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Once we’ve been notified that a customer has died:

• We will stop all payments and block access to all of the late customer's Triodos accounts to keep their accounts safe.
• We will remove Internet Banking access to the late customer's accounts (both on the website and Triodos Mobile App).
• Any debit cards in the late customer's name will be cancelled.
• Regular payments like Direct Debits and Standing Orders will also be stopped. If any of these need to continue (for example, payments for utility bills), please contact the companies who require the payments to make new payment arrangements.
• We will stop all marketing mailings straight away. If there are mailings already in the process of being sent, it may be too late to stop these.
• We will continue to send important communications about any changes to the accounts or services, such as changes to savings rates or Terms & Conditions. Please be aware that these documents will still be issued in the name of the customer who has died.
• Joint accounts will remain open in the name of the surviving account holder, who will be able to use the accounts as usual.
• Business accounts with remaining account operators or owners will also remain open and new account operators may be appointed by the business.
• We will remove Powers of Attorney from the account, because the Power of Attorney becomes null and void when the person dies. This includes Internet Banking and account access held by attorneys.

In order to be notified of a customer’s death, we usually need to see a copy of the death certificate and a completed Bereavement Notification Form(PDF).

We’re doing our very best to support our customers and other ethical organisations during this difficult time. If you are an existing lending customer, please contact your Relationship Manager to discuss your circumstances.

A new debt finance programme, the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) 3, was announced by the Government and will come into effect shortly. Whilst we were accredited under the CBILS and original RLS schemes, we are not an accredited lender for RLS 3 at this moment in time. If you are looking to access this scheme, more information can be found on the British Business Bank website.

If you have a question regarding your existing CBILS or RLS facility with Triodos Bank, please contact your Relationship Manager.

You can make a debit card daily limit change in the Triodos Mobile Banking App or via Internet Banking.

In the Mobile app click 'more', 'cards', click on 'the relevant card' or in Internet banking click 'Self Service', 'cards', click on 'the relevant card'.

The default limits are set as follows:    
Daily point of sale - £10,000
Daily online payments - £10,000
Daily Cash withdrawals - £300

You can temporarily increase the limits to any amount up to the following:
Point of sale - £50,000
Online payments- £50,000
Cash withdrawals - £500

For all increases from the default amounts, there is a 4-hour waiting period before the changes are in place.

If you want to decrease the limits from the default amounts, this will happen immediately.

You will be able to make a temporary limit increase in the Triodos Mobile Banking App or via Internet Banking.

In Internet Banking:

Go to ‘Self Service', select ‘Account Settings’ then ‘Daily Limit’, here you can request the temporary payment limit change.

In the Mobile Banking App:

Go to ‘More’ then ‘Account Settings’ and select the account you wish to apply the temporary change to. From there, choose ‘Daily limit’.

Once you’ve submitted the request, you’ll need to wait four hours before it goes live, we’ll send you an email confirmation once it has.

Please note this is for faster payments only. For debit card changes, please see How do I change my debit card daily limits? | Triodos Bank 

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is a UK body which gives you automatic protection up to £85,000 if your bank, building society, or credit union goes out of business.

Your eligible deposits with Triodos Bank UK are protected up to a total of £85,000 by the FSCS. An eligible deposit is money in accounts such as current and savings accounts, including cash ISAs. With Triodos, this will also cover cash held in investment accounts but not the investments themselves.

Please note that the £85,000 will apply to the total of all eligible deposits with Triodos Bank rather than per account or product. Any deposits over this amount are unlikely to be covered.

For more information, please visit the Triodos FSCS webpage.

There is an Annual Service Charge paid quarterly by Impact Fund investors and an Ongoing Charges Figure which is deducted from the fund daily and therefore not paid separately.

Annual Service Charge – paid by you quarterly 

The Annual Service Charge is tiered, so customers who hold more than £250,000 in either their Triodos Impact Investment Account or Stocks and Shares ISA will pay a lower percentage on the investment balance over this amount.

Holdings in either a Triodos Impact Investment Account or Stocks and Shares ISA

• The percentage charged per annum on any balance of holdings up to and including £250,000.00 is 0.40%
• The percentage charged per annum on any balance of holdings £250,000.01 and over is 0.20%

The Annual Service Charge (ASC):

• is a charge that is collected by Triodos Bank UK to cover costs of providing our investment service, including administration costs.
• is expressed as an annual percentage but calculated and paid quarterly, based on the average value of your holding across the previous quarter.
• is paid from money in the linked Cash Account or by selling shares if there isn’t enough cash available (see below for details).

