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
- 01
Map your trade cycle: supplier, shipment, customs, receipt.
- 02
Match to specialist trade funders with country and commodity appetite.
- 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.
Hire Purchase / Lease
Asset-secured, balance-sheet or off-balance-sheet treatments.
Invoice Finance
Confidential or disclosed; advance rates 80–90% of debtor book.
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.
Composes well with
Stack ideas our desk has placed before.
Business Loans
Unsecured & secured term loans from £25K – £10M.
Working Capital Lines
Revolving credit, overdrafts and seasonality lines.
Invoice & Receivables Finance
Disclosed, confidential and selective invoice discounting.
Business Development Loans
Unsecured growth capital for hiring, marketing and expansion.
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?
0/5 answered
Answer to see your fit score
Scenario calculator
Model the deal.
Indicative only — final pricing reflects your actual lender quote.
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.