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Provider Rate Min/Max Deposit Opening Account Accessing Account Interest Options SG Verdict
 Aldermore
4.65% £1,000 / £1,000,000

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  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually

Peterborough based Aldermore launched in 2009 and look after over £13.1bn of deposits.

You can find out more about them here

 HL Active Savings - Close
4.80% £1,000 / £1m

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  • Paid on maturity
  • annually or compounded

This product is provided by Close Brothers on Active Savings, which is a savings platform, provided by investment giant Hargreaves Lansdown, which offers savers access to a range of products from its partner banks and building societies.

 UBL - Raisin
4.81% £2,000 / £85,000

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  • Paid On Maturity

United Bank Limited UK (UBL) was formed in 2001 from the merger of two Pakistani banks and has branches in Ilford, Bradford, Birmingham, Glasgow Manchester and London.

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

Atom Bank
4.65% £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

A| United Trust Bank
4.60% £5,000 / £1,000,000

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Branch
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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

BLME
5.00% £1,000 / £1,000,000

Branch
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Branch
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  • Paid Annually
  • Paid Away

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

You can find out more about them here

Close Brothers
4.80% £10,000 / £2,000,000

Branch
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Branch
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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Annually
  • 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

Cynergy
4.80% £10,000 / £1m

Branch
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Branch
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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Annually
  • Added to the account

Cynergy was formerly known as Bank of Cyprus, which has operated in the UK since 1955, and looks after £1.76bn of savings

Gatehouse Bank
4.70% £1,000 / £1m

Branch
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Branch
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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Annually
  • Paid Away

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

JN Bank
5.00% £1,000 / £500,000

Branch
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Branch
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  • Paid Annually
  • Added to the account

JN Bank are the first Carribean bank to be authorised in the UK and launched on 8th October 2020.

Paragon Bank
4.65% £1,000 / £100,000

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

Birmingham based Paragon launched in 2014 and now look after £9.3bn of savings.

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


Principality Building Society
4.73% £500 / £2m

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

Principality is the 6th largest building society in the UK, looking after £7.6bn of savings

Secure Trust Bank
4.81% £1,000 / £1,000,000

Branch
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Branch
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  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Annually
  • Paid 31st December

Birmingham based Secure Trust Bank look after over £2bn of deposits.  Their products tend not to be able for long so move quickly if this rate appeals.

Find out more about them here

SmartSave
4.82% £10,000 / £85,000

Branch
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Branch
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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

UBL
4.81% £2,000 / £1,000,000

Branch
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Branch
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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually
  • Paid Away

United Bank UK, which was formed in 2001 from the merger of two Pakistani banks, has branches in Ilford, Bradford, Birmingham, Glasgow Manchester and London.

Union Bank of India
5.00% £1,000 / £1,000,000

Branch
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Branch
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  • Paid On Maturity

Union Bank of India (UK), which is a subsidiary of Union Bank of India, one of the largest public sector banks in India.

Although Union Bank does finally have an internet application, their UK website is very hard to navigate to find it and it is one of the most difficult applications to complete we've experienced.

Zopa Bank
4.66% £1,000 / £250,000

Branch
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Branch
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  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Compounded

Zopa started life as a peer to peer lending business in 2005 but became a licensed bank in 2019 and launched their first savings accounts in August 2020.

You can find out more about them here

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