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Difficulties transferring Tembo Easy Access Cash ISA to a new Cash ISA provider

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Tembo do not provide customers with a Sort Code or Account Number.

How can I transfer a Tembo Cash ISA I opened in the 2024/25 tax year to a new 5 year fixed Cash ISA with a different provider without losing its tax free status please?

This is what Tembo say about Sort Code and Account Numbers: 
https://help.tembomoney.com/en/articles/10766171-how-do-i-find-my-account-number-and-sort-code 

Those instructions only access a unque alphabetic reference that does not match established sort code / account number patterns.

 

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  • masonic
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    edited 7 July at 5:42AM
    This is not uncommon for ISAs, or Indeed savings accounts in general.
    A six digit sort code and eight digit account number is not required because the gaining provider will contact the current provider to arrange for them to transfer the funds. The account number is used as a reference so that they can identify the account to transfer. The money will actually be sent from the provider's central holding account alongside the transfer history form.
    To transfer an ISA, you should fill out a form provided by your new provider. This should contain a field where you can enter your ISA account reference.
  • clairec666
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    masonic said:
    This is not uncommon for ISAs, or Indeed savings accounts in general.
    A six digit sort code and eight digit account number is not required because the gaining provider will contact the current provider to arrange for them to transfer the funds. The account number is used as a reference so that they can identify the account to transfer. The money will actually be sent from the provider's central holding account alongside the transfer history form.
    To transfer an ISA, you should fill out a form provided by your new provider. This should contain a field where you can enter your ISA account reference.
    I tried transferring into Skipton - you select your existing provider from a drop-down list, and for some providers (including Tembo and Trading 212) it says "Your existing provider does not currently use electronic transfers.
    You can start the process online, however you will need to print off the pre-completed ISA Transfer form at the end, sign it and send it to us."
    BUT it still insists on you filling in the account number and sort code boxes before you can press "continue".
    That's probably why we get people on this forum all asking the same question!

    Just using Skipton as an example because I've got an account with them... You can contact them directly to ask for the form, or I found it by googling "skipton isa transfer form". The account number box on the form accepts any length of account number (i.e. it doesn't have individual boxes for each number) so you can put the Tembo account number in there. However there is nowhere to indicate that your account is with Tembo, so you are relying on Skipton to work it out without the help of a sort code!
  • friolento
    friolento Posts: 2,385 Forumite
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    edited 7 July at 7:48AM
    Tembo uses your NI number as the ISA account number. Just enter that in the Reference or Roll
    Number field on the transfer form. Leave sort code and account number blank

    I transferred my Tembo ISA to Vida the other day. Worked like a dream, completed in 6 working days. Though you cannot do partial transfers.


  • Dave_5150
    Dave_5150 Posts: 276 Forumite
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    Thanks, I will ring Customer Service for my new provider (Nottingham BS) today as their online service expects a sort code and account number and does not list Tembo in their drop list of existing providers.
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