Community Directplus
Free banking* with a chance of extra funding!

 At The Co-operative Bank we use our money to help change local and global communities. You can do the same as a Community Directplus account customer.

The Community Directplus account offers free banking*, plus the opportunity to apply to the Customer Donation Fund and receive up to £1,000 to help with community-based projects.

South Shields Youth under-12s football club is entering a new league thanks to a Co-operative Membership Community Fund award.

Paul Wood, Club Secretary at South Shields Youth in Washington, Tyne & Wear, became a member of The Co-operative Group in 2009 and was introduced to The Co-operative Membership Community Fund soon after.

"I thought it was great idea because it’s about local residents pulling together for the good of everyone," says Paul. "The fund supports a wide range of community-led projects in our area and it’s vital because, for many, the fund is their only source of income. For us, the added bonus is being able to open a Co-operative Bank Community Directplus account so we get free banking* and every penny counts when you run a voluntary organisation."

You can be confident you can trust us with your money.   Not only have we been awarded Business Moneyfacts Best Charity Account Provider 2010, but The Co-operative Financial Services has also been named Europe's Most Sustainable Bank by The Financial Times.

So when it comes to improving life in your community, you know you can rely on The Co-operative Bank.

Find out more:

Call: 0800 783 4741

Visit www.communitydirectplus.co.uk

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). *Free banking relates to standard transactions. The bank reserves the right to decline any application and to review the account tariff for customers whose credit turnover exceeds £1m per annum, who deposit more than £100,000 cash per annum, or deposit more than 5,000 cheques per annum. Call centre opening times: Mon-Thurs 8.30am to 6pm, Fri 8.30am to 5pm. 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.