Skipton Business Finance is a UK factoring and Invoice discounting company, founded and based in Skipton, North Yorkshire. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Skipton Building Society.

2007 Loan fund to SMEs

The Telegraph [1] reported that, in late 2007, Skipton Business Finance had created a £25million credit line, to aide new businesses in the north of England that had at least £2million sales.

2010 EFG Scheme

Skipton Business Finance was chosen by the UK government to be included as one of the lenders on the Enterprise Finance Guarantee,[2] a UK government guaranteed scheme. It was intended to enable banks to lend to viable small businesses that are unable to provide the security that the bank would otherwise require.

This scheme enables businesses with a turnover of up to £25million[3] to be able to access loans from companies such as Skipton Business Finance, 75% of the loan of which is guaranteed by the UK government.

2012 Record first half year

The Yorkshire Post reported that Skipton Business Finance had seen a 50% increase in deals over the first six months of 2012, a record for the invoice finance provider.[4]

2013 Expansion

It was reported in the Derbyshire press[5][6] that Skipton Business Finance had expanded its reach further into the East Midlands through the recruitment of new staff, following an increase in regional businesses requiring invoice finance.

References

  1. ↑ "Skipton launches £25m loan lifeline to SMEs". Telegraph. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Growing your business - GOV.UK". Businesslink.gov.uk. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme to enable loans from Skipton Business Finance Archived October 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Sharp rise in invoice finance boosts Skipton". Yorkshire Post. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "DERBYSHIRE: Firms to get financial support - Mansfield and Ashfield Chad". Chad.co.uk. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "DERBYSHIRE: Firms to get financial support". Matlock Mercury. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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