very fast company bank account needed

[Scruff]

HSBC. Go into a branch and you could walk out with an Account number and sort code. You won't be able to draw out of the account before Monday, so just accept that as a given.

[Alan @ BroomeAffinity]

CashPlus. Costs £60 pa but it's a bank account with a visa debit and it's instant set up.

[Lance]

because NatWest assured me some time ago this would be sorted, so I need to pay a supplier on Monday.......... ive already stalled the end client for 2 weeks and I cant pay for insurance to go on site without my invoice being paid

Buy the insurance using a personal credit card and claim as expenses from your company.

[DSF70]

I used HSBC.

I would've used the Bank I used to work for, but 1) I kndw they would take too long, 2) I wanted to keep my personal banking separate, especially as an ex-employee, 3) wanted a bank with a local branch.

HSBC were my choice. I filled in their online form on a Tuesday evening, a few email notices later I'd got 90% through. They just wanted a short telephone 'interview' with me. I had that chat the following Tuesday evening, and q5 minutes after had a message with my sort code and account number. Cards and chequebook 4-5 days later, online banking all set up 4-5 days after that.

A decent experience.

My gut feel is that if it all goes smoothly then all seems fine (obviously), but when they mess something up all Banks seems to struggle to rectify things. Not dissimilar to mobile phone companies!