Mettle business bank account

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About this app

Voted Best Business Banking Provider at the British Bank Awards 2026 (and 2025!).

Business banking, simplified, by NatWest.
You’re already running your business and smashing it. You don’t need us to teach you how.
You just need the endless financial admin out of your way so you can focus on what you
actually love doing.

Enter Mettle. The business bank account by NatWest designed for sole traders and limited
companies. We could help you wave goodbye to painful paperwork, sync seamlessly with your
accounting software, and even earn interest on your business savings.

Let's get you back to doing what you do best.

Why Mettle?

  • Send and receive UK payments

  • UK account number and sort code

  • Support when you need it

  • Eligible funds are protected by FSCS up to £120,000

  • Backed by NatWest



See if we’re a match
We like to keep things transparent.

You can apply if:

  1. You’re a sole trader or a director of a limited company with up to two owners.

  2. A main account balance of up to £1million is suitable for you

  3. You’re a UK-based company with owners who are UK tax residents.



For full eligibility criteria, head over to
mettle.co.uk/eligibility.

Features built to keep you moving

Make your money work harder.
Earn interest on your business savings. With our savings pot, you can earn interest on
deposits from as little as £10 up to £1 million.
Note: Only savings pots earn interest. You can only have one active savings pot.

Tax, confidently
Ditch the paper piles and spreadsheets. We partner with FreeAgent (included for free with
your Mettle account) to take the sting out of Making Tax Digital (MTD).


  • Mark off your tasks: Keep track of your admin with a simple, in-app bookkeeping
    checklist.


  • Smart categorisation: Organise your business transactions in a few taps to cut down
    on errors and keep things clean.


  • Easy export: Share your financial data with your accountant in just a few clicks.


To get FreeAgent included, you must make at least one transaction a month from your Mettle account.
If you don’t make one transaction a month, or if your Mettle account is closed and you continue to use
FreeAgent then the FreeAgent fees will apply. FreeAgent has optional paid-for add ons that may be
chargeable.


Know what you owe.
No more guessing. Get an up-to-date view of how much tax you’re likely to owe and when
it’s due with the Mettle Tax Calculation feature, powered by FreeAgent.
Note: You must be connected to FreeAgent for the tax calculation to be accurate.

Save without lifting a finger
Set rules to automatically move money from your main balance into dedicated pots. Plan
ahead for tax, new gear, or a rainy day. You can even set specific goals to stay motivated.

Get paid faster.
Create, customise, and send customisable invoices on the go. Once the money hits your
account, we’ll match the payment to the invoice and notify you instantly.

Control your cash.
Schedule supplier payments, set up one-off transfers, and manage all your recurring bills
directly from the app.

Secure, easy payments.
Add your card to Apple Pay or Google Pay to make fast, secure purchases online, in-app,
and in-store. Available on selected Apple devices. Retailer limits may apply.

Support when you need it
Need a hand? Our support team is just a tap away.

FSCS protected
Your eligible deposits are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme
(FSCS) up to £120,000.

Registered address: 250 Bishopsgate, London, United Kingdom, EC2M 4AA
Apply in minutes — by NatWest
Updated on
Nov 10, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • This app may share these data types with third parties
    Location and Personal info
  • This app may collect these data types
    Personal info, Financial info and 6 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

15.1K reviews
Matt Clarke
April 21, 2026
Decent enough BUT the app constantly crashes when trying to add a photo of your receipt, meaning you have to take photos and then add them from your camera roll. Customer services advised me to clear the cache from the phones app settings, but this only works for a short while before you are back to square one. Could someone PLEASE sort this issue out!
4 people found this review helpful
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Mettle Ventures Limited
April 22, 2026
Hi Matt, thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review for us. I have messaged you directly via your mobile app in regards to your issue with uploading receipts.
Brian Smart
February 23, 2021
Mettle certainly didn’t cut it like the other challengers in that you didn’t get an account up and running at the end of the onboarding process. Instead you were told to wait 3 days or maybe more while they vet your application. Why?? This is the bit about the dinosaur banks I never understood. These days you can be approved or declined for a loan, a credit card or a bank account in a matter of minutes, but a legacy high street bank seem to need a few days to dither around and waste time. Why?? There's probably nothing wrong with the app. It's just that a legacy bank are trying to get into the digital banking arena but still want to use their dinosaur application processes. That doesn't work for me.
10 people found this review helpful
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Mettle Ventures Limited
February 23, 2021
Hi Brian, thanks for this feedback and sorry to hear that you're disappointed with our onboarding process. We've messaged you directly to provide more clarity on this and have provided your feedback to our product team.
Andy McKenzie
May 8, 2021
Disappointed with this account. Opening an account was fairly easy, however, once opened I realised you can only have one card for the account, no use of there is nothing re than one business partner. You also can't switch accounts that you can do with most bank accounts. This means you have to contact each and every company that has a direct debit with you to update their records and also means you have to keep your old account open incase there are any payments that go into it. Really poor.
19 people found this review helpful
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Mettle Ventures Limited
May 10, 2021
Thanks for the feedback. We're always looking at ways to make running your business easier. That's why we're working hard to introduce new features such as multiple account access in the near future. If you have any other suggestions, we'd be keen to hear them. If you'd like to discuss your query further, contact us at support@mettle.co.uk. Thanks