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First Direct's competitors and similar companies include Metro Bank and TSB.
First Direct
First Direct
First Direct (styled first direct) is a telephone and internet-based retail bank in the United Kingdom.
Metro Bank
Metro Bank
Metro Bank is a retail bank that offers personal, commercial, business, and private banking services.
TSB
TSB
TSB Bank is a retail and commercial bank.
Founding Date
Founding Date
1989
Founding Date
2010
Founding Date
1812
Type
Type
Subsidiary
Type
Public
Type
Subsidiary
Tags
Locations
Locations
West Yorkshire, GB HQ
Locations
London, GB HQ
Uxbridge, GB
Locations
Edinburgh, GB HQ
Birmingham, GB
Bristol, GB
Gloucester, GB
London, GB
Sunderland, GB
Swansea, GB
Employees
Employees
9961% decrease
Employees
4,286
Employees
6,000

Financial

Revenue (est.)
Revenue (est.)
N/A
Revenue (est.)
£609.2m (FY, 2020)
Revenue (est.)
£1.1b (FY, 2020)
Cost of goods
Cost of goods
N/A
Cost of goods
£176.6m (FY, 2020)
Cost of goods
£131.1m (FY, 2020)
Gross profit
Gross profit
N/A
Gross profit
£432.6m (FY, 2020)
Gross profit
£928.8m (FY, 2020)
Net income
Net income
N/A
Net income
(£301.7m) (FY, 2020)
Net income
(£159.7m) (FY, 2020)

Operating

Customers
Customers
N/A
Customers
2.4 m (H1, 2021)
Customers
5 m (FY, 2020)
Loans to Customers (Mortgages)
Loans to Customers (Mortgages)
N/A
Loans to Customers (Mortgages)
£6.8b (H1, 2021)
Loans to Customers (Mortgages)
£6.1b (FY, 2020)
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Metro Bank
HQ
London, GB
Employees
4,286

Metro Bank is a retail bank that offers personal, commercial, business, and private banking services.

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TSB
HQ
Edinburgh, GB

TSB Bank is a retail and commercial bank.

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