Showing our support for Northumberland

With roots in the Co-operative Movement we’ve always been committed to making the world a better place. So we’re proud to be supporting Community Foundation  Tyne & Wear and Northumberland for the fourth year.

The Co-operative Bank Community Directplus account was created specifically for charities, social enterprises and community groups in mind. It offers:

• Free banking on all standard transactions*
• Interest paid on credit balances over £2,000
• Flexible banking – online, by phone, by post, via our bank branches or even at your local Post Office (by arrangement)
• A chance of extra funding from our Customer Donation Fund!

All Community Directplus customers can apply for extra funding to support a special project. For every £100 deposited collectively by all account holders, 20p is added to the Customer Donation Fund. We award donations ranging between £500 – £1000 to successful applicants and promise to donate at least £5000 twice a year.

Supporting organisations in your area

South Shields Youth under-12s football club received a donation from the Customer Donation Fund for new training equipment.  The club offers boys from the area an opportunity to participate in a football coaching programme under the supervision of coach, Paul Crake.  He said:

“This award means a lot to us. Without the donation it might not have been possible to carry on. But now thanks to The Co-operative Membership Community Fund, we can continue to help more boys develop their sporting talent and that’s what makes this job so worthwhile.”

Since the club was established in 2008, 32 boys have been put through their paces and three have gone on to be signed by professional clubs.

Europe’s Most Sustainable Bank

Not only have we been awarded Business Moneyfacts Best Charity Account Provider 2010, but The Co-operative Financial Services have been named as Europe’s Most Sustainable Bank by The Financial Times.

Globally we’ve campaigned on a wide range of important issues, from landmines to Trade Justice, opposed animal testing and reduced our carbon footprint.  Our Ethical Policy gives a clear set of promises to our customers about how we will and will not invest their money.

So you can rely upon us to be responsible with your money. We promise to look after every part of your finances with care, consideration and expertise – just as we’ve been doing since 1872.

Find out more

Call 0800 783 4741 quoting reference 35300.

We are here 8:30 – 6:00 Monday to Thursday, 8:30 to 5:00 on Fridays and 9am to midday Saturday.

Or visit communitydirectplus.co.uk

*Free banking relates to standard transactions. We reserve the right to review the account tariff for customers whose credit turnover exceeds £1m per annum, who deposit more than £100,000 cash per annum, or who deposit more than 5,000 cheques per annum.

The Co-operative Bank is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (No. 121885), subscribes to the Lending Code and the Financial Ombudsman Service and is licensed by the Office of Fair Trading (No. 006110). Calls may be monitored or recorded for security and training purposes.

The Co-operative Bank p.l.c., P.O. Box 101, 1 Balloon Street, Manchester M60 4EP.

Registered in England and Wales No. 990937.