Bank of British West Africa

Summary

Bank of British West Africa is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bank of British West Africa is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Bank of British West Africa is in the country of GH^[4].
• Bank of British West Africa's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Bank of British West Africa's instance of is recorded as bank^[6].
• Bank of British West Africa's headquarters location is recorded as London^[7].
• Bank of British West Africa's industry is recorded as financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding^[8].
• January 1, 1893 marks the founding of Bank of British West Africa^[9].
• 2014-03-21 marks the founding of Bank of British West Africa^[10].
• Bank of British West Africa's legal form is recorded as VBJW^[11].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300WFGKTC3MGDCX95^[12]

• Registered legal name: Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC^[13]

• Legal jurisdiction: GH^[14]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[15]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): VBJW^[16]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[17]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[18]

• Entity created: 2014-03-21^[19]

• LEI first registered: 2014-03-22^[20]

• LEI last updated: 2025-09-01^[21]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-10-27^[22]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[23]

• Registration authority: RA000374^[24]

• Authority entity ID: PL000772020^[25]

• Other names: Bank Of British West Africa, Bank Of West Africa Limited, Standard Bank Ghana Limited, Standard Bank Of West Africa Limited, Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited^[26]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[27]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1893^[9] and 2014-03-21^[10].

Operations

Bank of British West Africa's headquarters location is recorded as London^[7].

Industry

Bank of British West Africa's industry is recorded as financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding^[8].

Why It Matters

Bank of British West Africa ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).^[2]