Business Rates or 'non-domestic rates', as they are sometimes known, are a tax payable in respect of all occupied and some unoccupied business premises.

Business Rates are payable to Swindon Borough Council who collect them on behalf of the Government.

The Business Rates collected by local authorities are paid into a central pool and re-distributed to local authorities based on per head of population. Swindon's share of re-distributed rate income, together with income from its Council Tax payers, revenue support grant provided by the Government, and income collected from services, is used to pay for the services provided by us.

Online Notification Form

To register for Business Rates, please complete our online notification form. The form needs to be printed, signed and posted to us at the address shown on the form.

Business Rates Notification Form

Further Information and Contact

The Valuation Office Agency together with the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) have developed a website  which has been specifically designed to bring together a wide range of information relating to Business rates. To visit this website please follow the link to the My Business Rates website (www.mybusinessrates.gov.uk).

Alternatively, please contact our Business Rates Team direct.

Make a Business Rate Payment

In order to pay your business rates online you will need to know your Business Rates Account Number. This can be found on the top right of your business rates bill.

To enter the secure payments area to make an online business rates payment please follow the link below. This will open in a new browser window.

Make a business rates payment