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The Co-operative Bank: Business Account reviews

Name: Business Account
Rating: 1.31 (88 reviews)

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1.31

Based on 88 reviews, last reviewed 20th Apr 2026

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4

Easy to deal with as branch nearby Easy to deal with as branch nearby Reviewed on: 20th February 2026

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1

Very unimpressed with my new business account I have had a business account for one month now. Opening the account was a tedious process with constant requests for more information to prove my bus... Read more Reviewed on: 20th April 2026

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The Co-operative Bank Business Account reviews (88)

AVOID THIS BANK LIKE THE PLAGUE

The co op withheld my business account from me for A MONTH, caused my business to loose money, customers, caused me no end of stress, made me later with payments to HMRC, which I have been fined for. They did nothing to assist and gave me no timescale to resolve the issue. I was left unable to pay my staff, order stock or pay myself to cover my mortgage. My business fell behind on rent. THE CO OP DIDNT CARE, DID NOTHING TO HELP. I had to find the fraud case number from the other bank for them, only once I had got to the bottom of the issue did they do anything to assist. I will always warn people away from this bank, in 15 years of business I’ve never dealt with a worse company. Reviewed on: 6th September 2024

Don’t make the same mistake as me!

I do not write online reviews but my experience with Co-op business banking has forced me into action. I have very happily had a personal account with the Co-op for many years. I like the idea of a bank that invests ethically, so it seemed the natural place to go when I needed a business account too. I was aware of bad reviews for their business offering but my experience of personal banking really had been good, so I chose to ignore the reviews. Big mistake. 3 months elapsed time to open the account. Appalling wait times on the phone lines. A complaints procedure that routinely takes no action other than to mark the complaint as resolved. My first payment from my new account resulted in my access to my account being suspended and all of my funds disappearing into an audit control account belonging to the Co-op bank. Not satisfied with taking all of my money (current account and business savings), the Co-op then withdrew another, large, 5 figure sum, sending my current account deep into the red. Hilariously, they then charged me £20 for the unauthorised overdraft created by their failings. This bank is not fit for purpose and can not be trusted with your money. Based on my experience, I am surprised the regulator allows them to continue trading. Open an account with them at your own risk. Reviewed on: 9th April 2024

The most UNcooperative Bank

No one seems know to anything. Disrespectful to small businesses to any extent that it seems deliberate Total Disgrace Employees went with wages, supplies without pay and orders cancelled P.S this company will happily sell you funeral plans Reviewed on: 21st December 2023

NOT OF THIS WORLD !

The most clunky primitive on line banking experience . Coop have a look at Lloyds for example and see what you should be doing for confused customers like me Reviewed on: 1st December 2023

Is there anyone at the other end of the line???

Great that it's an easy and accessible account but can't get through to Customer Services! Reviewed on: 22nd November 2023

WORST ONLINE BANKING EVER

THEY won’t provide you bankstatments . set up a new payee is painful, would not log you on your phone , you need to carry you login detals and token all the time . to get through the customer service is imposible. Reviewed on: 24th August 2023

Nothing works!!!

I got offered £1500 to move to coop from Natwest and what a huge mistake that was! Nothing works! You can't move money from the current to the savings account on the app you have to go on a desktop and use the token, setting up payees can only be done from the desktop and then it takes hours for it to activate. The app constantly keeps unregistering me from my phone "due to inactivity" when I am using it everyday multiple times a day! My card gets blocked from being able to make purchases online regularly then when I finally get through to them on the phone they can't explain why it is blocked?! It shouldn't be able to operate as a bank and I am so glad to be leaving, 2 years of nothing but hassle trying to do simple things that other banks just seem to do easily. If I could turn back time I wouldn't of switched for £15,000 never mind £1500!!! Reviewed on: 5th August 2023

I should have listened to others and bad reviews!

Painful, setting up a business account has been painful, pure and simple. Way too many hoops to jump through, the need for endless phone calls, and being put on hold, and not once but twice I have to actually print a form out, sign, scan it and email it back. Really? In today's day and age of technology! And that is before I can even access it on my phone. Nowhere does it tell you that you need to do it on a computer first! Crazy! And for it to take a month to change from my last bank, why? Why so long? Surely it is all automated pretty much nowadays? And the endless messages they send to your phone that takes so long to log in and look at. Don't do it people! Stick with one of the young technology hotshots on the scene now that can be set up in minutes... Unbelievable.... Reviewed on: 28th June 2023

Slow and no reason for refusal for fsb account

Gave all details and despite taking a long time refused an account with out given reason. The directors had experian credit scores off 999 can only conclude its was directors age which went against use. Surprising the fsb have anything to do with this lot! Reviewed on: 25th April 2023

It really is as bad as the reviews indicate

I was offered £1000 to transfer my business account from RBS to the Co-op. Big mistake! Had to ring up on at least three occasions when my token was blocked for no obvious reason. Staff helpful if you can actually speak to them after waiting hours on the phone. Learnt my lesson now and leaving. Reviewed on: 25th April 2023

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