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Trade & Supply-Chain Finance

Fund import, export and supply-chain payment cycles.

Letters of credit, trade loans, supplier finance and forfaiting — bridge the gap between supplier payment and customer receipt.

Ticket size

£100K – £40M

Turnaround

Drawdown in 5 days

Capital partners

17+

Composes with

2 sectors

Key highlights

What sets this apart.

LCs & guarantees

Supplier finance

Forfaiting

The problem

Why this capability exists.

Trade finance is dominated by big banks who under-serve SMEs. Specialist funders exist — most importers don't know them.

Our approach

  1. 01

    Map your trade cycle: supplier, shipment, customs, receipt.

  2. 02

    Match to specialist trade funders with country and commodity appetite.

  3. 03

    Layer credit insurance to extend tenors.

Outcomes you can expect

  • 17 specialist trade lenders
  • Median 5-day drawdown on repeat trades
  • Credit insurance bundled on 60% of facilities

Typical structures

How trade & supply-chain finance deals are commonly built.

Indicative structures we orchestrate across our capital partners. Final terms depend on borrower profile, asset and exit.

01

Hire Purchase / Lease

Asset-secured, balance-sheet or off-balance-sheet treatments.

02

Invoice Finance

Confidential or disclosed; advance rates 80–90% of debtor book.

03

Revenue-Based Finance

Repayments flex with monthly revenue — ARR or e-commerce backed.

Library OS

Live signal · stack ideas · audience fit.

Three modules that turn this capability page into an orchestration view, not a brochure.

Lender appetite right now

What our desk is seeing on this capability this week.

  • down

    Alt-fintech lender · Revenue-based finance

    Second consecutive quarter of arrears uptick in casual dining cohort.

    Pulled appetite for hospitality

  • up

    Independent funder · Soft asset finance (tech)

    Re-focusing on mid-ticket; sub-£25k routed to platform partners.

    Min ticket lifted to £25k (was £10k)

  • flat

    Two clearing banks · Working capital RCF

    Leverage covenants relaxed by 0.25x for £5m+ revenues with audited accounts.

    Margins held; covenants softened

Who this fits

Audience fit, scored from the brief.

  • SME founders & CFOs

    100%

    Working capital, growth funding, asset finance, invoice finance.

  • Brokers & intermediaries

    25%

    Lender intel, criteria shifts, packaging playbooks.

  • Property developers & investors

    0%

    Bridging, development finance, BTL portfolios, refurb-to-let.

  • HNW & family offices

    0%

    Structured credit, complex cases, cross-border, tax-efficient capital.

Test the fit

Two interactive tools, no credit footprint.

Score your eligibility and model the deal economics before you ever talk to us.

Eligibility quick-check

Get an instant indication.

Five quick questions. No credit footprint. We'll show you a fit score and what to do next.

  • Is the business UK-incorporated and actively trading?
  • Are annual revenues £500K+ (or £100K+ MRR for SaaS)?
  • 12+ months of trading history?
  • Profitable, near-profitable, or strong gross margins?
  • No material adverse credit on the directors?
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0/5 answered

Answer to see your fit score

Scenario calculator

Model the deal.

Indicative only — final pricing reflects your actual lender quote.

£500k
9.50%
36 mo

Monthly

£16k

Total interest

£77k

Arrangement fee

£7.5k

Effective APR

10.00%

What happens next

Lender panel preview & document checklist.

Indicative lender match

Who we'd quote on day one.

Anonymised preview from our 90+ lender panel. Real allocations are tuned to your file.

  • Clearing Bank Term DeskTier 1

    Term loan / RCF

    Indic. SONIA +2.5%

  • Challenger Bank GSpecialist

    Asset-based / Invoice

    Indic. SONIA +3.5%

  • Growth Debt Fund HAlt

    Venture / Growth debt

    Indic. 10–14% pa

  • Tax-Loan Specialist ISpecialist

    VAT / Corp Tax

    Indic. 0.85%/mo

  • Acquisition Lender JAlt

    Senior + Mezz

    Indic. 9.5% blended

  • Embedded Capital KAlt

    Revenue-based

    Indic. 5–9% factor

Document checklist

What we'll need.

Indicative pack to get you a credit-quality answer in days, not weeks.

  • Last 2 years filed accounts
  • Latest 6 months bank statements
  • Latest management accounts + cashflow forecast
  • Director ID + proof of address
  • Aged debtors / creditors (if invoice / ABL)
  • VAT returns (last 4 quarters)
  • Personal guarantees & PAL (if requested)
  • Use-of-funds memo

FAQs

Frequently asked

The questions clients always ask.

  • Most lenders will request a director PG, often capped to a portion of the facility. Some asset-backed structures can be PG-light.

  • Working capital lines: 3–7 days. Term loans: 2–4 weeks. Acquisition / structured deals: 6–10 weeks subject to legals.

  • Pure pre-revenue is rare; we have growth-debt partners that lend against ARR / contracted revenue from £100K MRR.

  • Brokerage is paid by the lender on drawdown for most facilities. For acquisition / structured-debt mandates, we agree a fee in advance.

Short enquiry

Tell us about your trade & supply-chain finance requirement.

A specialist will respond within one business hour. No credit footprint.

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