New business? Start with no monthly fee
Open a business current account with no monthly account fee for 12 months. Then it’s £9.99 a month after that.
For businesses in their first year of trading. T&Cs and eligibility apply.
Welcome to Santander Business Banking
Welcome to Santander business banking We’re here to help businesses grow and succeed. If you’re running a smaller business, with up to 2 directors, owners (shareholders) or partners, have a look at the accounts and services we offer. You might find just what you need to get started or take the next step.
Running a medium-to-large business with comprehensive banking needs? No problem. Head over to our Corporate & Commercial Banking website to see what we’ve got for you.
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Accept card payments
Take card payments in your shop, on the go, or online.
Spending every day?
Get 1% cashback on all your business spend with the Business Cashback Credit Card. T&Cs apply. Credit subject to status. Annual fee applies. 23.7% APR representative (variable).
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Dive into the new features of our award-winning business app. It's quick, easy and above all, secure.
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Growing your business
Independent service quality survey results
Business current accounts (GB)
Published February 2026
As part of a regulatory requirement, an independent survey was conducted to ask approximately 1,200 customers of each of the 17 largest business current account providers if they would recommend their provider to other small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs*). *SMEs include businesses, clubs, charities and societies with an annual turnover/income of up to £25m (exclusive of VAT and other turnover-related taxes). The results represent the view of customers who took part in the survey.
Take a look at the latest published results
Great Britain
Business current accounts (NI)
Published February 2026
As part of a regulatory requirement, an independent survey was conducted to ask approximately 580 customers of each of the 5 largest business current account providers if they would recommend their provider to other small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs*). *SMEs include businesses, clubs, charities and societies with an annual turnover/income of up to £25m (exclusive of VAT and other turnover-related taxes). The results represent the view of customers who took part in the survey.
Take a look at the latest published results
Northern Ireland
As part of a separate regulatory requirement, we have also published the Financial Conduct Authority service quality information for business current accounts.
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