Electronic payments to Shipley from abroad

Computerised systems can be used to transfer funds electronically from your bank account to ours. For further information about these systems please contact your bank.

These systems enable you to tell your bank to make a payment on a specific date. You therefore know for certain on which day payment will reach us.

When using these systems you need to provide your bank with our bank account details. These are

 

For payments to Accounts Office Shipley from abroad

Payment type	IBAN	SWIFT BIC	Account name
Sterling	GB06BKEN10504123456000	BKENGB2L	AO Shipley
Euro	GB18BKEN10000024921114	BKENGB2L	AO Shipley
Other foreign currency such as 'US dollars'		BKENGB2L 23456000	AO Shipley

BIC = Bank Identifier Code
IBAN = International Bank Account Number

Note: Where an IBAN is shown you must give this number as well as the SWIFT BIC code.

You will also need to provide your HMRC reference number. The reference number formats for each of the 3 main types of tax are as follows:

Type of tax	Reference	Format notes
Self Assessment	10 digits followed by the letter ‘K’. Sometimes referred to as the Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR)	For example 1234567890K
Corporation Tax	17 characters in the format 1234005678A00101A	This can be found in the reference box on your payslip
PAYE	13 character Accounts Office reference from your payslip booklet or letter sent in place of a booklet	For example 123PA000123456 Use our reference checker to check your reference
Pension Schemes	14 character reference number provided by Audit and Pension Scheme Services	For example XAR12345678912

For interest purposes we will treat your electronic payment as having been made on:

• Self Assessment & Corporation Tax - the working day before payment is received
• PAYE - the day we receive cleared funds in our bank account.