All customers are required to produce identification at the time of opening a new account or to be
added to an existing account.
The table below shows our identification requirements.
Individual client identification:
UK National living in UK or UK National living outside UK
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FORMS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ID:
Current signed UK passport
Current UK photo-card driving licence
Serving armed forces, police or other agency identification
Freedom Pass Issued by a London Borough for person's 60 or over (only where a client does
not possess a passport or photo-card driving licence)
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PROOFS OF ADDRESS:
HMRC tax statement
Local Council tax bill for the current year
Utility bill, bank/credit card statement, mortgage statement or house/motor insurance - not more
than 3 months old
Non-UK National living in UK or Non-UK National living outside UK
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FORMS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ID:
Current signed passport
Current signed passport or European Economic Area photo-card driving licence or European
Economic Area state identity card
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PROOFS OF ADDRESS:
If foreign national resident In the UK - any of the above documents listed for UK Nationals
Utility bill, bank/credit card statement, mortgage statement or house/motor Insurance from your
place of residence - not more than 3 months old
Company/business identification:
UK Limited Company or IIP Foreign Limited Company
EACH OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED:
Description of Business
Certificate of Incorporation
Registered address
Identity of the directors/LLP members and main shareholders
Letter of authority to open an account in the company name signed by at least 2 directors
Verification of the Identities of at least two directors and any shareholders holding more than 25%
of the issue share capital or equity supported by the evidence referred to in relation to the
Individuals above
UK Partnership
EACH OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED:
Description of Business
Partnership Agreement
List of partners
Letter of authority to open an account
Verification of the Identities of at least two of the partners supported by the evidence referred to
in relation to client identification above
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