Unity Trust Bank  Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.5

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Evaluating 46 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company, highlighting the outstanding overall quality and dedication. Customers frequently praise the staff for being exceptionally patient, professional, and incredibly helpful when dealing with various account and setup issues. Many people note that dedicated advisors take plenty of time to resolve login problems and guide users through complex banking processes smoothly. Some people were dissatisfied with exceptionally long waiting times on the phone and sluggish response rates when attempting to reach support. Reviewers also mentioned frustrating system delays, technical hurdles, and overall difficulties encountered when trying to get timely assistance over the phone.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Because of a delay caused in switching we’d lost our initial login details. One call to Jayne at Unity and everything sorted out - consistently going the extra mile to ensure our staff payroll went th... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was having trouble with my first login so I called customer services. I was helped by Pritha whose patience and clear instructions were exemplary. If only all other companies had the same high stan... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was having difficulties logging into my account and Drew helped me. He was professional and very patient throughout, even though the line was not clear! A big shout out to Drew for making custome... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

absolutly over the moon. Elizabeth this evening was amazing. the helped me through the process today,with patience, understanding reassurance she did it. She wore the essence of UNITY" in practice... See more

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About Unity Trust Bank

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Who We Are


Unity Trust Bank is an award-winning, independent commercial bank that businesses can be proud to bank with. For more than 38 years we have been helping organisations to prosper and contribute to positive economic, social and environmental change. Put simply, our purpose is to create a better society.

We provide exceptional banking services for organisations that share our principles of acting with integrity and only lend to creditworthy organisations that share our values and deliver quantifiable impact in their local communities.

Delivering Impact


  • Living by our principles of banking with integrity, Unity helps change the lives of people in local communities
  • Every loan agreed that comes to us is aligned to one of more of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to ensure that our funding has demonstrable impact
  • We are committed to helping small and medium-sized UK businesses to grow; this includes creating training and employment opportunities, enabling the provision of health care services and providing housing for vulnerable people
  • We provide specialist sector knowledge and support that enables our customers to focus on their business and deliver social impact
  • Fair Tax Mark, we have recently been verified as a Carbon Neutral Organisation
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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had trouble logging in to online…

I had trouble logging in to online banking for the first time.
But Abby Corbett made the whole experience a lot easier, she was calm, knowledgeable and reassuring throughout the whole process, with the patience of a saint.
She even stayed online to make sure I was able to login without her help.
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I didn't hesitate to give her 5***** for her friendly manner and excellent customer service

April 3, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

terrible communications

I applied for a bank account for a voluntary organisation. It took 3-4 hours of work to collate all the information required and it appeared all criteria were met and in line with the banks ethos. Application was rejected via a very short email with no reasons given. Called Customer Service who were equally not willing to give any explanation. Wasted my time and very frustrating.

March 28, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast, secure, efficient, friendly

I got stuck with logging on for the first time - the help was fast, secure, efficient and really friendly. Much better than I've ever had with a bank. Thank you so much. You made this so easy!

March 26, 2025
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Sadly, customer service is declining

I've administrated a business account with Unity Trust for more than 10 years. Unfortunately over this period of time I have experienced a decline in their customer service. Whereas in the early days it was easy to get through to a customer service advisor, I've just waited on hold for over 30 minutes, before giving up. Unfortunately this has become all too typical of my attempts to reach them.

March 7, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

I called with a query regarding an encashment facility for our not for profit community group. I spoke to a lovely female, very helpful, who put me at ease and also alerted me to something I needed that I hadn't realised.
Very helpful, and probably the best banking phone customer service I have received.
I have contacted them previously and they were equally helpful.

February 10, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Spoke with Nikki L

Spoke with Nikki L. on a KYC call.
She was friendly, professional and funny.
If only every bank had a Nikki.
Seriously she was great and explained things really well.
In fact most people i have dealt with at Unity have been very helpful

October 30, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful and better stay away.

Awful and better stay away.
Customer paid me to wrong account and I asked them to reclaim the money.
Unity asked them for £25 and 6-8 weeks time to sort it out.
Normal bank dealt with same problem 7 days and no charge.

October 14, 2024
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Reply from Unity Trust Bank

Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback with us.

We're really disappointed to hear about your experience and would like to apologise for the service received. So we can escalate this please can you provide us with your business name and we will contact you to discuss further.

Many thanks,

Unity Trust Bank

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Such issues with forms, salvaged by Julie on the phones! Phew!!!

Overall, I had serious problems with the website and the forms in particular. However the 4 star rating derives principally from the time and quality of support received from Julie who answered my call and guided me patiently through the form-dependent process. She was exceptionally supportive and is a significant asset to the Bank already. I hope she remains with them and progresses career-wise, possibly into an HRD role or similar. If rating Julie herself, it would be 5 stars for sure!!!

October 10, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

i would like to thank Jayne for the…

i would like to thank Jayne for the courtesy and professionalism shown to me on my recent phone call to enquire procedure to change a signatory
Not only did Jayne explain the process clearly she directed me to the relevant page and walked me through requirements etc
One of the best examples of customer service i have experienced in years Thank you

September 17, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Customer Service, thank you!

I wanted to take a minute out of a busy day to leave a deserving positive review for the Customer Service staff at Unity Trust, who have helped us immensely in adding new Councillors as signatories, sending us copies of past cheques and generally assisting us patiently and professionally in the changeover from one administration to the next. Special thanks in particular to Muhammed, Jayne and Matt: we really appreciate the courtesy and niceness you have afforded us. Keep up the great work!

August 8, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst bank I have ever had

Worst bank I have ever had. It is like whenever you're stuck in a dangerous city with no cash on you your card will be turned off for no reason whatsoever. It will happen on a Friday night with no warning. This has happened at least two times. they don't prevent any actual suspicious activity just if you accidentally tried to withdraw too much or if you ordered anything ar all from overseas they will shut off your card and go home for the weekend. Don't use this bank it's defying the actual definition of security.

August 24, 2024
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Reply from Unity Trust Bank

Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback with us.

We're really disappointed to hear about your experience and would like to apologise for the service received. So we can escalate this please can you provide us with your business name and we will contact you to discuss further.

Many thanks,

Unity Trust Bank

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst bank I have encountered

Worst bank I have encountered. Extremely poor customer service, excessive call waiting times and also long call times due to being left on hold for long periods during calls, conflicting information given from different advisors. Advised we needed to open a new account due to a change of entity within the business, and this has been dragging on for nearly 4 month now. Credit card facility has been closed without any notification despite the company not yet submitting the form to close this, and scheduled payments declined. If it was my decision, I would be opening an account elsewhere.
The only person who has been any help was Jayne.

July 31, 2024
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Reply from Unity Trust Bank

Hello Helen,

Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback with us.

We're really disappointed to hear about your experience and would like to apologise for the service received.

I understand a member of the team has reached out to you to escalate and resolve this matter, if you would like to discuss further please do let us know and we will happy to schedule this at a time convenient for yourself.

Many thanks,

Unity Trust Bank

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