Receiving a payment

You can pay into your account by CHAPs, Faster Payments or Standing Order.

 

If you’re registered for online services, you can also pay in by debit card. You can do this by logging in, selecting the account you wish to pay in to and following the onscreen instructions. If your account doesn’t give you an option to deposit money this could be due to the terms and conditions of the account. You'll start earning interest on your deposit 2 working days after it clears.

 

You can only make deposits from within the UK.

Information you'll need

Account name Chelsea Building Society account holder's name
Chelsea sort code 60 – 95 – 95
Account number The first 8 digits of your Chelsea account number
Reference or roll number All 10 digits of your Chelsea account number

 

Payment timescales

Faster payments
Faster Payments usually take 2 hours to reach your account.

 

CHAPs
CHAPs payments are guaranteed to arrive in your account on the same day they’re made. However, payments must be made before 12pm (midday) Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays). Payments made after this will be received the next working day.

 

Standing Orders
Standing Orders are normally processed and cleared on the same day they're sent. However, you should allow 3-5 days for Standing Order payments to be cleared in your account. 

 

Debit card
When you use your debit card to make a deposit, it will normally take 3-5 days for the funds to clear. You may see the amount credited to your account more quickly than this, however you won't start earning interest until the funds have cleared. 

 

Payment delays 
Payments containing incorrect or missing information may take longer to process or may be returned to the sender if we cannot prove that they belong to you. Always check that the correct information is entered when sending a payment or when asking someone else to send a payment to your account.

 

Cheques 
You can pay a cheque into your account at any Yorkshire Building Society branch or agency. However, we do not accept cheque deposits into our online based accounts.


Cheques should be made payable to the account holder and not to the Society.

Our savings accounts use the Chelsea Building Society clearing cycle timeline, as explained below.
Cheque clearing cycle

Please note

Not all accounts can receive payments. Check your account terms and conditions before making a payment.

Timeline for a cheque paid into your account on Monday

Monday The cheque is paid into the account
Tuesday Working day 1 The cycle starts on the first working day after the cheque is paid into your account. A working day is any day excluding a Saturday, Sunday or bank holiday in England and Wales. If a Saturday, the cycle will start on the next working day.
Wednesday Working day 2 Interest starts to be earned today.
Thursday Working day 3 You will be able to withdraw the money today. However the cheque could still be returned unpaid (bounced) until the end of working day 4.
Friday Working day 4 You can be sure the money is yours at the end of today. The money cannot be reclaimed without your consent (unless you are a knowing party to fraud).

Other forms

Here is a form you might find useful when operating your Chelsea Building Society accounts. Download, complete and sign the form if you need it and then post to our office:

 

Yorkshire Building Society
Yorkshire House
Yorkshire Drive
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD5 8LJ

 

*Availability of Standing order is subject to accounts terms and conditions.
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