Poole town centre location opposite Dolphin centre and The George Hotel. Also by Poole Railway…read morestation. Large office building full of Banking departments.

White Fortt have finished my accounts and taken away a huge black cloud hanging over me. They were…read moreso helpful and approachable and I can totally recommend them to anyone starting out. http://www.accountantspoolebournemouth.co.uk for details of everything they do. One of their selling points is that they tailored their accounting and bookkeeping services to exactly what I needed. which makes everything cost effective and value for money. Thanks Kathryn and Allison for everything.

This is a credit union run by volunteers…read more It costs £3 to join and £1 opens your account. There are three branches - Parkstone, Bournemouth and Christchurch. Interest is paid at 1.5 percent per month, apr 19%. Yes folks! I am looking forward to doing some work with them from April as a budget coach - er no, not a bus! At present it is much safer to save money in Credit Unions as the base rate with banks is so low. Older people can benefit greatly as well as others on a low income.

I went to Broadstone Insurance expecting just another standard insurance company with people trying…read moreto flog me insurance vigoursly until i gave in. But not at Broadstone Insurance. When i went in the staff all treated me with the respecti felt i deserved and in the end i ended up with a very reasonable deal. I will return when i need the services again. 5/5.

A small branch of Barclays…read more It has an ATM and you can cash cheques, pay money into your account or make withdrawals. However there are some services that you cannot use here, such as altering details on or of your account. This branch is handy for the surrounding businesses, and has parking. I often stop to use the cash dispenser.

Arguably, Barclays are the best British bank and my account is there. I once worked for them at the…read moreheadquarters. I find them always friendly and helpful, and some employees can recognise my account number as a Staff number and it's gone in my favour once or twice! Interestingly, Barclays are beginning to recover from the 'credit crunch', so obviously I taught them something! The hole in the wall is free.