Ideas: financing a one-off marketing campaign
Tested ad creative, a clear target audience, a window-of-opportunity moment. When the campaign math works, the financing math usually does too.
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Meet our credit team: how decisions get made
A look behind the scenes at the people who assess applications, the focus on company affordability, and why a human always reviews the decision.
A content-creator company smooths a client payment gap
An anonymised story of a limited-company content studio that bridged a late client payment to meet payroll, after weighing whether to simply wait.
Glossary — UK business-lending terms in plain English
A short reference of the technical and regulatory terms that crop up in our documents, with the plain-English meaning of each.
Ideas: 5 ways a £200 short-term loan helps a small business
You do not need a five-figure facility to solve a small-business problem. A £200 short-term loan, used well, covers more than directors usually think. Five practical examples.
UK GDPR and your data rights: a refresher for business borrowers
A plain-English refresher on UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018: your rights to access, correct and erase your personal data.
Marketing campaign finance UK: when paid ads need cashflow help
A paid advertising campaign costs money up front and returns money over the weeks that follow. When the cashflow gap is the difference between running a profitable campaign and not running it, short-term finance fills the gap.
Understanding your Business Loan Agreement
Your Business Loan Agreement is the single most important document for your loan. A plain-English guide to what it contains and why it matters.
Direct Debit improvements with our payments partner
Working with a Bacs payments partner, we have made Direct Debit setup smoother. Every collection stays protected by the Direct Debit Guarantee.
What happens if you miss a payment — our forbearance process explained
A clear walk-through of what happens in the days after a missed payment, how to ask for breathing space, and why the worst thing to do is nothing.
Life after the Lending Standards Board: voluntary standards in 2025
The Lending Standards Board is winding down, but the September 2024 Standards of Lending Practice remain authoritative. Why voluntary alignment still matters.
CCJs explained for UK company directors
A County Court Judgment against the company is one of the most consequential markers on a business credit file. This article explains what triggers a CCJ, what it actually means, and what you can do about one — whether you owe the debt or not.
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