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Looking at start-up accounts?

Everything we do is designed to help you make the most of your business. Look no further – because the financial support you are looking for is here – plus some special added extras you wouldn’t expect. We have a number of options for our customers and you can find all the details here.

 

Compare Barclays business accounts packages
  Business Account for Start Ups Business Free Automated Transactions Tariff Business Credit Interest Tariff
Included with your account      

     
Your own Barclays Business Manager
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Free business banking for up to 2 years 3
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Free day-to-day support from our Barclays Business Team by phone 24/7
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Free CREDITFOCUS 4 Classic – to help you recover and reduce late payments and bad debts
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Free business seminars
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Free i-sure business online data backup – for up to 2GB of your data
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Free business skills training
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Free consultations with marketing professional
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Free consultation with accountant
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Free consultation with solicitor
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Access to unique packages of Business Management Software to help you save time and money
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Tariff effective from 6 June 2011
Details of the charges we make for running your bank account and other related banking services
 

Business Account for Start Ups

 

Business Free Automated Transactions Tariff

Business Credit Interest Tariff

Transaction Type Charge (per item) Charge (per item) Charge (per item)

     

Payments out (debits)

     
Automated      
Payments via Business Debit Card FREE FREE 45p
Direct Debits, standing orders and other automated debits FREE FREE 54p
Automated inter-account transfers and third party payments:   
  – Automated Telephone Banking FREE FREE 54p
  – Online Banking FREE FREE 54p
Cash withdrawal via Business Barclaybank Card FREE FREE 54p
Cash withdrawal via Business Debit Card FREE FREE 45p
Non automated      
Cheques issued and other debits FREE 79p 59p
       
Payments in (credits)
     
Automated      
All automated credits eg via BACS and CHAPS FREE FREE 15p
Automated inter-account transfers FREE FREE 15p
Non Automated      
Counter Credits and any other credit FREE 75p 75p
Cheques issued and other debits      
  – Additional charge for cheques paid in via Cheque Advantage FREE 25p 23p
  – Additional charge for cheques paid in via Business Postal Cheque Credits FREE 21p 19p
  – Additional charge for cheques paid in over the counter FREE 30p 28p
Cash handling      
  – Additional charge for cash paid in via Cash Advantage FREE 56p per £100 48p per £100
  – Additional charge for cash paid in over the counter FREE 85p per £100 55p per £100
  – Additional charge for cash withdrawals over the counter FREE 85p per £100 62p per £100
Other      
Provision of Business Debit Card or Business Barclaybank Card FREE FREE FREE
Establishment of Direct Debits and standing orders FREE FREE FREE
Portable Credit History FREE FREE FREE
Monthly account fee (charged monthly) FREE £5.50 £5.50
       
Credit interest at 2.5% below the Bank of England Base
Rate 5
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Additional Services Charge per item Charge per item Charge per item
Notes and coins exchanged £1.65 per £100 £1.65 per £100 £1.65 per £100
Stopped cheques (free if stolen) £12.50 £12.50 £12.50
Cheques returned to you unpaid £2.00 £2.00 £2.00
Same Day Payments (CHAPS) – Manual £25.00 £25.00 £25.00
Same Day Payments (CHAPS) – Faxpay £20.00 £20.00 £20.00
Same Day Payments (CHAPS) – BusinessMaster II/Business Internet Banking £15.00 £15.00 £15.00
Audit Letters £25.00 minimum + VAT £25.00 minimum + VAT £25.00 minimum + VAT
Statements (excluding manually typed duplicates) FREE 30p per issue 30p per issue
Copy statements (including manually typed duplicates) £5.00 per statement £5.00 per statement £5.00 per statement
Status enquiries £8.33 + VAT £8.33 + VAT £8.33 + VAT
Recalled BACS or standing order payments FREE FREE FREE
Direct presentations £20.00 £20.00 £20.00
Banker's drafts £15.00 £15.00 £15.00
Auto transfer facility (between own accounts) FREE (less than monthly) FREE (less than monthly) FREE (less than monthly)
  £7.50 per month (weekly/monthly) £7.50 per month (weekly/monthly) £7.50 per month (weekly/monthly)
  £37.50 per month (daily) £37.50 per month (daily) £37.50 per month (daily)
International Services Charge per item Charge per item Charge per item
International Payment – Manual Standard £25.00
Priority £40.00
Standard £25.00
Priority £40.00
Standard £25.00
Priority £40.00
International Payment – Faxpay Standard £20.00
Priority £35.00
Standard £20.00
Priority £35.00
Standard £20.00
Priority £35.00
International Payment – BusinessMaster II/Business Internet Banking £15.00 £15.00 £15.00
SEPA Credit Transfer – Manual and Faxpay £15.00 £15.00 £15.00
SEPA Credit Transfer – BusinessMaster II/Business Internet Banking £5.00 £5.00 £5.00
International Drafts £25.00 £25.00 £25.00

