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Business Banking Tariff

Business Banking Tariff

See International Tariff

See Business Interest Rates or Business Credit Card Interest Rates

Business Tariff
Open to Available to Business Customers (including companies, partnerships, limited liability partnerships, sole traders, clubs & societies, charities and Schools)
Introductory offer Two years’ free banking** – for start-ups opening their first account within 12 months of beginning trading
or 18 months’ free banking** – for established small businesses switching to Clydesdale Bank from another provider

See Freebanking for more information
Service / Description / Price
Business Tariff £3.00 per month
Business Plus Tariff £5.00 per month
Automated Entries
Direct Debits, Standing Orders and other automated debits 30p
Credits 30p
Manual Entries
Cheques and other manual debits 70p
Credits 70p
Cheques
Cheques Remitted 30p per cheque
Cash
Cash Paid In 65p (per £100)
Cash Paid Out 65p (per £100)
Cash Exchanged £1.30 (if over £100)*

*Only applies to amounts greater then £100


Borrowing Charges
  Debit Interest Rate Fees
Per
Annum
(%)
EAR†
(%)
Planned Borrowing
Negotiable
Unplanned Borrowing^ 29.25 33.51  
Unplanned Borrowing^
Professional Firms Clients Account
29.25 32.62  
Daily Unplanned
Borrowing Fee‡
    £25.00
Arrangement Fees for Loans and Overdrafts (you will be advised when this charge shall be applied at the time)
Negotiable

^ In the event that you exceed your borrowing arrangements without prior agreement, a higher rate of interest will be charged on the excess borrowing.

** New Small Business Banking customers only with a turnover of less than £1m. Small business switching their main business current account or Start Ups opening first account within 12 months of trading. Borrowing requirements between £0 - £250,000 . Cash limit of £250,000 per annum. Free day-to-day banking means that “Service Charge” will not apply during your free banking period. At the end of this period, you will move to our Business Tariff or Business Plus Tariff depending on your circumstances. Charges for “Additional Services” and “Borrowing Charges” are not part of the free banking offer. No interest is paid on credit balances. We will review each business on a case by case basis to ensure they meet the qualifying criteria.

‡ As explained in the Terms and Conditions applicable to your Account, Unplanned Borrowing that totals less than the Buffer Amount will not attract the Daily Unplanned Borrowing Fee. The Buffer Amount is currently £25.00.

Other Day to Day Charges
Returned Item Fee: Standing Orders, Direct Debits and Cheques which you authorise but which we return unpaid £34.50 per item
Notification Fee £0.50 per item
The above fees will be debited as one amount and be shown on your account as an ‘Unpaid Charge’ of £35  

Charges for our Most Common Additional Services
Bankers Drafts (up to & including £100,000) £30.00 per draft
Stopped Cheque £10 (per cheque)
Special Presentation of a Cheque £15
Night Safe Issue Nil
Night Safe Rental £60 per annum
£6 per month
CHAPS Payment (same day payment)
(Cancellation, fate enquiries and amendments will attract an additional charge of £18).
£24
Inward Foreign Payment
Paid to customer’s account with this Bank
Up to £100 (or equivalent)
no charge
Over £100 (or equivalent) £7.00
Copies of confirmations/advices £5.00 per item
Audit Letters £27.50 (per hour)
(minimum £27.50) + VAT
Statements
Additional statement
Duplicate statement
Daily statements
Weekly statements
Fortnightly statements

£2.00 per copy
£5.00 per copy
£0.50 per day
£0.50 per week
£0.50 per fortnight
Status Enquiry £10 + VAT


Other Services
Invoice Finance
Administration Charge Negotiable - assessed on an individual basis
Discounting Fee As per 'Authorised Borrowing'
Overpayment vs. Funds In Use
Limit - to be cleared within 14 days
0.5% of temporary uplift
- Minimum fee: £25 + VAT
- Maximum fee £250 + VAT
Overpayment against availability -
to be cleared within 14 days
1% of initial overpayment value
- Minimum fee £25 + VAT
- Maximum fee £500 + VAT
Additional Audits £500 + VAT per visit
Recalculation of Reserves £25 + VAT per request
Funds in Use Increases 1% of uplift
Late Submission of control and/or other Invoice Finance - specific management information required £100 + VAT
Re-registration of Affidavit (every 5 years) £350 + VAT
Fee applies to Partnerships & Sole traders only
Clydepay®
Allows you to make regular payments to employees or suppliers, or collect payments by Direct Debit.
Monthly Service Fee £2 per month
Registration Fee  
Up to 20 beneficiaries £30
21 to 40 £50
More than 40 £150
Charge per transaction 32p
Charge per submission £3
Additional beneficiaries £2 (minimum £10)
Over Limit referral

Error in submission
£40 each occasion

Non-conformance charge of £10 per occurrence in any of the following circumstances:
- non-scheduled submissions
- incomplete details
- fax not received on time
- discrepancies in additions/totals
- invalid password used
- BACS processing date invalid
BACS
Payment Charge Negotiable (minimum charge of £5 per submission)
Charge for exceeding credit limit (including Telebank Business) £40
Charge per item (negotiable) £0.055
BACSTEL-IP
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
New Issue PKI Smartcard £70 (per 3 year life cycle)
Replacement PKI Smartcard £70 (per 3 year life cycle)
Additional PKI Smartcard £70 (per 3 year life cycle)
Signing Solution Software Nil
International Services
Your Branch or your Relationship Manager can provide you with details of the wide range of services which we offer Please ask your Relationship Manager or a member of staff for further details and a copy of the International Tariff

For further details on any of our charges please contact your local branch or Business Manager.

 

† EAR (Effective Annual Rate) - The Effective Annual Rate is used to express the cost of borrowing on current accounts. The EAR takes account of the interest rate charged, the frequency it is levied to accounts and compounding of interest, it does not include overdraft fees.