Welcome to The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Annual Report and Accounts.

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Business Banking

  • The Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest are the market leaders in small business banking in the UK.
  • In 2006, over 53,000 business customers reviewed their banking needs with one of our 200 Financial Planning Managers.
  • NatWest Business Banking provides an extended hours, telephone-based, full banking service with access to a dedicated business relationship team for over 44,000 customers. The number of NatWest business customers using internet banking regularly has increased by 28% in 2006.
  • We piloted Shariah Commercial Property Finance in Leeds and Bradford to provide Muslim customers with compliant finance options.
  • The Royal Bank of Scotland provided facilities for farmers to accept their support payments in euros.
  • Mentor, our business advice service for employment law, health & safety, and tax, assisted more than 22,000 customers last year.

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