Sources & references
The primary sources we rely on when describing the Tide REFER200 offer, Tide's regulatory status and UK business banking.
Adam Short is the Editor of Business Account Referral, an independent UK guide to business current accounts, referral offers and account-opening incentives. He reviews provider pricing, product features, eligibility rules and promotion mechanics using official provider material, hands-on journey checks and structured comparison criteria.
Reviewed 12 October 2026 · About the team · How we review
We aim to be source-backed. Every factual statement about the REFER200 offer is checked against Tide's own pages. Regulatory and safety statements reference the FCA, FSCS and ClearBank. External links open in a new window and are nofollow where appropriate.
Tide (primary source for the offer)
- Tide partner offer page (REFER200)https://www.tide.co/partners/refer-save-refer200/bca/
- Tide homepagehttps://www.tide.co/
- Tide pricing & feeshttps://www.tide.co/pricing/
- Tide help centrehttps://www.tide.co/help-centre/
- Tide terms of servicehttps://www.tide.co/terms/
Regulators and protection
- Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Registerhttps://register.fca.org.uk/
- Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)https://www.fscs.org.uk/
- ClearBank (sponsoring bank for Tide GBP balances)https://clear.bank/
Search and AI guidance
- Google Search Central — content guidelineshttps://developers.google.com/search/docs
- Google: How AI in Search workshttps://blog.google/products/search/generative-ai-search/
- Bing Webmaster guidelineshttps://www.bing.com/webmasters/help/
- Schema.orghttps://schema.org/
Internal references
- Editorial policy — how we check facts.
- Offer history — log of code and offer changes.
- Code tracker — live status of REFER200 and historical codes.
Independent introducer disclosure: this site is not Tide and is not operated by Tide. If you sign up using our link or the code REFER200, we may receive a referral reward. Tide controls account approval, eligibility and cashback validation. This is not financial advice. Always check the latest Tide terms before applying. Last checked 12 October 2026.