SANTANDER UK PLC (FORMERLY ALLIANCE AND LEICESTER PLC), LEICESTER - SWIFT/BIC Code

SANTANDER UK PLC (FORMERLY ALLIANCE AND LEICESTER PLC), LEICESTER - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

ALEIGB22MTG

Bank / Institution

SANTANDER UK PLC (FORMERLY ALLIANCE AND LEICESTER PLC)

Address

BUILDING 3, CARLTON PARK, NARBOROUGH

City

LEICESTER

Postcode

LE19 0AL

Country

United Kingdom

Connection

Active

ALEIGB22MTG - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

ALEIGB22 or ALEIGB22MTG

Bank Code

ALEI - code assigned to SANTANDER UK PLC (FORMERLY ALLIANCE AND LEICESTER PLC)

Country Code

GB - code belongs to United Kingdom

Location & Status

22 - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

MTG or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

ALEIGB22 - primary office of SANTANDER UK PLC (FORMERLY ALLIANCE AND LEICESTER PLC), United Kingdom

What is a SWIFT Code ALEIGB22MTG?

A SWIFT Code is a standard format of Bank Identifier Code (BIC) used to specify a particular bank or branch. These codes are used when transferring money between banks, particularly for international wire transfers. Banks also use these codes for exchanging messages between them.

SWIFT codes comprise of 8 or 11 characters. All 11 digit codes refer to specific branches, while 8 digit codes (or those ending in 'XXX') refer to the head or primary office. SWIFT codes are formatted as follows:

AAAA BB CC DDD

First 4 characters - bank code (only letters)
Next 2 characters - ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (only letters)
Next 2 characters - location code, passive participant will have "1" in the second character (letters and digits)
Last 3 characters - branch code, optional - 'XXX' for primary office (letters and digits)

The registrations of SWIFT Codes are handled by Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) and their headquarters is located in La Hulpe, Belgium. SWIFT is the registered trademark of S.W.I.F.T. SCRL with a registered address at Avenue Adèle 1, B-1310 La Hulpe, Belgium.