On the first Calendar Day of a new quarter we will check your Cash Account to see if cash is available to cover the Annual Service Charge for the previous quarter. If cash is available, it will be earmarked and deducted on the first weekday of the quarter. If you do not have enough money in your Cash Account to cover an upcoming Annual Service Charge, we will try to contact you beforehand by email or letter to let you know, so that you can pay into your Cash Account if you would like to.

If there is an insufficient cash balance on this day, we will instruct to sell shares in your investments to cover the whole amount (there is no charge to pay your Annual Service Charge in this way). The dealing instruction will be automatically generated to proportionately sell enough shares within your account based on your holding on the first Calendar Day of the new quarter. 

For more information, please also see How can I pay for my Annual Service Charge? and How do you decide which shares to sell from my holdings to cover my Annual Service Charge?

Please be aware that the sale of shares to cover the Annual Service Charge is classified as a disposal for Capital Gains Tax purposes and may need to be declared to HMRC (unless they are held in a Stocks and Shares ISA).

The Annual Service Charge will be itemised on your quarterly statement, which provides a breakdown of all charges applied over the previous quarter along with any additional trades during the period.

Ongoing Charges Figure – deducted from the fund daily and not paid separately by you

The Ongoing Charges Figure (OCF):

• is the ongoing costs of running the funds, also known as the Total Expense Ratio or TER). The OCF includes the fund managers Annual Management Charge and other expenses of running the fund, such as the board of directors and audit fees. The Annual Management Charge is the charge taken by Triodos Investment Management to select investments based on their sustainable and financial performance.
• is expressed as an annual percentage and calculated and deducted from the fund daily. The charge is reflected in the value of the fund and you do not need to pay for it separately.
• can be found in the Key Investor Information Document (KIID) and may vary.
• includes the cost of converting between sterling and euros when buying and selling, which is charged at 0.2% of the exchange rate used (this fee is not applied directly to individual investments, it is shared by all euro and sterling investors in the fund and is already accounted for in the published share price).

Please visit the fund pages on our website for details of the current OCF:

Triodos Global Equity Impact Fund

Triodos Pioneer Impact Fund

Triodos Future Generations Fund 

Triodos Sterling Bond Impact Fund

Your personal data is used to provide you with valuable insights, helping you manage your finances more effectively. For example, Insights can help you keep track of your budget, give you a look ahead at your future balances, and help you avoid potential unarranged overdrafts.  

We may also use your data to offer you relevant product opportunities, such as savings or investment options tailored to your financial situation. Additionally, we can provide impact-related insights, such as information on specific investment funds, so you are well-informed about the potential impact of your investments. 

At Triodos Bank, keeping your data safe and private is very important to us. We always handle your information with care and take different steps to make sure your banking is secure. 

Insights help you get a better overview of your spending by analysing your account details, account balances, account transactions, card information, and card transactions.  

Read more about how your personal data is used for Insights. 

 Before you start using Insights, you will need to give your consent to process your transaction data. You can withdraw this consent at any time and turn off Insights. 

Yes. You can transfer an existing stocks and shares ISA to a Triodos Stocks and Shares ISA. Be aware, if transferring from a stocks and shares ISA, your investments will be sold and the transfer will be completed in cash.

If you don't already have a Triodos Stocks and Shares ISA, you will need to open one first. You can do this via the Triodos Mobile Banking App.

To request the transfer, you’ll need to download and complete the relevant form below. The forms are interactive so you can fill out your details online, but you’ll need to print the form and sign it using a pen.

Then simply return it to ‘Freepost TRIODOS BANK’ and we’ll transfer the funds directly between your ISAs and protect your tax-free ISA status. Do not move funds out of an ISA yourself, because your money will lose this ISA status.

The transfer process usually takes between 14-30 days. We’ll write to you when the transfer is complete.

Transfer from another provider to a Triodos Stocks and Shares ISA
Transfer from another Triodos ISA to a Triodos Stocks and Shares ISA

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Yes. You can transfer an existing cash ISA to your Triodos cash ISA. If you don't already have a Triodos cash ISA, you will need to open one first. Explore our range of ethical ISAs to find the right one for you, then apply via the Triodos Mobile Banking App.

To request the transfer, you’ll need to download and complete the relevant form below. The forms are interactive so you can fill out your details online, but you’ll need to print the form and sign it using a pen.

Then simply return it to ‘Freepost TRIODOS BANK’ and we’ll transfer your money directly between your ISAs and protect your tax-free ISA status. Do not move your money out of an ISA yourself, because your money will lose this ISA status.

The transfer process usually takes between 14-30 days. We’ll write to you when the transfer is complete.

