We offer business accounts to sole traders and directors of limited companies. To apply, you must:
We offer FSCS-protected bank accounts provided by ClearBank Ltd.
Be a minimum of 18 years old
ClearBank is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority under registration number 754568. Eligible deposits with ClearBank are protected up to a total of £85,000 by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), the UK’s deposit guarantee scheme. For further information visit fscs.org.uk.
Have a valid UK mobile phone number
Have a device that's registered to a UK App or Goggle Play store.
Sole traders or freelancers must also
Have a valid UK home address
Directors of limited companies must also
Have a valid home address in the UK or overseas
We’re on a mission to help business owners spend less time on money admin.
However, there are a number of high risk industries that we can’t take on, as this would mean not being able to focus our time and energy on the rest of our members.
We don’t currently offer current accounts to businesses in the following industries:
The holding, managing and/or controlling of a third party’s (client’s/customer’s) funds in the Tide account. This includes using the funds on behalf of other individuals
Insurance companies (incl. insurance brokers)
Trading of crypto/virtual currencies
Operating as a pawnbroker
Extraction of precious metals and stones
Investments (incl. real estate investments)
Money services (such as foreign exchange, loan providers, money transfers)
Banking services (incl. BCAs, loans, digital wallets, etc.)
Casinos, prize draws and other betting or gambling activities
Sale of unlicensed pharmaceuticals
Sale or trade of cannabidiol (CBD) products
Trading of weapons, explosives or armaments
Unlicensed trading and processing of scrap metal
Unlicensed waste management
Unlicensed animal breeding
Sale, import and export of used vehicles or heavy machinery
Escort services and other services in the adult industry
Bidding fee auctions
Non-profit organizations, including charities
Operating as, but not limited to, CICs and CIOs, PLC, LLP, Partnership, Trust.
You can read more about this in our blog post: Providing financial security for our members.
