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Discover our range of finance solutions designed to help our partners support UK businesses

Information about our programmes for finance providers

We create new financing opportunities for smaller businesses by working with over 180 private-sector partners.

We offer a range of solutions to help our partners finance more young and fast-growing small companies in the UK.

We also have a commercial arm with separate governance and return targets, which can fund providers of finance to smaller businesses on a purely commercial basis.

Debt finance

We work with a large number of lenders to fund a variety of debt finance programmes designed to encourage additional lending to smaller businesses.

Debt Finance

British Business Bank debt finance programmes

Learn more about our various debt finance programmes.

Open for applications

Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS)

The Growth Guarantee Scheme is the successor to the Recovery Loan Scheme. It is designed to support access to finance for UK smaller businesses as they look to invest and grow, and was launched with accredited lenders on 1st July 2024.

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Open for applications

ENABLE Programmes

Find out about our ENABLE Programmes and how we support financial institutions to unlock more lending for smaller businesses.

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British Business Investment debt programmes

British Business Investments is a commercial subsidiary of the Bank designed to increase the overall supply and diversity of finance on offer to UK smaller businesses.

Learn more about British Business Investment's debt programmes below. 

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British Business Investments - Debt Funds

We focus our efforts on supporting established as well as emerging managers raising funds that lend to smaller, generally higher growth, companies with revenues of up to £100m

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British Business Investments - FinTech

We are continuing to engage actively with market participants, seeking appropriate opportunities in the FinTech sector

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Equity Finance

We help finance a number of private sector venture capital and corporate venture capital funds designed to support a range of UK businesses with long-term potential.

Equity Finance

British Business Bank equity finance programmes

Learn more about our various equity finance programmes.

Announcement

British Growth Partnership

The British Growth Partnership, subject to regulatory approval, will encourage more UK pension fund investment into the UK’s fastest growing, most innovative companies.

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In progress

Long-term Investment for Technology and Science (LIFTS)

The Long-term Investment for Technology and Science (LIFTS) initiative seeks proposals from industry for the establishment of new funds or investment structures to crowd in UK institutional investment, particularly Defined Contribution (DC) pension funds, to support the growth and ambitions of the UK’s most innovative science and technology companies.

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Open for applications

National Security Strategic Investment Fund

Learn more about the National Security Strategic Investment Fund and our purpose.

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British Business Investment equity programmes

Learn more about British Business Investment's equity programmes below. 

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British Business Investments - Managed Funds

Our Managed Funds programme seeks to draw in institutional capital to the UK’s venture and growth capital markets.

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British Business Investments - Regional Angels Programme

Our Regional Angels Programme invests alongside angel investors into smaller businesses across the UK to help close the regional equity gap.

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British Patient Capital Programmes

British Patient Capital is the UK’s largest domestic investor in venture and venture growth opportunities.

Learn more about British Patient Capital's investment programmes below.

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British Patient Capital - Future Fund: Breakthrough

Future Fund: Breakthrough is a £425m UK-wide programme which encourages private investors to co-invest in growth stage, Research & Development (R&D) UK companies operating in breakthrough technology sectors.

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British Patient Capital - Life Sciences Investment Programme

The Life Sciences Investment Programme (LSIP) is a £200m initiative which makes cornerstone commitments to later stage life sciences venture growth funds with a strong UK focus.

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British Patient Capital - Core funds and co-investment programme

Through our core £2.5bn programme we invest in venture and venture growth capital funds, and co-invest alongside those funds in the most promising later-stage UK businesses within our portfolio.

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Our legacy programmes

Learn more about the historic programmes we've administered since our founding in 2014.

Legacy programmes
Closed for applications

Recovery Loan Scheme

Find out about the Recovery Loan Scheme offered through accredited lenders, how it works and the key features of Recovery Loans.

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Closed for applications

Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS)

Read about the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS), designed to enable businesses to access finance more quickly during the coronavirus outbreak.

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Closed for applications

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)

The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) was designed to provide financial support to smaller businesses across the UK that were losing revenue, and seeing their cashflow disrupted, as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Closed for applications

Future Fund

Find out more about the Future Fund, an overview of the scheme and other business finance support available.

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