Community Directplus Account
A free business banking account for registered charities, co-operatives and credit unions.
Our Community Directplus account gives registered charities, community interest companies, co-operatives and credit unions an ethical way to bank for free.
With Community Directplus, you can take advantage of:



To apply, you and the key parties need to be:
- Aged 18 or over
- Free from County Court Judgements (CCJs), bankruptcy and IVAs over the last 6 years
- Free from missed payments on any personal credit obligations in the last 6 years
- A UK resident with a business address in the UK
Your organisation must be:
- A registered charity, a co-operative, a credit union or a community interest company and;
- Not exceeding any of the following annual account limits: credit turnover exceeds £1million, deposit more than £100,000 in cash or deposit more than 5,000 cheques.
Ready to apply?
Your application is subject to status and based on an assessment of your financial circumstances.
Important documents
Please note, our Tariffs are changing with effect from the 19th June 2018. Please click here for further information (17.1KB)
Business account terms and conditions
Download Business account terms and conditions PDF (238KB)Community Directplus Tariff effective until 18 June 2018
Download Community Directplus Tariff effective until 18 June 2018 PDF (508KB)Community Directplus Tariff with effect from 19 June 2018
Download Community Directplus Tariff with effect from 19 June 2018 PDF (495KB)Standards of Lending Practice
Download Standards of Lending Practice PDF (74KB)How we use your personal information
Download How we use your personal information PDF (639KB)FSCS Information Sheet and Exclusions List
Download FSCS Information Sheet and Exclusions List PDF (3.6MB)The Co-operative Bank reserves the right to decline any application.
Whether we can offer you credit depends on your circumstances and our lending policy. We may decline your application based on your circumstances or our lending policy. We may be able to offer a product that's different to the one advertised.
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