Top Small Biz Savings Accounts 19 August 2009 at 10:13AM edited 14 June 2010 at 5:31PM in Small biz MoneySaving 98 replies 89.9K views

Former_MSE_Dan

This thread is specifically to discuss the

Small Business Savings Accounts

section of the Small Business MoneySaving guide.

If you want to discuss this section, or suggest any new accounts for consideration, please click reply.

essaye

If you have personal savings of £50K with a financial institution and you are also the owner/director of a limited company that has £50K in a biz account with the same institution, are both amounts covered by the guarantee?

The limited company is a legal entity in its own right, separate from the owner/director, so the savings should be treated separately. But, in this complex world of savings, are they? :wall:

stphnstevey

Thanks for doing this - there are not many places that give business account comparisons

trigwell_2

Could you please list accounts that are available to charities. The Investec Business High 5 is not available to charities registered as trusts.

The Abbey Business Bond at 3% has closed.

stphnstevey

how about the Anglo Irish account?

basilhot

trigwell wrote: »

Could you please list accounts that are available to charities. The Investec Business High 5 is not available to charities registered as trusts.

The Abbey Business Bond at 3% has closed.

How about the accounts from secure trust 60 and 120 day notice accounts open to charities

malc_b

Others not on Martin's list are:

Secure trust is 2.52% for its 60 day account (phone, post I think, minimum 1K or 10k for ltd)

Standard life Business Premium Direct Access Account is 1.37% for £1+, more for over 50k. This is internet access (premium is limited number of phone transactions per year, basic gives unlimited phone transactions but only 0.8%). Not brill but better than nothing and instant access so useful for VAT etc..

stphnstevey

And Anglo Irish 2.25% instant access and 2.50% 30 day access

malc_b

Interesting. Seems like phone/post access and Martin says

"The Irish government has guaranteed all savings up until 2010, plus it has nationalised Anglo-Irish Bank. As the Irish-owned UK banks operate the passport system, your safety is solely reliant on the solvency of the Irish government. This is something you must be aware of and research if you have money there."

So perhaps not as safe as a UK bank (small business are covered under the 50k limit like individuals).

stphnstevey

malc_b wrote: »

Interesting. Seems like phone/post access and Martin says

"The Irish government has guaranteed all savings up until 2010, plus it has nationalised Anglo-Irish Bank. As the Irish-owned UK banks operate the passport system, your safety is solely reliant on the solvency of the Irish government. This is something you must be aware of and research if you have money there."

So perhaps not as safe as a UK bank (small business are covered under the 50k limit like individuals).

Would be nice if Martin gave other's the choice though!

gibby

Martin recommends Abbey as a free bank account for business.
It is free but just like the personal banking, service is really really poor & they make a lot of mistakes.

A better deal is the coop as if you are a FSB member (simply join for the benefits & don't renew) all biz banking is 100% free

Also for FSB members is cheaper card payment services
usually with the major banks you have to pay a hefty set up fee to take card payments (both online or through a pdq machine) of £200 to £500 each

With the FSB deal its free setup with Streamline/Natwest & the rates you are charged are better too.


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