Charity and impact organisations

Simple banking for not-for-profit organisations

Our business current accounts offer everyday banking options for charities and community groups like yours, giving you the freedom to put your resources back into helping and supporting your community.

We aim to process your application for business current accounts as soon as we can, but it’s taking longer than usual at the moment as we’re getting lots of applications.

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Why choose Barclays?

Our business managers offer range of guidance and support, from shaping your strategy and growth plan to managing your cashflow. You'll also enjoy free invoicing and accounting software from FreshBooks¹to log, track and manage your invoices and expenses. As you adapt to change and respond to opportunities, we can help connect you with specialist support to help you succeed.

Help us work out which account you can apply for

What type of organisation are you planning to apply on behalf of? Tick the boxes that apply to your organisation:

A registered charity or charitable organisation

An expected charity

A community interest company

An unincorporated organisation (e.g., a club, community group or one-off fund raiser)

Not sure if any apply

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How many officials or trustees does your organisation have?

Four or more officials or trustees*

Three or fewer officials or trustees*

*Officials don’t need to be signatories on the account and trustees refers to individuals with Charity Committee or Companies House.

What’s your current annual turnover?

More than £100,000

£100,000 or less

Based on what you told us, your organisation could be suitable for a Charity Impact Account

You can apply if you meet the following eligibility criteria:

You’re a registered charity
You’re an excepted charity
You’re a community interest company
You have an expected annual turnover of less than £100,000
You have a maximum of three officials.

You’ll pay no fees for a Charity Impact Account. See our account tariff for more information.

If you’d like to apply for a Charity Impact Account, request a callback below and we’ll contact you to arrange a telephone appointment to discuss your plan.

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Sorry a Charity and Impact account isn’t suitable for your organisation

We appreciate this isn’t the news you were hoping to receive. There are some alternative options you could explore to see if they’re suitable for your organisation. For example, if you are running a time-based fundraiser on behalf of a charity or personal initiative, you could try a fundraising platform instead. Although some of the platforms charge a percentage fee, you might be able to reach more potential donators and benefit from Gift Aid if you’re fundraising for a charity.

Other account options

Barclays Business Account

If you meet the following eligibility criteria:

You’re a startup
You’re an incorporated community group or club

Free for the first 12 months

You’ll pay no monthly fees for the first 12 months with your Barclays Business Account². After that, it’s £8.50 a month.

Barclays Business Account
Length of time	Fees
Cost for the first 12 months	Free
Monthly cost after the frist 12 months	£8.50

Standard transactions
Transaction type	Fees
Simple electronic payments including Faster Payments, Direct Debits and standing orders	Free
Debit card payments	Free
Cash out – cash machine/Post Office/self-service device	Free
Cash in – Post Office/Barclays Collect/self-service³ device	£0.60 per £100
Cheques in – Barclays app/self-service device	£0.60 each
Cheques out	£0.60 each

Our rates and charges page has more details about branch counter transaction fees, and you can also see our full business banking tariff.

To be eligible, your organisation must:

Not already have, or have had, a business bank account
Be based in the UK.

When you apply, you’ll need to give us some basic information about your organisation. You can find out the guide to what we need at UK Finance the UK’s leading trade association for financial services.

If you’d like to apply for a Business Banking Account, request a callback below and we’ll contact you to discuss your plan.

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Frequently asked questions

If you’re running a time-based fundraiser on behalf of a charity or personal initiative, you might be better off using a fundraising platform instead. Although some of these platforms charge a percentage fee, you’ll be able to reach more potential donators and benefit from Gift Aid if you’re fundraising for a charity.
No. You’ll need to be registered as a charity, excepted charity, federated associated charity or community interest company to take out our Charity and Impact Account. Once your organisation’s registered and you have a charity or community interest company number, just let us know and we’ll transfer you onto our Charity and Impact Account.
Providing your organisation’s run for the benefit of broader society and you can attest to the Charity Commission guidelines, you can apply online.
Many clubs are eligible to become charities, so it’s worth exploring whether you can attest to the Charity Commission guidelines. Once you’re registered as a charity, you’ll be able to receive Gift Aid and have access to other charitable support to help you increase your impact.
Setting yourself up to receive electronic payments and finding ways of fundraising online can help. There are lots of service providers that allow you to collect membership and subscription payments automatically – so you don’t have to collect cash and cheques yourself. You can also receive donations online through fundraising platforms.

With face-to-face, online and telephone payments, Barclaycard can make it easier to receive donations, particularly at live events where people are less likely to carry cash.
When we process your application, we carry out credit and fraud checks on your organisation and its officials. If your application’s successful, we’ll share information about how you manage your account with credit reference agencies.
We’ll review your application and carry out our checks. Once we’ve completed them, we’ll send a text to the mobile number you provided to let you know your account’s open.
We aim to open all accounts within five working days of getting your application post appointment. This could take longer if your organisation has a complex structure, or if we’re getting more applications than usual. We’ll get in touch if there are any significant delays after you’ve submitted your application, otherwise we’ll send your account details and debit card to you within five working days of opening your account.
If you tell us that you want to cancel or switch to a different account within 14 days of opening your account, we’ll refund any account fees that you’ve paid. The 14 days start from the day you get your Business Customer Agreement, or the date your account was opened, whichever is later.
Please complete our call back form, and our dedicated community managers will get back to you as soon as possible.

Charity and impact organisations

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Help us work out which account you can apply for

Frequently asked questions

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