28th November 2023
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Tailoring Company Post CVA Gets New Affordable Loan.

Delighted to share the success of our recent deal with a longstanding tailoring business based in Yorkshire, which has been around since the 1920s. This opportunity […]
15th August 2023
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New Government Recovery Loan Scheme Available

The Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) aims to improve the terms on offer to borrowers. If a lender can offer a commercial loan on better terms, they […]
18th July 2023

Brewery Client Gets New Invoice Finance Facility Despite Cashflow pressure.

We have recently successfully facilitated a £150k invoice finance facility for a small but growing brewery located in Greater Manchester. Previously, the brewery had been using […]
6th January 2023

Funding Circle Hires New US Managing Director

Funding Circle has hired a new US managing director who will report directly to CEO Lisa Jacobs on the company’s operations in the United States. Steve […]
17th November 2022

Lenders urged to look for early signs of borrower distress

Despite the lack of traditional risk signals, lenders have been warned to watch out for early indications of distress among their business borrowers. Following the termination […]
21st July 2022

Extension of Recovery Loan Scheme Set For August

The Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) is to be relaunched in August for a two year period, with a few minor changes, the Government has announced. The […]
11th July 2022

More Fintechs are offering “Buy Now Pay Later” to Small Businesses

Fintechs offering short term finance for companies has been very popular with venture capital investors in recent months ‘Buy now, pay later’ can be controvesial. Some […]
27th May 2022

MarketFinance raises £100m to lend to SMEs

Fintech credit and payments company MarketFinance has raised debt financing from Deutsche Bank to part-fund up to £100m of lending to UK SMEs. The company will […]
17th May 2022

Funding Circle’s FlexiPay Exceeds Expectations

Take up of Funding Circle’s business-to-business buy-now-pay-later FlexiPay product has exceeded the platform’s expectations. Funding Circle launched a beta trial of FlexiPay in August 2021, letting companies […]
7th April 2022

Satisfied customer of Company Funding Options.

Our client is a West Midlands manufacturer in heavy equipment. We introduced them to an invoice finance funder after the company had entered into an insolvency […]
1st March 2022

Oakam Ltd Trading as Loal Goes Into Administration

Not to be confused with Oakham finance, the micro lender Oakam, trading as Loal, has gone into administration. On 24 February 2022 Oakam Ltd (trading as […]
10th January 2022

GoFibre has secured £164m investment

Borderlink, which trades as broadband provider GoFibre, has secured a further £164 million investment from specialist asset management company Gresham House to accelerate its rollout of […]
6th January 2022

Have you received a debt collection letter when you have a Time To Pay (TTP) agreement with HMRC?

Recently companies have been receiving letters from debt collection agencies like Advantis on behalf of HMRC even if they have Time To Pay (TTP) arrangements in […]
6th December 2021

Arena Television Fraud Claims

Following the collapse of Arena Television, it emerged that there was a supposed scam at the outdoor broadcast company which meant that millions of pounds of […]
2nd December 2021

Looking for funding for your construction company?

Are you a director of a construction company that is expanding, looking to refinance or your current lender has withdrawn the facility? Finding the right finance […]
6th November 2021

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1st November 2021

Can I get a business loan with bad credit?

A bad or poor credit score is when a company is predicted to be unable to pay its debt on time, and/or in full, based on […]
29th September 2021

Restaurant Business Raises Finance to grow

Business Cash Advance; Merchant Card Facility Our client is a restaurant group and needed funding to restructure and grow. CFO sourced a flexible and powerful funding […]
29th September 2021

Our client is a haulage company that needed to enter into a formal insolvency process.

Company Funding Options was tasked to find new invoice finance facilities to replace the clearing banks invoice finance facility post CVA. This was a search that […]
29th September 2021
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British Business Bank Lends £89bn

According to the British Business Bank’s 2021 annual report, the Bank is managing over £89bn worth of financial support across some 1.7m UK businesses. This compares to the […]
6th September 2021

Single invoice finance: the flexible alternative says Cash for Invoices Limited

Cash for Invoices Limited – the single invoice finance buyer based in London, highlights the attractions and mechanics of invoice finance and in particular, single invoice […]
9th August 2021

Nucleus Commercial Finance has appointed Sam Percival as business development manager for London and the South East.

The alternative business lender said that the appointment comes at a crucial time, as small- and medium-sized enterprises show increased demand for finance following the removal […]
21st May 2021

Funding Circle Sees Boost in Profits

Funding Circle will make an expected £40m of profit at least in the first half of 2021, according to a trading update from the firm, marking tangible […]
17th November 2020

GLI Finance seeks shareholders support to prevent administration

GLI Finance is asking shareholders to vote in favour of its restructuring and refinancing proposals, as it warns that it could face administration or insolvency without […]
13th August 2020

Ratesetter is bought by Metrobank

The purchase of Ratesetter by Metrobank is the biggest acquisition in the peer 2 peer finance market. The price paid was for an initial consideration of […]
24th April 2020

Mini-bond provider Blackmore Bond has fallen into administration.

