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Why choose Ready-Made Investments?

Give your money that potential to grow

Designed to grow your money over time, with the potential for better returns than savings, while savings continue to be important for short-term needs.

Low fees

Low fees and charges mean more of your money remains invested and has the opportunity to grow.

You're in control

Track, manage and top up your Ready-Made portfolio using online banking or the app. Just like your everyday banking.

Investing made easy

1. Pick your investing style

You can pick from 3 funds to best suit you – Adventurous, Balanced or Cautious. You can change this whenever you want to.

2. Choose your account

Make the most of your £20,000 a year limit that’s free from Capital Gains and UK Income Tax or open a General Investment Account for any extra money. You’ll pay UK tax on any gains or profits earned, but there’s no limit to how much you can invest.

3. Track in the app

Keep an eye on how your money is doing on the go or in between meetings. Seamlessly invest on your app or on a big screen.

Investing for longer increases the likelihood of positive returns. Over a period of 5 years or more, investments usually give you a higher return compared to cash savings. But investments can go down as well as up in value, so you could get back less than you put in. Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and may be subject to change in the future.

Costs and charges

Our account fee is changing

We’re moving to a percentage based fee from 10 December 2026. Our terms and conditions and key features documents will be updated from this date.

Pricing changes

Account fee

There is a flat-rate account fee of £3 a month.

Investments are sold at a minimum value of £10. All remaining sales proceeds will be held as cash in your account after the £3 fee is paid. The cash will continue to accrue monthly fees.

Investment charges

There are ongoing charges of 0.10% and transaction costs, paid to the Fund Manager. 

These charges are managed within the funds value and reflected in the price when you buy or sell.

  • There is a flat-rate service fee of £3 a month.

    Ongoing charge and transaction costs are calculated on an ongoing basis and built into the value of the fund.

    What are the charges?

    • Cautious - £3 monthly account fee + 0.24% (0.10% ongoing charge + 0.14% transaction cost).
    • Balanced - £3 monthly account fee + 0.27% (0.10% ongoing charge + 0.17% transaction cost).
    • Adventurous - £3 monthly account fee + 0.29% (0.10% ongoing charge + 0.19% transaction cost).

    If your investment was worth

    Cautious

    Balanced

    Adventurous

    If your investment was worth

    £1,000

    Cautious

    £38.40

    Balanced

    £38.70

    Adventurous

    £38.90

    If your investment was worth

    £5,000

    Cautious

    £48.00

    Balanced

    £49.50

    Adventurous

    £50.50

    If your investment was worth

    £10,000

    Cautious

    £60.00

    Balanced

    £63.00

    Adventurous

    £65.00

    If your investment was worth

    £20,000

    Cautious

    £84.00

    Balanced

    £90.00

    Adventurous

    £94.00

Our 3 funds' explained

Investments managed by experts meaning you can spend time on what matters to you.

Adventurous

You’re prepared to risk more ups and downs for a higher potential return.

Adventurous fund

  • Mainly invests in shares, with some bonds and alternative assets.
  • Ongoing charge: 0.1%. 
  • 5-year performance of 57.9% as of 30 June 2026.

Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. View past performance

Key documents

Managed Growth Fund 6 KIID (PDF, 114KB)
Factsheet (PDF, 138KB)

Balanced

You’re comfortable taking some risk for the potential of greater returns.

Balanced fund

  • Invests in shares, bonds and property.
  • Ongoing charge: 0.1%
  • 5-year performance of 35.6% as of 30 June 2026.

Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. View past performance.

Key documents

Managed Growth Fund 4 KIID (PDF, 114KB)
Factsheet (PDF, 138KB)

Cautious

You prefer a steadier approach and are comfortable accepting lower potential returns for less risk.

Cautious fund

  • Mainly invests in bonds and has limited exposure to shares and property.
  • Ongoing charge: 0.1%. 
  • 5-year performance of 15.9% as of 30 June 2026.

Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. View past performance.

