Have these documents ready to get your account opened faster.
We worked with other UK business bank account providers to agree the basic information we need from customers to set up their new account. Check the UK Finance guide to opening a business account for more information.
Please select your business type below for a list of documents we need from you:
We will need proof of identity and proof of UK address for everyone involved in opening the business account including:
Choose one of the following documents:
ID must be in-date, undamaged and machine-readable. We don’t accept handwritten or photocopied passports or ID cards.
Choose two of the following documents:
All documents must include your current address, and must contain the unique customer number or reference that you have been given by the sender.
For all businesses we need one of the following documents to confirm the name(s) of the business owner(s), the business’ trading name, and the business address:
Alternatively, we will visit your business premises (which must be different to your residential address) to verify that it is an established business.
We can only accept original documents, not photocopies or printouts.
We will need proof of identity and proof of UK address for everyone involved in opening the business account including:
Choose one of the following documents:
ID must be in-date, undamaged and machine-readable. We don’t accept handwritten or photocopied passports or ID cards.
Choose two of the following documents:
All documents must include your current address, and must contain the unique customer number or reference that you have been given by the sender.
With your permission, we will carry out an electronic business search at Companies House. If the results are satisfactory we will not need any more documents from you. Otherwise you will need:
For Limited Companies:
For LLPs:
We will need proof of identity and proof of UK address for everyone involved in opening the business account including:
Choose one of the following documents:
ID must be in-date, undamaged and machine-readable. We don’t accept handwritten or photocopied passports or ID cards.
Choose two of the following documents:
All documents must include your current address, and must contain the unique customer number or reference that you have been given by the sender.
We will also need one of the following documents:
The document provided must show the partner's names, the business address and the trading name (if applicable). If your business address is different to your residential address and you can’t provide any of these documents, we will visit your business premises to verify that it is an established business.
We will need proof of identity and proof of UK address for everyone involved in opening the business account including:
Choose one of the following documents:
ID must be in-date, undamaged and machine-readable. We don’t accept handwritten or photocopied passports or ID cards.
Choose two of the following documents:
All documents must include your current address, and must contain the unique customer number or reference that you have been given by the sender.
We need one of the following documents to confirm the name(s) of the business owner(s), the business’s trading name, and the business address:
The Minutes must be signed and dated within the last three months, by at least two key officials of the registered charity/club/society/association where there are two or more.