The provider owes investors an outstanding value of bonds worth £45m, not having paid them since October. As a result, a security trustee took action and […]
22nd April 2020

MarketFinance can advance money for furloughed employees

At the end of this week, tens of thousands of small businesses will have to pay furloughed employees, despite money from HMRC not expected to arrive […]
14th April 2020
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Business Bank announces four new lenders for CBILS

The British Business Bank has approved four new lenders for accreditation under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) – The Co-operative Bank, Cynergy Bank, OakNorth […]
8th April 2020

Fintech companies say they can help to get funds to struggling businesses

Many Fintech companies that have access to clients bank accounts via things like wage advances, invoice discounting, payroll services, direct debit services have offered their help […]
13th March 2020

CFO helps Law Firm Secure £1.05m Loan from Nucleus Commercial Finance

Company Funding Options (CFO) is pleased to announce that we have helped a London law firm source a Property Finance, secured business loan, of £1.05m from […]
10th July 2019

Peer to Peer Returns Fall

UK peer-to-peer investors have seen their returns fall by nearly 2.5 percentage points in the last three years thanks to mounting losses, analysis shows. In March, […]
22nd February 2019

Funding Circle lowers returns to investors

PEER-TO-PEER business lender Funding Circle has lowered its projected returns on its Balanced and Conservative accounts following a recent review. The Balanced portfolio now targets returns […]
20th November 2018

What is Loan Stacking?

This is the sneaky, tactical task of businesses taking out multiple loans, at the same time, without providing any security. Loans to reach the desired amount, […]
24th September 2018

Seedrs reports 12% IRR across its platform

Private equity investment platform, Seedrs report a 12 percent IRR platform-wide in its latest Portfolio Update The autumn 2018 edition of Seedrs’ Portfolio Update analyses the […]
20th September 2018

Funding Circle Was Valued At £1.8bn – Now Nearer £1bn

Funding Circle’s IPO was priced at 440p when it floated on Friday.  The share price has fallen to 380p as of today. Eight-year-old, Funding Circle are […]
10th September 2018

New laws to help SMEs access Invoice Finance

The Government has put forward new laws which will allow small businesses to access invoice finance. This is all a part of small business minister, Kelly […]
15th May 2018

CFO raises £500k turnaround finance for company proposing a CVA

Turnaround Capital Case Study – new funding from Ultimate Finance An engineering client based in the West Midlands has had a CVA successfully approved with our […]
31st January 2018

Turnaround Loan Facility

Company Funding Options is delighted to announce a deal for a £190,000 turnaround loan facility arranged for software services business in London, based on value of […]
6th September 2017

Cashflow is the key to creating a valuable business

Using single invoice finance to increase cashflow In this article Dr P Singh of Cash for Invoices Limited-the specialist invoice finance provider explains the importance of […]
4th September 2017

Asset Based Lending Facility for Pearl Automative Ltd

  IGF Case Study Asset Based lending Facility for Pearl Automative   £1.95m ABL facility, comprising; Invoice Discounting – £1.5m Stock – £350k Cashflow – £100k […]
29th August 2017

IGF Case Study EPI Group Confidential Invoice Discounting

£3m Confidential Invoice Discounting for EPI Group Ambitions EPI has 30 years’ experience in delivering exploration and production consultancy services to the oil and gas industry, […]
23rd August 2017

IGF Case Studies

Confida FM Limited IGF – A Better Facility To Manage Growth. £1m Asset Based Lending Facility   Ambitions   Based close to Kilmarnock, Confida FM Limited […]
9th August 2017

Amicus Commercial Finance Plc Case Studies

We have featured a number of recent case studies that illustrate specifically how Amicus Commercial Finance has used its skills and qualities to the benefit of […]
9th August 2017

Just Cashflow help Optima Defence and Security Group Limited

The Revolving Cash Fund from Just Cashflow Optima Defence and Security Group enhances human security mitigating explosive threats in conflict-affected locations globally. Their client list includes […]
4th August 2017

New Loan Facility for Essex Jewellery Company

Company funding options is delighted to enable a new loan facility for a manufacturing jewellery company with a retail presence based in Essex. This facility enables […]
4th August 2017

Case Study Finance for Scottish Construction Firm

We are delighted that we have enabled a Scottish construction firm to finance one of its contracts through single invoice financing (spot financing) This company is […]
26th June 2017

Company Funding Options Limited has been authorised by The Financial Conduct Authority.

Keith Steven, managing director, announced today that Company Funding Options Limited has been authorised by The Financial Conduct Authority. Company Funding Options provides a unique online […]
17th May 2017

Supply Chain Funding index falls in line with predictions

The second edition of the Supply Chain Funding index (SCFi) has just been released, and the results are broadly in line with the somewhat pessimistic predictions […]
15th May 2017

IT Consultancy London Case Study

We were approached by a technology company that provided services to a number of SME companies. The directors have been looking for the funding that they […]
14th October 2016

Case Study – Restaurant and Bar Company

This restaurant and bar business was growing quickly and was reasonably profitable however as the building is leased, there was no security to offer any lender. […]
5th September 2016

Case Study – Small Construction Company

A construction company director approached CFO after being frustrated with his local bank. A bad debt of £33,000 and a problematic contract led to a poor […]
25th April 2016

Case Study – Printing Company

This printing company had sales of £1.8 million and it is based in the East Midlands. The company was encountering financial difficulties predominantly because it lost […]
5th November 2015

Case Study – Independent Financial Advisor Company

Our client was a fast growing IFA (independent financial advisor) with an unsupportive bank. We introduced a new alternative bank and obtained an overdraft and loan […]
5th November 2015

HSBC to Match Online Banks and Alternative Funders Rates

LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) – HSBC said on Wednesday it will match interest rates offered by any other UK lender on fixed-rate small business loans and […]
5th November 2015

New £7.2m funding announced for MarketInvoice

MarketInvoice are pleased to announce  that they have raised £7.2m in their latest funding round, led by MCI.TechVentures.  MarketInvoice have already provided over £850m in funding to UK businesses to […]