Question High Street Bank for Offshore UK Companies

[yigitkerem]

I was recently tooling for a high street bank in the UK, or a known financial institution of any kind really which I could use for my UK limited company from Turkey.

I have three basic requirements:
- I can’t visit UK
- The organization must be reputable
- I want a debit card and an IBAN number.

I already tried NatWest and the declined.

 

[Sols]

You can try Barclays, HSBC, and Lloyds. They will sometimes open accounts for UK companies owned and operated from overseas. But you will need a very attractive business case. A startup with a tiny turnover isn't going to interest them, for example.

If you are Turkish or have close ties to Turkey, try Turkish Bank UK.