as Secretary

31 May 2007

Resigned Perry, Laurence as Director

31 May 2007

Appointed Cameron, Ewan Douglas as Director

11 May 2007

Appointed Caswell, Sarah Anne as Secretary

10 May 2007

Resigned Owens, Jennifer Anne as Secretary

19 April 2007

Appointed Harvey, Richard John as Director

26 February 2007

Appointed Sparrow, Nigel Kenneth as Director

3 January 2007

Appointed Reid, Ian Elmore as Director

15 December 2006

Resigned Cooper, Brad John as Director

29 September 2006

Resigned Lopez, Lionel Oliver as Director

11 September 2006

Resigned Sinclair, Stuart William as Director

28 June 2006

Appointed Devine, Brendan as Director

25 May 2006

Resigned Hayes, Daniel Edward Laurence as Secretary

25 May 2006

Appointed Owens, Jennifer Anne as Secretary

19 July 2005

Resigned Gaskin, Richard as Director

20 April 2005

Resigned Macdonald, Ian Gordon as Director

4 August 2004

Appointed Macphail, John Stewart as Director

3 August 2004

Resigned Bailey, Murray Leighton as Director

3 August 2004

Resigned Story, Ian Graham as Director

3 August 2004

Appointed Lopez, Lionel Oliver as Director

2 August 2004

Appointed Macdonald, Ian Gordon as Director

23 July 2004

Appointed Perry, Laurence as Director

19 July 2004

Appointed Gaskin, Richard as Director

30 June 2004

Resigned Sanders, Colin George as Director

26 March 2004

Resigned Clyne, Neil as Director

9 October 2003

Appointed Bailey, Murray Leighton as Director

23 September 2003

Resigned Nicholson, Stephen John as Director

10 September 2003

Appointed Gilligan, Brendan Edward as Director

24 September 2002

Appointed Nicholson, Stephen John as Director

24 September 2002

Appointed Cooper, Brad John as Director

24 September 2002

Resigned Baum, Jonathan Graydon as Director

14 August 2002

Resigned Ryan, Gerard Jude as Director

14 August 2002

Appointed Clyne, Neil as Director

5 June 2002

Resigned Kocher, Brian William as Director

13 May 2002

Appointed Kocher, Brian William as Director

26 March 2002

Appointed Sanders, Colin George as Director

15 February 2002

Resigned Dlutowski, Joseph Arthur as Director

30 November 2001

Resigned Regan, Patrick Charles as Director

25 September 2001

Resigned Crichton, Susan Elizabeth as Secretary

25 September 2001

Appointed Hayes, Daniel Edward Laurence as Secretary

27 June 2001

Appointed Dlutowski, Joseph Arthur as Director

19 January 2001

Appointed Baum, Jonathan Graydon as Director

19 December 2000

Resigned Lawrence, Sandra Faith as Director

15 September 2000

Appointed Regan, Patrick Charles as Director

1 August 2000

Appointed Story, Ian Graham as Director

14 July 2000

Resigned Lowther, Sean William as Director

26 May 2000

Resigned Nied, Raymond Christopher as Director

30 March 2000

Appointed Crichton, Susan Elizabeth as Secretary

30 March 2000

Resigned Chambers, Mark as Secretary

15 February 2000

Resigned Awad, George Maher as Director

6 January 2000

Appointed Ryan, Gerard Jude as Director

15 December 1999

Resigned O'Connor, Daniel Noel as Director

25 August 1999

Resigned Haste, Andrew Kenneth as Director

1 June 1999

Appointed Burn, Bryan Adrian Falconer as Director

22 January 1999

Appointed Sinclair, Stuart William as Director

12 January 1999

Resigned Nissen, David Richard as Director

1 October 1998

Appointed O'Connor, Daniel Noel as Director

26 June 1998

Appointed Lawrence, Sandra Faith as Director

8 June 1998

Resigned Mackenzie, Christopher Alasdhair Anthony Ewan as Director

24 March 1998

Appointed Chambers, Mark as Secretary

24 March 1998

Resigned Lee, Elizabeth Anne as Secretary

14 October 1997

Resigned Egna, Steven Michael as Director

21 July 1997

Resigned Helming, Keith Alan as Director

21 July 1997

Appointed Lowther, Sean William as Director

24 June 1997

Appointed Awad, George Maher as Director

21 February 1997

Resigned Elder, Ronald Sharp as Director

10 December 1996

Appointed Lusher, John Anderson as Director

18 September 1996

Resigned Williams, Simon James as Director

30 June 1996

Resigned Stonehouse, David as Director

25 June 1996

Appointed Egna, Steven Michael as Director

25 June 1996

Appointed Haste, Andrew Kenneth as Director

29 March 1996

Resigned Schoedinger, James Lee as Director

31 December 1995

Resigned Collins, John Wilfred James as Director

30 October 1995

Appointed Lee, Elizabeth Anne as Secretary

30 October 1995

Resigned Collins, John Wilfred James as Secretary

3 March 1995

Appointed Helming, Keith Alan as Director

3 March 1995

Appointed Schoedinger, James Lee as Director

2 March 1995

Resigned Stewart, Edward Daniel as Director

28 February 1995

Resigned Silva, Ricardo Berardinelli as Director

29 December 1994

Resigned Outon Del Moral, Federico as Director

31 August 1994

Appointed Mackenzie, Christopher Alasdhair Anthony Ewan as Director

31 August 1994

Appointed Elder, Ronald Sharp as Director

31 August 1994

Appointed Silva, Ricardo Berardinelli as Director

31 August 1994

Resigned Coolahan, James Brian as Director