Key documents

Managed Growth Fund 2 KIID (PDF, 161KB)
Factsheet (PDF, 138KB)

For more information about the 3 funds, read our fund range and investments guide (PDF, 212KB). This document provides details on how our charges work, including transaction costs and other charges. You can also learn more about risk and the investment process.​

Choose the best account for you

Investment ISA

An Investment ISA is a tax-efficient way to start investing. You can contribute up to £20,000 across ISAs per tax year.

You won’t have to pay UK tax on any profits or income on your investments.

Investment ISA key features document (PDF, 149KB)

General Investment Account

An account for your investments without any tax benefits.

This account may be suitable if you’ve already used your ISA allowance for the current tax year. There’s no contribution limit with the General Investment Account.

Investment Account key features document (PDF, 146KB)

Before you apply make sure you’ve read the terms and conditions (PDF, 217KB).

Let's break it down

Who it's for

To apply for a Ready-Made Investment, you must:

  • be at least 18 years old
  • be a UK resident and UK taxpayer
  • not be a US person.

Are you ready to invest?

Investing works best when you're comfortable with some ups and downs and can leave your money invested for at least five years.

Before you apply, make sure you've done your own research, understand the risks of investing, and have accessible savings for unexpected costs.

If you have significant short-term debts, such as loans or credit cards, consider paying these off first, as the interest could outweigh any returns you might earn from investing.

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Once you're in, select Apply, Investments, then Ready-Made Investments.

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Lloyds Bank Ready-Made Investments are provided by Embark Investments Services Limited (‘Embark’) and invest in assets managed by Scottish Widows Unit Trust Managers Limited. If you choose to invest, we’ll share your details with Embark. This is to help us during the application process.

Our funds' past performance

The data in the following chart refers to the past only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. The performance data includes the ongoing charge and all transaction costs within the fund, but does not include the £36 account fee.

The above graph shows the % change of the funds since launch. This is to help you understand how the funds have performed over the longer term.

Remember that the data in the above performance graph and the below table refers to the past. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. 

The last Available Price for each fund is shown below the graph and is usually the price from the previous trading day. If you decide to invest in one of our funds, your trade will be sent to the Fund Manager and you'll get the price given on the next available valuation point for this fund, which could be higher or lower than the price shown above.

 

  • Remember that the data in this table refers to the past. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.

    Date

    Cautious

    Balanced

    Adventurous

    Date

    30 June 2025 to 30 June 2026

    Cautious

    9.8%

    Balanced

    16.7%

    Adventurous

    26.4%    

    Date

    30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025

    Cautious

    5.8%

    Balanced

    6.4%

    Adventurous

    6.9%

    Date

    30 June 2023 to 30 June 2024

    Cautious

    10.2%

    Balanced

    12.7%

    Adventurous

    15.2%

    Date

    30 June 2022 to 30 June 2023

    Cautious

    -1.0%

    Balanced

    2.6%

    Adventurous

    5.3%

    Date

    30 June 2021 to 30 June 2022

    Cautious

    -8.6%

    Balanced

    -5.5%

    Adventurous

    -3.7%

Prefer to make your own investment choices?

If you want more choice or control, our pick-your-own investment option may be for you. 

Share Dealing

We've got a range of ways for you to choose your own investments with our Share Dealing accounts.

Share Dealing accounts

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Manage your account

Find out more about how to administer your account, transfer across your other investments or cash and look at how our funds are performing.

Manage your account

Opened an account before 20 February 2023?

For customers with account numbers beginning IL. You can review your account by logging on or view your charges on our E-Investments page.

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Protecting your money

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) protects the eligible money you have with us.

More about the FSCS

Protecting your money

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) protects the eligible money you have with us.

More about the FSCS

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Important legal information

Ready-Made Investments is provided by Embark Investment Services Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales (company number 09955930) with its registered office at 33 Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1HZ. Embark Investment Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (Financial Services Register number 737356).

The Lloyds Bank Direct Investments Service is operated by Halifax Share Dealing Limited. Registered Office: Trinity Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 2RG. Registered in England and Wales no. 3195646. Halifax Share Dealing Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under registration number 183332. A Member of the London Stock Exchange and an HM Revenue & Customs Approved ISA Manager.

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