1 Year Fixed

Provider Rate Min/Max Deposit Opening Account Accessing Account Interest Options SG Verdict
Al Rayan Bank
4.50% £5,000 / No Maximum

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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Quarterly

This account pays expected profit, rather than interest, to meet Sharia law requirements.  Those savers comfortable with this are likely to be attracted by the rate and variety of channels to open and manage their account  

 Ahli United Bank - Raisin
4.32% £1,000 / £85,000

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  • Paid On Maturity

Ahli United Bank (UK) PLC is a UK incorporated bank headquartered in London. It was originally set up to meet the investment and banking needs of offshore investors and visitors from the Gulf.

This product is only available via the Raisin UK savings platform. You can find out more about Raisin here

 Monument Bank
4.31% £25,000 / £400,000

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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid On Maturity

Monument Bank launched in December 2021 and offers competitive savings rates to affluent individuals via its mobile banking app

 QIB - Raisin
4.20% £1,000 / £85,000

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  • Paid On Maturity

This product is only available via the Raisin UK savings platform. You can find out more about Raisin here

Atom Bank
4.30% £50 / £100,000

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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually

Durham based Atom Bank has attracted over £3.2bn of savings since its launch in April 2016.

Savers can only access Atom’s products via their mobile app

You can find out more about them here

Charter Savings Bank
4.26% £5,000 / £1m

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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually

Wolverhampton based Charter Savings launched in 2015.

It is now part of One Savings Bank which looks after a combined £16.6bn across its Charter Savings and Kent Reliance savings brands

Close Brothers
4.30% £10,000 / £2,000,000

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  • Paid Annually
  • Paid On Maturity
  • Paid Away

Close Bank have been trading since 1878, are a FTSE 250 listed company and look after over £6.4bn of savings

You can find out more about them here

DF Capital - new
4.33% £1,000 / £250,000

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  • Paid On Maturity

DF Capital are a specialist commercial bank, based in the UK, lending to Small & Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the UK.  They were authorised as a bank in September 2020.

You can find out more about them here

Gatehouse Bank
4.35% £1,000 / £1m

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  • Paid Annually
  • Paid On Maturity
  • Paid Away

This account pays expected profit, rather than interest, to meet Sharia law requirements.  

GB Bank
4.40% £1 / £100,000

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  • Paid Annually
  • Paid On Maturity

This fixed rate bond has a fixed maturity date of 27th February 2024.

GB Bank was awarded a banking licence (with restrictions) in October 2021 and launched savings on 23rd November 2022.  It is based in Middlesborough and intends to get Britain building by supporting regional SME property developers with development financing.

Hodge Bank
4.30% £1,000 / £1,000,000

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  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually
  • Annual interest paid 31st March
Hodge bank is based in South Wales and was authorised in 1987.  It looks after just over £1bn of deposits.
 
OakNorth Bank
4.32% £1,000 / £250,000

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  • Paid Annually
  • Paid On Maturity

OakNorth launched in 2015 and offers debt and property finance to UK small and medium size enterprises.

OakNorth change their rates frequently so move quickly if this rate appeals

You can find out more about them here

SmartSave
4.34% £10,000 / £85,000

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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Annually
  • Paid Compounded

Wrexham based Chetwood Financial got its banking licence at the end of 2018 following a £40m investment from Elliott Advisors.

It lends its money to consumers via ‘dynamic loans’ which adapts the rate as consumer’s credit scores improve

Find out more about them here

Tandem Bank
4.25% £1,000 / £2,500,000

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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Annually
  • Paid Away

A competitive rate from Tandem Bank, who acquired Harrods Bank in January 2018.

United Trust Bank
4.20% £5,000 / £1,000,000

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  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Annually

London based specialist lender United Trust launched in 1955 and look after £1.6bn of savings

Find out more about them here

Vanquis Bank
4.25% £1,000 / £250,000

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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually

Vanquis Bank is part of the Provident Financial Group, which was founded in 2002 and looks after £1.68bn of deposits.

You can find out more about Vanquis in our banking directory here

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