Every bank publishes its charges. Almost nobody reads them.
They are not hidden, only dull. Your bill is two lines in the small print: pence per payment, a percentage on cash. Spot them and no headline will fool you again.
Bank, platform, or the accounts you file. Every figure carries the date we read it.
Every kind of business account
Bank accounts, by your situation
Starting from zero? The nine steps
Name it
Check it is free everywhere.
Name check →Register it
£100 at Companies House, or £14.99 via Tide.
How →Bank it
Seven accounts cost £0 a month.
Compare →Get paid
Card machines from £19, rates from 1.2%.
Readers →Keep the books
Software from £0, deadlines mapped.
Software →Park the cash
The reserve can earn up to 4.50%.
Savings →Power it
Gas and electricity: no cap, no rollover.
Energy →Insure it
One cover is required by law.
Which →Sell everywhere
Amazon, Google, eBay accounts.
Set up →
Still not sure which account?
Four questions. No email, no sign-up — just the account that fits how your business actually runs, matched from all ten providers.
Find my account →BusinessAccount.uk is independent. Figures are checked against provider pricing, most recently 7 August 2026.