Success Stories

Britannia Site Solutions secured funding via CBILS to relieve the company’s cash flow situation after several projects were delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Worcestershire Partitioning Company Secures Pandemic Funding Support

Specialist social impact lender, GC Business Finance, has provided one of the first Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) and Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) loans in the North West to Consensus Workspace, with approval taking only 24 hours from full application.

Spectrum Cleaning Solutions is targeting revenues of £5m as it diversifies into the online space following a £100,000 CBILS-backed loan from NPIF – BEF & FFE Microfinance, which is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

From Cumbria to Casino Royale. How debt finance helped this manufacturer supply James Bond’s whisky glasses

Established in 2009 by university friends and based in Oxford, The Cocktail Service Ltd is a fast-growing provider of premium mobile bars for festivals and events.

Based in Norwich, small housebuilder FW Properties specialise in developing distinctive contemporary properties across Norfolk and Suffolk.

Based near West Bromwich, West Midlands, Aeroplas is a manufacturer of thermo injection moulding products.

A Coventry-based manufacturer responsible for producing all electric black taxis – ‘Hackney Carriages’ – approved by Transport for London has secured a £1.25m loan.

Boho Bride is a bridal boutique based near Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.

Started in Cambridge, Grapeshot is a brand safety platform that helps marketers, publishers and media organisations target customers more accurately in any language and in real time, globally.

Originally established in 1999, Edinburgh-based Photonic Solutions distributes, installs and provides technical support of high powered, complex laser systems to the UK scientific and industrial market. Delivered by a team of highly qualified scientists, Photonic Solutions provides testing, modification, user training and servicing of equipment to its customers.

Doctify is a healthtech platform built by medics for healthcare providers, doctors and patients.

FA Bio is developing sustainable farming solutions that can replace or enhance chemical inputs. Based at Rothamsted Research Centre in Harpenden, FA Bio is using a unique microbial sampling technology that selectively collects samples from fields and uses them to derive potential bio-products.

Since opening its first shop in 2010, Cheshire Retail (NW) Ltd now serves customers across St Helens, Birkenhead, Runcorn and The Wirral through a 10-strong portfolio of discount retail premises.

Fentrade Ltd, established in 2018, manufactures aluminium windows, bi-fold doors and commercial entrance systems for businesses.

Ronimix Concrete Ltd is an Essex-based, batch on-site concrete, screed and concrete pump hire operator. Established by Luke Scarbrow in 2008, it is now owned and operated by Jenny Scarbrow and Paul Bradley.

Comesto Ltd is an online marketing platform that introduces independent food and drink brands to trade buyers.