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Business Plus Current Account

Convenient, straightforward business banking

Ideal for customers who prefer to bank online and by phone, our Business Plus current account is an interest paying current account designed for businesses that make fewer banking transactions.



If you do most of your business banking online and on the telephone, Business Plus could be just what you need.


What does it cost?
The monthly account management fee is £5. Additional charges apply when you withdraw cash or pay in cash or cheques at a branch.


Easy account opening
Whether you’re starting your first business, upgrading your account or switching from another bank, we help make it easy for you. You can apply online or at your local branch.


Switching made easy
For established businesses, our dedicated switching team will help you every step of the way.

  • Convenient - manage your day to day transactions over the phone or online
  • Branch access - use our branches to pay in cash and cheques and withdraw cash
  • Support - access to your Relationship Manager
  • Credit interest - earn interest when your account is in credit
  • Free automated transactions - most automated transactions are free of charge
  • Cards - our combination of credit and debit cards can make business expenditure easier to track and manage
  • Loans, savings and more - apply for an overdraft, a loan or one of our business savings accounts
Business Plus Tariff (PDF, 220KB)

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Charging Periods

Charges for the services you’ve used are applied monthly and you'll be given at least 14 days' notice of the amounts to be charged, including details of our calculations.

If you have to pay account charges in any of the charging periods shown below (left hand column), we will debit them from your account on the dates in the right hand column.



Monthly charging periodsDate taken from your account
3 November - 30 November 2012 31 December 2012
1 December - 4 January 2013 31 January 2013
5 January - 1 February 2013 28 February 2013
2 February - 1 March 2013 28 March 2013
2 March - 28 March 2013 30 April 2013
29 March - 3 May 2013 31 May 2013
4 May - 31 May 2013 28 June 2013
1 June - 28 June 2013 31 July 2013
29 June - 2 August 2013 30 August 2013
3 August - 30 August 2013 30 September 2013
31 August - 4 October 2013 31 October 2013
5 October - 1 November 2013 29 November 2013
2 November - 29 November 2013 31 December 2013
30 November - 3 January 2014 31 January 2014
Quarterly charging periods Date taken from your account
1 September - 30 November 2012 31 December 2012
1 December 2012 - 1 March 2013 28 March 2013
2 March - 31 May 2013 28 June 2013
1 June - 30 August 2013 30 September 2013
31 August - 29 November 2013 31 December 2013
30 November 2013 - 28 February 2014 31 March 2014

It's not our general policy to pay legal and valuation charges.

Business Plus Rates

Rates effective from 19th March 2009



Gross rate %AER %Net rate %
£0 - £1,9990.050.050.04
£2,000 - £9,9990.050.050.04
£10,000 - £24,9990.050.050.04
£25,000 - £99,9990.050.050.04
£100,000 - £249,9990.050.050.04
£250,000+0.050.050.04

Annual Equivalent Rate (AER) illustrates what the interest rate would be if paid and compounded each year.

Net is the interest rate paid after the deduction of tax.


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