Pay business rates

Business rates or National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR) is the tax levied on non-domestic premises.

The money collected by the council is paid into a national pool from which it is distributed to billing authorities and major precepting authorities throughout the country.

The money received by this council from the central pool together with the income received from council tax payers, the rate support grant received from central government, the income from fees charged for some services - often supplemented by the council's own financial reserves is used to pay for the services provided.

You can pay by:

  • Direct debit
  • Internet - debit card only
  • Internet banking
  • Telephone payments - 24 hour service
  • Cash - at our offices only. Please do not send cash through the post
  • Cheque - made payable to South Gloucestershire Council
  • Postal order - through the Post Office
  • Standing order - set this up with your bank

There is no fee for paying via the internet.

See our terms and conditons panel for information on the data we hold about you.

Your billing number

You will need to quote your billing number when making payments. Your 'billing reference number' is an 8-digit number which starts with 6 and is shown on your bill.

Arrears

Please ensure that you leave enough time for your payment to reach the council's accounts to ensure that you do not fall into arrears.

 

What you can expect

You will be transferred to our payments-handling agent - Axis online services. Follow the on-screen instructions. Paying on-line is encrypted and fully secure. When the payment details have been completed you will receive a confirmation email.