Facility size · £100k – £250k
£100,000 sits at the boundary between automated lending and human underwriting. Most lenders will still decide quickly, but they will read the accounts properly, question any dip in margin and look at how the request fits alongside existing debt. Structuring matters here: the same £100,000 can cost very different amounts depending on whether it is unsecured, asset-backed or drawn against receivables.
Two to five years, often with a debenture over company assets.
Releases up to 90% of an approved sales ledger; grows automatically with turnover.
Raise against equipment you already own to release cash without new security.
For businesses whose need moves up and down through the month.
Underwriting focuses on serviceability: EBITDA against total debt service, the trend across the last two years, and the strength of the order book. Directors' loan accounts, related-party balances and dividend policy all get scrutinised at this level.
Existing charges at Companies House shape what is possible. Where a bank already holds a debenture, a second facility needs either their consent or a deed of priority, and that timing is usually the critical path.
One to three weeks depending on structure and existing security.
Secured and asset-backed facilities commonly price in the high single digits to low teens; unsecured term debt sits above that. Receivables facilities are usually quoted as a discount margin over base plus a service fee.
Often yes for a profitable company with two years of accounts, though the lender will typically take a debenture and a personal guarantee.
That is normal. The key issues are headroom on serviceability and whether the incumbent lender will consent to a second charge or a deed of priority.
Receivables and revolving facilities scale with the business. A term loan does not — which is why the structure should follow the underlying need.
Tell us what the £100,000 is for and where repayment comes from. We structure the request and approach the providers whose criteria fit. No upfront fees — all charges are due only once funding is in place.
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