Faith Current Account Application

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Is my Faith based organisation eligible?

• Charities, including charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) in the UK must be registered with the Charity Commission and have an ACTIVE status. We do not provide facilities for dormant or unregistered charities.
• The Charity must have an identifiable congregation of people who regularly gather for worship or prayer.
• The Charity must operate from a physical location used for worship e.g. Church, Mosque, Temple or Synagogue.
• All trustees/directors and signatories associated with the account must be 18 years old or over and must be a tax resident in the UK.
• Company director (s) must be ACTIVE (not disqualified) on Companies House or Charity Commission.

Industries we cannot support:

We exclude businesses involved in:

• Harm to people, including alcohol, gambling, pornography, tobacco, weapons, conflict minerals, human rights failures and lack of labour rights
• Harm to the planet, including animal testing, factory farming / fisheries, fur and specialty leather, deforestation, fossil fuel energy, genetic engineering, hazardous substances and mining
• Unethical practices, including poor accounting practices, corruption, tax evasion or violation of laws, codes and conventions.

BEFORE YOU START YOUR APPLICATION

Please have the following information ready to ensure a smooth application process:

• Organisation’s details including company/charity registration number and financial information such as annual turnover.
• Your existing UK business current account details.
• Nominated person’s details for both signatories and non-signatories including email address, phone number, residential address
• Transactional information such as details of expected national and international transactions.