Charities Choice Account
The brighter choice for your charity
The account that's made for charities
The Charity Choice Account offers a flexible, fully functional bank account for registered charities.
Make unlimited deposits and withdrawals, get the latest digital tools, plus benefits when you spend on your Debit Card.
- Free day-to-day banking
- Charities with an annual turnover less than £1 million will be eligible for free day-to-day banking [1]. For those over £1 million, view our rates and fees here.
- Giving back to your charity
- Earn 0.35% Cashback on your Debit Card transactions. Terms and Conditions apply to Debit Card Cashback.
- Discounts on purchases
- Business Savings discounts when you use your Debit Card at selected merchants. Terms and Conditions apply to Business Savings discounts.
- Tech that saves time
- Free up time for your charity with our smart Money Management digital tool.
[1] Registered Charities with turnover of less than £1m per annum qualify for free transactional banking. No charges apply to cash or cheque deposits and withdrawals, Direct Debits or other automated transactions. Our Business Banking Tariff Guide details charges and fees that apply.
Take control with our digital tools
Our Business Internet Banking tools work beautifully together on any device
Save with confidence
Your deposits with Virgin Money are covered up to £85,000 per charity.
View the FSCS guarantee
Important information
Before applying please make sure you have read the following:
- Based in the UK
(excluding Channel islands, Isle of Man & Northern Ireland) - Have trustees and committee members over 18 years old
- Unregistered Charities
- Businesses
- Client Funds
- Financial information, including the organisation turnover
- Three years of personal address history for anyone you want to operate and use this account
- We'll also need this information for any Directors, Trustees or Members of Senior Management (Chairperson, Chief Executive/Managing Director)
- A copy of the Governing Document or Constitutional Form
- The authority to apply for this account on behalf of the organisation
- An email and mobile phone number
Switch to us in just 7 working days
Switching to us is straightforward with the Current Account Switch Service. You choose the date you'd like to switch and we'll do the rest.
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What you’ll need to open an account
Alongside other UK banks and UK Finance, we've agreed to a basic set of information that you'll need to supply to set up your new current account. This simple guide will help you work out what information you need.
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This isn't the only charity current account we can offer you. To help you decide if it's the one for your charity, see how it stacks up against the others.
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