30 June 1994

Resigned Langston, Edward as Director

18 April 1994

Resigned Ekedahl, David Dougall as Director

18 April 1994

Appointed Nissen, David Richard as Director

31 March 1994

Resigned Legg, David Noel as Director

28 February 1994

Appointed Williams, Simon James as Director

20 December 1993

Resigned Prentice, Michael John as Director

29 June 1992

Appointed Outon Del Moral, Federico as Director

19 February 1992

Resigned Johnson, Anthony Ian as Director

18 February 1992

Appointed Langston, Edward as Director

13 January 1992

Resigned Ivimy, Roger as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Santander UK PLC

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Right to appoint and remove directors

Public Limited Company

Reg. no. 2294747

Group structure 54 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC

Santander (CF Trustee) Limited Right to appoint and remove directors

Eastside Locks Management Limited Holds 25–50% of voting rights

Santander (CF Trustee Property Nominee) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

SCF Eastside Locks GP Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Santander (UK) Group Pension Scheme Trustees Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Santander Equity Investments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Abbey National Business Office Equipment Leasing Limited In liquidationOwns 75–100% of shares

Abbey National PLP (UK) Limited In liquidationOwns 75–100% of shares

Abbey Stockbrokers Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Abbey Stockbrokers (Nominees) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Alliance & Leicester Investments (No.2) Limited In liquidationOwns 75–100% of shares

Alliance & Leicester Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

An (123) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Anitco Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Cater Allen Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Cater Allen International Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Cater Allen Syndicate Management Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

FB Shipping Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

FC Shipping Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

First National Motor PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

Insurance Funding Solutions Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Santander Mortgage Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

And 1 more

Santander Financial Services PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

Santander Secretariat Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Santander UK PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

2 & 3 Triton Limited In liquidationOwns 75–100% of shares

Abbey Covered Bonds LLP Holds 25–50% of voting rights

Abbey National Nominees Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Abbey National Property Investments Owns 75–100% of shares

Alliance & Leicester Personal Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Fosse (Master Issuer) Holdings Limited Has significant influence or control

Fosse Funding (No.1) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Fosse Master Issuer PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

Fosse Trustee (UK) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Holmes Holdings Limited Has significant influence or control

Holmes Funding Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Holmes Master Issuer PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

Holmes Trustees Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Mac No. 1 Limited Has significant influence or control

Navigator Global Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Sabi Hotels Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Santander Asset Finance PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

Santander Cards UK Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares

First National Tricity Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Santander Cards Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Santander Consumer Credit Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Santander Global Consumer Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Santander Consumer (UK) PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

Hyundai Capital UK Limited Owns 50–75% of shares

Santander Consumer 1 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Volvo Car Financial Services UK Limited Owns 50–75% of shares

Santander Estates Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Santander Guarantee Company In liquidationOwns 75–100% of shares

And 8 more

Filings 353

Date	Description	Made Up To
5 October 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	1 October 2026
24 June 2026	Full accounts	31 December 2025
8 May 2026	Director's details changed
7 January 2026	Full accounts	31 December 2024
2 October 2025	Confirmation statement with no updates	1 October 2025