Financing

TaxAssist Accountants has built some excellent relationships with some of the major banks in the UK and Republic of Ireland. This means that we are internationally recognised by the banks, who will help out potential franchisees with their initial franchise fee subject to the banks normal lending criteria.

Below are the contact details for the franchise sections of the banks we have made good relations with:

NatWest Mark Scott Director, Franchise Development RBS and NatWest Franchise Section Tel: 0800 0929117 Email NatWest	HSBC Bank plc Jo Meredith Franchise Manager Tel: 0121 4553438 Email HSBC
Lloyds TSB Bank plc Richard Holden National Franchise Manager Tel: 0117 9433089 Email Lloyds TSB Current Package Info	The Royal Bank of Scotland Mark Scott Director, Franchise Development RBS and NatWest Franchise Section Tel: 0800 0929117 Email RBS
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks Gary Lumby Head of Retail and Small Business England Tel: 07802 919615	Barclays Bank plc Barclays Bank do not have a dedicated Franchise department Speak to your local Business Manager direct.
Bank of Scotland Bank of Scotland do not have a dedicated Franchise department Business banking can be contacted on 0845 3001956 The Head Office can be contacted on 0870 6005000 Alternatively Speak to your local Business Manager direct.	Ulster Bank Limited Franchise Team Head of Ulster Bank, Franchise Orna Stokes 00353 16084392 / 00353 0870506531 (mob) NI Girvan Gault 028 3839 6512 / 07764 337379 David Geoarge 028 4377 8205 / 07766071033 ROI Olivia Mangan 00353 87268 8469
AIB Group Headquarters Bankcentre, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland. Tel: +353 (0) 1 6600311	Dublin Head Office Stephen Court, 18/21 St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2. Tel: + 353 1 616 2000 Fax: +353 1 6162481 Email: enquiries@angloirishbank.ie
In certain situations some franchisees may benefit from the ‘Enterprise Finance Guarantee’ scheme – formerly the ‘Small Firms Loan Guarantee’ scheme run by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) - formerly the Department for Trade and Industry. Please visit the Business Link website or the BERR website for further infomation.