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Provider Rate Min/Max Deposit Opening Account Accessing Account Interest Options ISA Information SG Verdict
 Al Rayan Bank - Meteor
4.70% £1,000 / £1m

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  • Paid On Maturity

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs, Stocks & Shares ISAs and Innovative Finance ISAs

This account is provided by Al Rayan Bank on the Meteor Savings platform

 Aldermore
4.40% £1,000 / No maximum

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

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs, Stocks & Shares ISAs and Help to Buy ISAs

- Split ISA allowance

- This ISA is flexible

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

 

Withdrawals allowed subject to the loss of 90 days of interest

Further additions are allowed only within 14 days of opening the account.  ISA transfers must be received within 10 business days.

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 - Chetwood
4.40% £1,000 / No maximum

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  • Paid Annually
  • Added to the account

Transfers in not accepted

Earlier access on closure only subject to 90 day loss of interest.

This ISA is provided by Chetwood Bank 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.

 isbank - Meteor
4.50% £1,000 / £120,000

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  • Paid On Maturity

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs, Stocks & Shares ISAs and Innovative Finance ISAs

This account is provided by isbank on the Meteor Savings platform

 OakNorth Bank
4.67% £1,000 / £500,000

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  • Paid Monthly
  • Added to the account
  • Paid 1st of the month

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs

- Split ISA Allowance not permitted

- This ISA is not flexible and you are not able to re-deposit withdrawn funds if the re-deposit amount takes you above the maximum annual subscription limit in the tax year.

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

Withdrawals allowed subject to the loss of 90 days of interest

Further additions allowed for up to 30 days after the account is opened

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

 UBL
4.66% £1,000 / No maximum

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  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid On Maturity

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs only

- This ISA is not flexible and you are not able to re-deposit withdrawn funds if the re-deposit amount takes you above the maximum annual subscription limit in the tax year.

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

- Withdrawals are permitted subject to the loss of 90 days interest

- Additions are not allowed, only one initial deposit is permitted

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

 United Trust Bank
4.59% £5,000 / No maximum

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  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Annually

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs only

- This ISA is not flexible and you are not able to re-deposit withdrawn funds if the re-deposit amount takes you above the maximum annual subscription limit in the tax year.

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

Withdrawals prior to maturity are subject to a penalty fee - which is the amount of withdrawal x no.of days withdrawn early x interest rate divided by 365

No further additions can be made after the first 14 days of opening.

Interest can be withdrawn annually on the maturity date.

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

Find out more about them here

Castle Trust Bank
4.50% £1,000 / £500,000

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  • Paid On Maturity

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs

- Split ISA Allowance not permitted

- This ISA is not flexible and you are not able to re-deposit withdrawn funds if the re-deposit amount takes you above the maximum annual subscription limit in the tax year.

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

Withdrawals allowed subject to the loss of 90 days of interest

Further additions allowed for up to 14 days after the account is opened

Castle Trust Bank was authorised in March 2020 and launched initially to existing customers only before offering fixed rate bonds in August 2021 and ISAs in September 2021

Charter Savings Bank
4.59% £5,000 / £1.5m

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

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs, Stocks & Shares ISAs

- Split ISA Allowance permitted

- This ISA is not flexible and you are not able to re-deposit withdrawn funds if the re-deposit amount takes you above the maximum annual subscription limit in the tax year.

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

Withdrawals allowed subject to the loss of 90 days of interest

Further additions allowed for up to 30 days after the account is opened

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
4.65% £10,000 / £2m

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

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs and Stocks and Shares ISAs only

- This ISA is not flexible and you are not able to re-deposit withdrawn funds if the re-deposit amount takes you above the maximum annual subscription limit in the tax year.

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

Withdrawals are not permitted but early closure is allowed subject to the loss of 90 days interest.

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

Halifax
4.55% £1 / No Maximum

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  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually

Transfers in are accepted from: Cash ISAs, Stocks & Shares ISAs, Lifetime ISAs 

Additions can be made for the first 60 days.  Early withdrawals are permitted with the loss of 90 days' interest

Halifax is part of Lloyds Banking Group, the largest savings provider in the UK

Hodge Bank
4.67% £1,000 / No Maximum

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  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually
  • Interest paid annually is compounded. Interest paid monthly paid away.

- Transfers in not accepted

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

Withdrawals allowed subject to the loss of 90 days of interest

Once you have funded the account, no further additions are allowed

Hodge bank is based in South Wales and was authorised in 1987 and looks after just over £1bn of deposits.