 

 

 

Extra services available to help your business
       
Barclays Business Essentials £17.50 + VAT per month £17.50 + VAT per month £17.50 + VAT per month
Barclays Business Essentials Plus £17.50 + VAT per month £17.50 + VAT per month £17.50 + VAT per month
Barclays Business Manager £23 + VAT per month £23 + VAT per month £23 + VAT per month
MyBusinessWorks £14.50 + VAT per month for the first 12 months 6 £19.50 + VAT per month £19.50 + VAT per month
Managed Payroll 7 £50 + VAT for up to 5 employees in first year £50 + VAT for up to 5 employees in first year £50 + VAT for up to 5 employees in first year
CREDITFOCUS Pro £10.00 + VAT per month (Barclays Customers) £10.00 + VAT per month (Barclays Customers) £10.00 + VAT per month (Barclays Customers)
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£2.75 + VAT per month for the first 12 months £2.75 + VAT per month for the first 12 months £2.75 + VAT per month for the first 12 months
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. Available for individuals setting up their first business bank account for a business within its first 12 months of trading. There is no charge for standard transactions for 12 months (‘Initial free banking period’) with our standard Barclays Business Current Account. There is no charge for standard transactions for 18 months if you either (i) subscribe to Barclays Business Essentials , Barclays Business Essentials Plus , Barclays Business Manager or CREDITFOCUS Pro services within 3 months of opening your first Business bank account (12-month minimum subscription applies) or (ii) subscribe to MyBusinessWorks for a minimum of 9 consecutive months within 12 months of your account being opened and continue to be a subscriber in the month that your initial free banking period ends. There is no charge for standard transactions for 2 years if you subscribe to Barclays Business Essentials , Barclays Business Essentials Plus  , Barclays Business Manager or MyBusinessWorks services and also subscribe to the CREDITFOCUS Pro service within 3 months of your account being opened. Barclays Business Essentials, Barclays Business Essentials Plus, Barclays Business Manager and CREDITFOCUS Pro are subject to a 12-month minimum subscription. You must subscribe to MyBusinessWorks for a minimum of 9 consecutive months within 12 months of your account being opened, and continue to be a subscriber in the month that your initial free banking period ends. This is only available to new businesses opening their account with Barclays. This applies to everyday sterling debit and credit transactions and the maintenance fee. Please note accounts must be active.
4. CREDITFOCUS Classic is available at no cost until 30 June 2012 to Barclays Business customers with a turnover of less than £1 million.
5. When Bank of England Base Rate is 2.5% or below, interest may not be paid. You can find out our current and historic interest rates for our interest-earning accounts by visiting www.barclays.co.uk/business.
6. MyBusinessWorks is available at a discounted rate of £14.50 + VAT per month for the first 12 months, to Barclays Business start-up customers who subscribe to MyBusinessWorks within 3 months of opening their Barclays Business start-up account.
7. We'll manage your basic payroll for up to five employees for just £50 + VAT for the first year. Prices will then revert to £50 + VAT per employee per annum. We can provide you with non-standard and additional payroll services and manage your payroll for more than five employees. Additional fees will apply.
8. After the initial 12 months, i-sure business unlimited is £2.75 + VAT per month plus an additional £0.30 per month for every extra gigabyte used over 10GB.

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