If you are transferring to a new Fixed Rate ISA, please note that it can take up to 30 days to complete a transfer. We must receive your money from your existing provider within 60 days of the Fixed Rate ISA account opening date, so please make sure you start the transfer process as soon as possible.

You can use the Triodos App to log in to Internet Banking by following these steps:

1. Go to the Triodos login page on your internet browser and select the tab called ‘Log in with mobile app’.
2. Open the Triodos App on a second device and tap the QR button in the corner of the login page.
3. Scan the QR code on your internet browser with the scanner.
4. Use your passcode, fingerprint or face recognition when prompted in the app.
5. Tap ‘confirm’ in the app and Internet Banking will automatically log in.

Trades are submitted to the fund manager at 10am each Business Day. So you can cancel a trade which has not been dealt at any time prior to this.

To cancel a pending instruction, go to your investment account in Internet Banking or the Mobile App where you will find ‘Pending’ instructions under the ‘Transactions’ section. Click on the instruction you would like to cancel, you will be shown the key dates for your instruction and a cancel button (which will not be shown if your instruction has now been dealt and is therefore no longer pending). Select ‘Cancel’ then click ‘Continue’ to confirm you would like to cancel your instruction. You will then see a message confirming that your instruction has been cancelled.

Phishing is a common type of internet fraud. Phishing emails are designed to appear as though they are from a legitimate source, but intend to steal personal information that can be used to access your account.

Do not respond to any email that asks for any information in relation to your internet banking log in details. If you have received a suspicious email, do not respond and call us if you need any further information.

Our opening hours are published on our help and support page. 

Cash cannot be paid in to the Triodos Current Account. You can make payments into your Triodos Current Account by bank transfer or online. If you wish to pay a cheque into your account, you can send them via our freepost service to our office in Bristol - Freepost TRIODOS BANK. This is an untracked 2nd class service, however, if you are sending in cheques or original documents, you may wish to use our registered address (this will require a stamp):

Triodos Bank
Deanery Road
Bristol
BS1 5AS 

Please include the sort code and account number of the account you wish the cheque to be credited to.

Historically, smaller challenger banks such as Triodos had no option but to utilise one of the “big four” banks (NatWest Group, Lloyds, HSBC and Barclays) for payment clearing services.

So it is not unusual to see banks of Triodos’ size (or indeed some far bigger organisations) still utilising the “big four” clearing banks.

However, there is currently a real drive by the government, via the Payments Systems Regulator, to promote competition in the banking sector and to encourage innovation in payment systems.

This has resulted in a wider choice of clearing options (including alternative providers and/or direct clearing) now available to challenger banks.

While changing our clearing arrangements would be a very large undertaking we continue to review the options, remaining conscious of maintaining a high quality of service for all our customers.

Setting up a Direct Debit should be done through the company who will be claiming the Direct Debit. You can cancel a Direct Debit in the Triodos Mobile Banking App under ‘More’, ‘Account settings’ then ‘Direct Debits’, or in Internet Banking under ‘Self Service’, ‘Account settings’ then ‘Direct Debits’. You will need to contact the company who claim the Direct Debit to cancel it with them as well.

How can I let Triodos Bank know that a customer has died?

If you are managing the estate, please:

• complete a Bereavement Notification form (download below)
• send this to us by email or by post, along with a copy of the Death Certificate.

Please read the Bereavement Notification Form(PDF) for more information. This explains the other documents we need and the next steps in the process.

If you are a Triodos customer, you can notify us by sending us a chat message in Internet Banking.

If you are not managing the estate, please complete as much of the Bereavement Notification Form as you can and email or post it to us.

If you have any questions, please call us on 0330 355 0355.

If you'd like to write to us, you can do so freepost at:

Freepost TRIODOS BANK

Our freepost address is Royal Mail registered and simple to use - write it on your envelope exactly as shown above (no stamp required) and your letter will get to us free of charge by second class mail.

For first class mail, you can post in the normal way to:

Triodos Bank
Deanery Road
Bristol
BS1 5AS

As an online bank, we don't provide counter banking services, but we're always pleased to meet with our business customers - simply make an appointment with your relationship manager.

Our regional business banking offices can be found at:

Triodos Bank
20 Old Bailey
London
EC4M 7LN

Triodos Bank
Abbey House
83 Princes Street
Edinburgh
EH2 2ER

(From abroad:  +44 117 973 9339)

We're open 8am-6pm Monday-Friday (9am-6pm Thursday)

Lost or stolen card? Contact us to report it immediately - our card services team is here for you 24/7.