Success Stories

Learn how other UK businesses have used external finance to reach their ambition

Here’s just some of the tens of thousands of smaller businesses funded through our partners, with the support of British Business Bank’s programmes.

Growth Guarantee Scheme

Câr-y-Môr

Câr-y-Môr is the first community-owned regenerative ocean farm in Wales. With a diverse membership of over 300 individuals from various backgrounds, Câr-y-Môr has become a shining example of community-driven sustainability and innovation.

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Midlands Engine Investment Fund

CyberOwl

A cybersecurity company whose platform could help to safeguard critical infrastructure and smart transport systems from attack is to open a base in the Midlands after closing a £1m funding round.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Additive Manufacturing Technologies

Regional funds like the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund are helping small firms to attract bigger investments, as one recent case shows.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Sigmavision

A South-East Midlands company, based in Cherwell Valley, which has developed an innovative tool to check the safety of vehicle tyres, has secured £1m funding to help roll it out to the global automotive aftersales market.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Wold Top Brewery

An award-winning North Yorkshire micro brewery is set to expand its range of real ales and its distribution network with the help a £200,000 loan from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Titus Learning

A Yorkshire company which creates e-learning systems for clients in 23 countries is expanding further with the help of a six-figure sum from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Advanced Digital Innovation

A Yorkshire business which is transforming healthcare through the use of digital technology  secured a £650,000 investment from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

LiveLead

A Humber business which has developed an online lead generation system to help SMEs access new business opportunities  secured a £250,000 investment from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

GNE Contracting

A Doncaster construction firm aims to ‘future proof’ its business with the help of a £100,000 loan from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Aceleron

Two award-winning inventors with a mission to develop more sustainable batteries have secured £150,000 to help launch their latest product from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund’s Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, managed by Mercia Fund Managers.