Success Stories

Learn how other UK businesses have used external finance to reach their ambition

Here’s just some of the tens of thousands of smaller businesses funded through our partners, with the support of British Business Bank’s programmes.

Growth Guarantee Scheme

Câr-y-Môr

Câr-y-Môr is the first community-owned regenerative ocean farm in Wales. With a diverse membership of over 300 individuals from various backgrounds, Câr-y-Môr has become a shining example of community-driven sustainability and innovation.

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Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Hughes Bakers

Shipley-based Hughes Bakers secured a £600,000 loan from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Proskins Video Case Study

Proskins received MEIF East Midlands Debt Finance from Maven Capital Partners.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Evolve Military College

Workplace learning provider Evolve Military College secured a £95,000 loan from NPIF – BFS & MSIF Microfinance, a product managed by GC Business & MSIF and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Start Up Loans

PocketHighStreet

Alex Schlagman is on a mission to revive not just one high street, but all of them. With initial backing from Start Up Loans, his tech business PocketHighStreet seeks to use an app and website to support local, independent retail by helping customers find what’s out there.

Start Up Loans

Old School BBQ Bus

Learn how Old School BBQ Bus used funding from a British Business Bank programme. Read more about how the funding helped them.

Start Up Loans

Smartzer

Karoline Gross always wanted to do her own thing and Start Up Loans helped her do just that.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Navitas

Navitas Digital Safety Ltd (Navitas) has secured £745k of equity investment from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF).

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Promethean Particles

Nottingham 13 November 2019: Foresight Group LLP (“Foresight”) is pleased to announce a £749,000 growth capital investment into Promethean Particles Limited (“Promethean” or “the Company”), a company specialising in the manufacturing of nanomaterials.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Slingshot Simulations

A university spin-out which allows businesses to use advanced computer simulations to test new ideas and make better decisions secured £750,000 to help further develop its technology.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Rosehill Polymers Group

A West Yorkshire company which has developed a new range of security barriers made from recycled rubber has secured a £500,000 loan from Mercia Fund Managers.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Medication Management Robotics

Pharmaceutical automation specialists, Medication Management Robotics,  received a £115,000 investment from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Start Up Loans

Gabby’s World

Kerry-Ann Graham decided to set up her business, Gabby’s World; a business whose founding principle is encouraging diversity and equality through play; where values, social norms are learnt and reinforced.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Rose Scaffolding

An Oldham-based scaffolding business received a £250k loan from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Sleaford Building Services

The leading Mechanical and Electrical contracting business will use the MEIF funding to support its growth plans and create 15 new jobs.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

The Branded Items Group

The Branded Items Group in St Helens is set to build on it’s early stage growth with a £25,000 loan from NPIF – BFS & MSIF Microfinance  – a product fund managed by GC Business Finance  in partnership with MSIF and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Olberon Medical

CRUCIAL medical supplies will soon be launched to the healthcare market after a Nottinghamshire doctor spotted a gap in the market for specialist devices and secured funding from Enterprise Loans East Midlands and the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), supported by the European Regional Development Fund.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

BMECH

Warrington-based engineering company BMECH received a £100k investment from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), to support its further expansion.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Darnhall Limited

Sale-based 24-7 Electrical Group has announced a £1m increase in turnover this year to £7m.