Church & Charity Flexible Reserve Account
Plan confidently for your organisation’s future.
If you’re a church or a Christian charity wanting to save your funds responsibly yet access them easily, our Church & Charity Reserve Account is for you.
Summary
- Interest rate 2.00% Gross/AER.
- Accounts available to registered churches and charities only.
- Minimum opening balance £1.
- Interest is payable from the date of receipt of all deposits, calculated daily and paid annually.
- Deposits can be made via your own online banking service, standing order or post at any time. Online banking will soon be available for Kingdom Bank organisation customers.
- Withdrawals by telephone banking or via written instructions by post.
- Funds will be transferred to a nominated Bank account in the organisation’s name.
- One withdrawal of up to £10,000 is permitted without notice in a rolling 90-day period. Any additional withdrawals or withdrawals for more than £10,000 require 90 days’ notice.
Details
The interest rate is a bank managed rate of 2.00% Gross/AER.
Interest accrues on the daily balance at the above rate. This rate may vary from time to time and we will notify you of any changes.
Interest is added to or deducted from the account on the 31 December each year.
Yes. As this account pays a variable rate of interest, it can change over time – the general terms and conditions explain how this happens. We will always let you know of any planned changes to the rate. For example, we may review our interest rates if the Bank of England base rate changes.
If you deposit £1,000 when you open the account, the balance after 12 months will be £1,020.00
This assumes:
- You do not withdraw any money and interest is paid into this account.
- The interest rate stays the same.
- You do not add any more money.
This account is available to all churches/charities registered on the Charity Commission website. Exempted charities can also apply for this account.
A minimum deposit of £1 is needed to open this account.
Once fully completed application and mandate forms are received in the post and the necessary checks have been carried out by our team, we will be delighted to open your account with us.
If you change your mind, you can advise us in writing and we will cancel the account free of charge within 14 days of opening.
Deposits can be made via your own online banking service, standing order or post at any time. Online banking will soon be available for Kingdom Bank organisation customers.
All instructions must be authorised by the correct number of signatories, in accordance with the latest Mandate.
It is possible to make one withdrawal of up to £10,000 without notice in a rolling 90-day period. All additional withdrawals and withdrawals over £10,000 require 90 days’ notice.
All withdrawals should be submitted in writing or using telephone banking by the signatories detailed on the mandate and will be made to an account in the same name.
No charges apply to this account (except for those referred to in our terms and conditions, where we permit early withdrawal at our discretion with charges on transfer before notice period served).
‘AER’ stands for ‘Annual Equivalent Rate’. Whenever you see an advert for a savings account which shows an interest rate, you will see the AER. This means you can use the AER to compare accounts. It shows what the interest rate would be if your interest was paid and compounded once each year.
Open an account
If you would like to speak to one of our friendly Account Management team, please complete the enquiry form below or give us a call.
