Santander offers CSV and QIF downloads. Why convert the PDF?

Those downloads cover recent activity. For older months, or for an official statement, the PDF is what you have.

Is my Santander statement uploaded anywhere?

No. It’s read by your browser on your computer. The page is allowed to talk only to the licence server and a cookie-free page counter, and neither receives anything from your statement.

What if a row doesn’t agree with the balance?

It’s flagged in red with a cross, and marked in the CSV. Check it against the PDF: usually a page is missing from the file or a figure was misread. The report button tells us the bank (and nothing else) so the layout can be fixed.

How much does it cost?

Three statements a day are free. Pro is £8 a month or £69 a year for as many as you like.

Convert a Santander statement PDF to Excel, CSV, Xero or OFX

Convert a Santander statement PDF to Excel or CSV

Drop the Santander statement PDF below. Brought Forward reads it on your computer, checks every row against the running balance, and downloads a CSV for Excel or a file for Xero, QuickBooks, FreeAgent, OFX or QIF. Nothing is uploaded.

Built from the published layout, not yet tested on a real statement. Generated statements in Santander’s layout (ordinal dates such as “11th Apr”, Money in, Money out, Balance) read perfectly. The balance check shows straight away whether yours read correctly, and if it didn’t, the one-click report (bank name only) tells us to look.

Getting the PDF from Santander

In Santander online banking, open the account and find your statements, then download the PDF. Save it somewhere you can find it, then drop it into the box above or choose it with the button.

How Brought Forward reads a Santander statement

Santander writes dates as “11th Apr”. They become 11/04 of the statement’s year.
The first row, “Balance brought forward from previous statement”, is where the balance check starts.

Into your accounts

Xero: download the Xero CSV (or OFX) and import it as a bank statement.
QuickBooks: download the QuickBooks CSV and upload it from Banking.
FreeAgent: download the FreeAgent CSV and upload it as a statement.
Excel: the CSV opens directly, with money in, money out, balance and the check result in columns.

Questions

Santander offers CSV and QIF downloads. Why convert the PDF?: Those downloads cover recent activity. For older months, or for an official statement, the PDF is what you have.
Is my Santander statement uploaded anywhere?: No. It’s read by your browser on your computer. The page is allowed to talk only to the licence server and a cookie-free page counter, and neither receives anything from your statement.
What if a row doesn’t agree with the balance?: It’s flagged in red with a cross, and marked in the CSV. Check it against the PDF: usually a page is missing from the file or a figure was misread. The report button tells us the bank (and nothing else) so the layout can be fixed.
How much does it cost?: Three statements a day are free. Pro is £8 a month or £69 a year for as many as you like.

Last checked 26 October 2026.