Business Banking Tariff
Business Banking 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† (%) |
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| Planned Borrowing |
Negotiable
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| 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
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^ 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) |
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| 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.


