MBNA LIMITED

Active
Company number 02783251Private limited companyIncorporated 1993

No accounts in digital format (iXBRL) since 2019. Paper or PDF accounts are available at Companies House.

Sector comparison

SIC 64999

Where the company stands among the 29,051 active companies whose first SIC code is 64999 (Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified).

Company age33.8 years
Older than 95% · median 8.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. 3I GROUP PLC£30.9bn
  2. VR FINANCE COMPANY£7.2bn
  3. F&C INVESTMENT TRUST PLC£6.2bn
  4. B.A.T. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE P.L.C.£5.9bn
  5. BARCLAYS ALDERSGATE INVESTMENTS LIMITED£3.6bn
  6. BARCLAYS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED£3.3bn
  7. GLQ HOLDINGS (UK) LTD£2.9bn
  8. ICG PLC£2.7bn
  9. ICG GLOBAL INVESTMENT UK LIMITED£2.6bn
  10. HGCAPITAL TRUST PLC£2.6bn

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: MBNA LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

MBNA LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02783251. It was incorporated on 25 Jan 1993. Its status is active. The registered office is in Chester (CH4). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (64999).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 29,051 active companies whose first SIC code is 64999: It is older than 95% of them (median age 8.8 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 11 days to pay suppliers, and 3% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 17.5% lower than for men. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 31 Jan 2027.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
11 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
3%
  • Within 30 days 95%
  • 31 to 60 days 3%
  • After 60 days 2%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
12
91%
8%
30 Jun 2025
13
88%
12%
30 Jun 2025
14
87%
15%
31 Dec 2024
12
95%
4%
30 Jun 2024
11
97%
2%
31 Dec 2023
11
95%
4%
30 Jun 2023
11
97%
3%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 17.5% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 15% lower
Median bonus pay
women 22.3% lower
Employer size
500 to 999 employees
Lower pay quarter64.3% womenLower middle67.4% womenUpper middle58.8% womenUpper pay quarter43.9% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 17% lower
women 15.4% lower
2023/24
women 14.7% lower
women 14.3% lower
2022/23
women 18.9% lower
women 16% lower
2021/22
women 19.8% lower
women 15.8% lower
2020/21
women 19.7% lower
women 16.1% lower
2019/20
women 17% lower
women 13.2% lower
2018/19
women 19% lower
women 14.8% lower
2017/18
women 19% lower
women 15% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements1
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

History

8 events
  1. Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Bank Of Scotland Plc registered as a person with significant control
  3. Lloyds Bank Plc ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Lloyds Bank Plc registered as a person with significant control
  5. Fia Uk Funding Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  6. Fia Uk Funding Limited registered as a person with significant control
  7. Name changed to MBNA LIMITEDPreviously MBNA EUROPE BANK LIMITED
  8. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.