Business current accounts
Much more than just a bank account
Our business current account gives you everything you'd expect - and a lot more besides. You'll get all you need to manage your day-to-day banking plus a range of free business benefits.
Classic Current Account
Why choose this business current account?
- Your own Local Business Manager who will listen to your needs
- Day-to-day support through our Barclays Business Team available by phone 24/7
- Full counter service in over 1,600 branches
- Manage your money day and night with online and telephone banking
- Business debit card 3
- Business Overdraft facilities available 3
You'll also get:
- Free CREDITFOCUS Classic, our award-winning credit management service, to help you avoid bad debts, reduce late payments and credit check up to five customers 4
- Free consultations with an accountant, marketing professional and solicitor for expert advice in your crucial first months
- Free seminars to help you manage your business and business skills training
- Free i-sure business data backup service - automatically backs up 2GB of your data in a secure location
- Advice from our free legal and tax helpline
All of these features are available on either of our two pricing plans.
Start-up accounts
Give your business a head start
Every working minute 5 a new business opens an account with us. That's because we offer much more than you'd expect from a business account.
Get everything you'd expect from a Barclays business account...
- Free business banking for up to two years 6
- Free automated transactions when your free business banking period ends
- Your own Barclays Business Manager
- Free day-to-day support from our Barclays Business Team by phone 24/7
- Manage your business account in Online Banking by phone or in branch
...and so much more
- Free CREDITFOCUS - our award-winning service to help you recover and reduce late payments and bad debts 7
- Free consultations with an accountant, marketing professional and solicitor for expert advice in your crucial first months
- Free business seminars on topics such as how to make more profit and attract more customers
- Free i-sure business data backup - automatically backs up 2GB of your data in a secure location
- Free business skills training
- Access to unique packages of business management software to help you save time and money
Important information
1. Lines are open Monday to Friday 8am-8pm and Saturday 9am-1pm. To maintain a quality service, we may monitor and record phone calls.
Read our call charges and information
2. Lines open Monday to Friday, 8am-7pm. To maintain a quality service, we may monitor and record phone calls. Read our call charges and information
3. Business overdrafts and debit cards are subject to application and status.
4. ifs Award for Innovation Excellence and Most Promising New Product (Banking) at the 2008 Financial Innovation Awards. 2009 Regional Business Award for Best Use of Technology in Business.
5. Based on Start-up and switcher accounts opened from Jan 2007 to June 2009 and a 35-hour working week.
6. Available for individual(s) setting up the first business bank account for a business within its first 12 months of trading. There is no charge for standard transactions for 12 months with our standard Business Start-Up Package. There is no charge for standard transactions for 18 months if Barclays Business Essentials Free Seminars or Barclays Business Manager software are purchased at the time of opening the account. There is no charge for standard transactions for two years if Barclays Business Essentials and CREDITFOCUS or Free Seminars and CREDITFOCUS Pro are purchased at the time of opening the account. This applies to everyday Sterling debit and credit transactions and the maintenance fee. Please note accounts must be active. At the end of your
7. Financial Innovation Awards 2008: CREDITFOCUS won Most Promising New Product - Banking and the top award for Innovation Excellence. 2009 Regional Business Award in the category The Best Use of Technology in Business. CREDITFOCUS Classic is available at no cost until 31 December 2010 to Barclays Business customers with a turnover of less than £1 million.