The Royal Bank of Scotland

Summary

The Royal Bank of Scotland is a bank^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of bank entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,036 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Royal Bank of Scotland was a member of Digital Preservation Coalition^[3].
• The Royal Bank of Scotland is located in Scotland^[4].
• The Royal Bank of Scotland is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• The Royal Bank of Scotland is in the country of GB^[6].
• The Royal Bank of Scotland's instance of is recorded as bank^[7].
• The Royal Bank of Scotland's instance of is recorded as business^[8].
• The Royal Bank of Scotland's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[9].
• The Royal Bank of Scotland's instance of is recorded as financial institution^[10].
• The Royal Bank of Scotland's headquarters location is recorded as Edinburgh^[11].
• The Royal Bank of Scotland's headquarters location is recorded as Edinburgh^[12].
• The Royal Bank of Scotland's chief executive officer is recorded as Ross McEwan^[13].
• The Royal Bank of Scotland's Commons category is recorded as Royal Bank of Scotland^[14].
• The Royal Bank of Scotland's industry is recorded as financial services^[15].
• The Royal Bank of Scotland's industry is recorded as economics of banking^[16].
• The Royal Bank of Scotland's industry is recorded as financial sector^[17].
• The Royal Bank of Scotland's industry is recorded as financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding^[18].
• September 1727 marks the founding of The Royal Bank of Scotland^[19].
• 1983-05-09 marks the founding of The Royal Bank of Scotland^[20].
• The Royal Bank of Scotland's parent organization or unit is recorded as NatWest Group^[21].
• The Royal Bank of Scotland's official website is recorded as https://www.rbs.co.uk/^[22].
• The Royal Bank of Scotland's official website is recorded as https://personal.rbs.co.uk^[23].
• The Royal Bank of Scotland's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Royal Bank of Scotland^[24].
• The Royal Bank of Scotland's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+141000'}^[25].
• The Royal Bank of Scotland's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+82400'}^[26].
• The Royal Bank of Scotland's legal form is recorded as public limited company^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300WHU4EIHRP28H10^[28]

• Registered legal name: The Royal Bank Of Scotland Public Limited Company^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: GB^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): B6ES^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1983-05-09^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2014-02-19^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2026-01-19^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-02-02^[38]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000587^[40]

• Authority entity ID: SC083026^[41]

• Other names: Adam & Company Public Limited Company^[42]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[43]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include September 1727^[19] and 1983-05-09^[20].

Leadership

The Royal Bank of Scotland's chief executive officer is recorded as Ross McEwan^[13].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Edinburgh^[11], a city^[44], in United Kingdom^[45], founded in 0601^[46]. The Royal Bank of Scotland's parent organization or unit is recorded as NatWest Group^[21].

Industry

Industries include financial services^[15], economics of banking^[16], financial sector^[17], and financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding^[18].

Why It Matters

The Royal Bank of Scotland ranks in the top 2% of bank entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,036 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]