Absa Bank Kenya PLC
LIMITED · Nairobi, Kenya · LEI 2138006PDDMTP3WDX242
LEI active
Summary
Absa Bank Kenya PLC is registered in Kenya. According to GLEIF, its ultimate parent is ABSA BANK (South Africa), which is also its direct parent. That group has 19 subsidiaries with LEIs in 13 countries, 3 of them in Kenya. It has 1 direct subsidiary in GLEIF data. The LEI was first issued on 25 Jul 2014 and the record was last updated on 13 Jan 2026; the next renewal is due by 17 Jan 2027. AssetCensus found 1 data-quality note for this entity (see below).
Written from GLEIF data using fixed, reviewed sentence templates.
Data-quality notes (AssetCensus analysis)
- The ultimate-parent link rests on accounts for the period ending 1 Jan 2022, more than 24 months before this data release. The group may have changed since.
Company details
| Legal form | LIMITED |
|---|---|
| Register | · Register website |
| Registration number | C18208 |
| Registration authority | Registrar General Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice |
| Jurisdiction | Kenya |
| Registered address | Barclays Westend Building, 30120 Nairobi, Kenya |
| Category | company or other legal entity |
| Status | active |
| Founded (per GLEIF) | 22 Sep 1978 |
| LEI | 2138006PDDMTP3WDX242 |
| LEI status | active |
| LEI first issued | 25 Jul 2014 |
| LEI record last updated | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Next LEI renewal | 17 Jan 2027 |
| Corroboration of the LEI record | fully corroborated |
Group membership
Absa Bank Kenya PLC this entity
Relationship to the parent
| Direct parent | Ultimate parent | |
|---|---|---|
| Parent | ABSA BANK | ABSA BANK |
| Accounting period | 22 Sep 1978 to 1 Jan 2022 | 22 Sep 1978 to 1 Jan 2022 |
| Evidence | other official documents | other official documents |
| Corroboration | supplied by the entity only | supplied by the entity only |
| Relationship start | 22 Sep 1978 | 22 Sep 1978 |
| Recorded at GLEIF since | 14 Mar 2023 | 14 Mar 2023 |
| Last updated | 13 Jan 2026 | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Record status | current | current |
Direct subsidiaries (1)
- Absa Asset Management Limited Kenya · Nairobi
Other subsidiaries of the same direct parent (17)
- ABSA SECURITIES LIMITED Kenya
- Absa Bank (Mauritius) Limited Mauritius
- Absa Bank (Seychelles) Limited Seychelles
- Absa Bank Ghana Limited Ghana
- Absa Bank Mocambique, SA Mozambique
- Absa Bank Tanzania Limited Tanzania
- Absa Bank Uganda Limited Uganda
- Absa Bank Zambia PLC Zambia
- Absa Capital Markets Nigeria Limited Nigeria
- ABSA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES South Africa
- Absa Securities Botswana Proprietary Limited Botswana
- Absa Securities Nigeria Limited Nigeria
Other names
- BBK · trading name