Your business rates bill explained

Last section

The final section (shown below) shows:

Memorandum note

  • This will only be shown if you still owe something from a previous financial year.
  • If we have taken court action in a previous year this will be included.   
  • The outstanding balance will be show - in this example it's £350.
  • Importantly, the amount you owe from previous financial years shown in the memorandum note section, is not included in your new instalments for 2026/2027 detailed in the instalments box below.
  • You will need to make sure you have an arrangement in place to pay your arrears in addition to your instalments for 1 April 2026 - 31 March 2027.

Instalments

  • The next section of text details the instalments you need to pay each month between 1 April 2026 - 31 March 2027 for the 2026/2027 financial year.
  • It also shows your chosen payment method - in this example cash payments monthly

Key

  • The key is a code at the bottom is the code you need to use if you want to register for e-billing or to view your account online - find out more.

Part 4 business rates bill

Pay by direct debit

Pay your business rates

The easiest way to pay your business rates is by Direct Debit - payments are taken on a ten monthly basis (April - January), with no payments in February and March. Find out more about Direct Debit and other ways to pay.

Find out more