Cheque and Credit Clearing Company is the appointed clearance organisations in the UK.
UK clearings systems:
UK Clearing systems
BACS: Bulk electronic clearing
CHAPS Sterling: High value, same day sterling payment clearing
CHAPS Euro: High value, same day euro payment clearing
Cheque and Credit Clearing: Cheque clearing for Great Britain & Northern Ireland.
The sort code, which is a six-digit number, is usually formatted as three pairs of numbers, for example 12-34-56. The numbering ranges for both are complementary, but do not overlap.