HBOS PLC

Active
Company number SC218813Public limited companyIncorporated 2001

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

Sector comparison

SIC 64205

Where the company stands among the 7,991 active companies whose first SIC code is 64205 (Activities of financial services holding companies).

Company age25.5 years
Older than 95% · median 5.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. RECKITT BENCKISER (HEALTH) HOLDINGS LIMITED£33.3bn
  2. RECKITT BENCKISER (HYGIENE HOME) HOLDINGS LIMITED£14.5bn
  3. BUPA FINANCE PLC.£8.3bn
  4. AON UK HOLDINGS INTERMEDIARIES LIMITED£5.1bn
  5. INVEMA LTD£4.6bn
  6. RECKITT BENCKISER TREASURY SERVICES PLC£4.4bn
  7. RIT CAPITAL PARTNERS PLC£4bn
  8. RECKITT BENCKISER INVESTMENTS LIMITED£3.9bn
  9. INVESTEC PLC£3.7bn
  10. CIGNA WALNUT HOLDINGS, LTD.£3.6bn

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: HBOS PLC

What kind of company is it?

HBOS PLC is a public limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC218813. It was incorporated on 3 May 2001. Its status is active. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities of financial services holding companies (64205).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 7,991 active companies whose first SIC code is 64205: It is older than 95% of them (median age 5.1 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 2 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2020. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £30m.

What do public registers and reports show?

Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 30.6% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 5 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 1 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 20 May 2027.

Public contracts

2 contracts

HBOS PLC is named as a supplier in 2 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2020. Their combined published value is £30m.

Main buyers2
The Technology Procurement Association Ltd (TPA)
1 contract · £15m
ethecal impact
1 contract · £15m
Contracts
  1. Banking and Finance Frameworkethecal impact · £15,000,000
  2. Banking and Finance FrameworkThe Technology Procurement Association Ltd (TPA) · £15,000,000

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026

No payments to suppliers were reported for this period.

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 30.6% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 24.7% lower
Median bonus pay
women 41.8% lower
Employer size
5000 to 19,999 employees
Lower pay quarter76.8% womenLower middle67.6% womenUpper middle53.9% womenUpper pay quarter41.8% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 30.9% lower
women 25.2% lower
2023/24
women 27.8% lower
women 25.1% lower
2022/23
women 28.5% lower
women 26% lower
2021/22
women 27.8% lower
women 26% lower
2020/21
women 27.6% lower
women 26.3% lower
2019/20
women 28% lower
women 25.7% lower
2018/19
women 26.3% lower
women 25.8% lower
2017/18
women 26.4% lower
women 25.9% 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 statements5
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC)
Earlier years (2)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC)
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

3 events
  1. Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Lloyds Bank Plc registered as a person with significant control
  3. Company incorporatedPublic limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.