Investec
4.68% £1,000 / £85,000

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  • Paid On Maturity

- Transfers in are not accepted

Additions allowed for up to 7 days

Withdrawals are permitted subject to the loss of 90 days interest

This is Investec's first ever ISA product.

Investec is the 10th largest bank in the UK

Kent Reliance
4.50% £1,000 / £1m

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  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually
  • Monthly interest paid on the last working day of the month Annual interest paid on 5th April

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs, Stocks & Shares ISAs, Lifetime ISAs and Help to Buy ISAs

- Split ISA allowance is permitted

- This ISA is not flexible and you are not able to re-deposit withdrawn funds if the re-deposit amount takes you above the maximum annual subscription limit in the tax year.

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

Withdrawals and early closure is permitted subject to the loss of 90 days of interest

Additional funds and transfers in are permitted within the first 30 days of the account being opened

Kent Reliance are part of One Savings Bank, which is listed on the FTSE 250.

One Savings Bank has recently completed its merger with Charter Court Financial Services (which includes Charter Savings Bank) and now looks after combined savings balances of £16.3bn

Lloyds Bank
4.55% £3,000 / No maximum

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  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs, Stocks & Shares ISAs, Lifetime ISAs and Help To Buy ISAs

- This ISA is not flexible and you are not able to re-deposit withdrawn funds if the re-deposit amount takes you above the maximum annual subscription limit in the tax year.

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

Withdrawals are allowed but are subject to the loss of 90 days of interest

An extra 0.05% AER/tax free will be added for savers who already have a Lloyds Bank personal current account that has been opened for a minimum of 40 days.

Lloyds Banking Group is the largest savings provider in the UK looking after £412bn of deposits

    Nationwide
    4.50% £1 / No max

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

    - Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs, Stocks & Shares ISAs

    - Split ISA allowance permitted

    - This ISA is not flexible

    - Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

    Withdrawals are not permitted but early closure is with the loss of 90 days interest

    Nationwide are the largest building society and one of the top seven savings providers in the UK by value of deposits managed

    Principality Building Society
    4.55% £500 / 2£0,000

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    • Paid on Anniversary
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    • Paid Monthly
    • Paid Annually

    - Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs, Stocks & Shares ISAs

    - This ISA is not flexible and you are not able to re-deposit withdrawn funds if the re-deposit amount takes you above the maximum annual subscription limit in the tax year.

    - Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

    - Withdrawals are not permitted but early closure or transfer out is allowed, subject to the loss of 180 days of interest

    - Once opened, savers have five business days to make their initial deposit.

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

    Secure Trust Bank
    4.50% £1,000 / £1m

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

    - Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs

    - This ISA is not flexible and you are not able to re-deposit withdrawn funds if the re-deposit amount takes you above the maximum annual subscription limit in the tax year.

    - Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

    Withdrawals not permitted but early closeure allowed subject to the loss of 90 days of interest

    Further additions allowed for 30 days after account opening

    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

    Tesco Bank
    4.40% £1 / No maximum

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    • Paid on Anniversary
    • Paid On Maturity

    - Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs only

    - This ISA is not flexible and you are not able to re-deposit withdrawn funds if the re-deposit amount takes you above the maximum annual subscription limit in the tax year.

    - Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

    Withdrawals are not premitted but early closure is allowed, subject to the loss of 90 days of interest

    Further additions are only allowed within 30 days of opening the account

    Tesco Bank launched in July 1997, initially as a joint venture with Royal Bank of Scotland, but has been wholly owned by Tesco since 2008.

    It looks after £7.7bn of savings, having reduced its customer deposits from over £10bn in 2019, due to the sale of its mortgage business.

     

    Vida Bank
    4.65% £1,000 / £500,000

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

    - Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs and Stocks & Shares ISAs

    - Split ISA Allowance permitted

    - This ISA is not flexible

    - Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

    Additions allowed for up to 21 days

    Withdrawals are permitted subject to the loss of 90 days interest

    Vida Bank was authorised in 2024 and launched its first savings products on 5th December 2024.

    Zopa
    4.40% £1 / £250,000

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    • Paid Monthly
    • Added to the account

    - Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs only

    - This ISA is flexible

     

    Withdrawals allowed subject to the loss of 90 days of interest

    Further additions allowed for up to 30 days after the account is opened

    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.  They launched their first ISA accounts in June 2023.

    You can find out more about them here

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