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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Growth Guarantee Scheme

Trustist

Founded in 2014 and based in Bootham, York, Trustist is an innovative digital reviews platform helping businesses maximise the impact of their online reputation. With a £250,000 loan through the Growth Guarantee Scheme, Trustist is scaling up its technology, marketing, and team, and redefining how businesses use customer feedback to grow.

Growth Guarantee Scheme

Reel Film

Reel Film, a video production company in Wetherby, sought a £70,000 loan through the Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS) to expand the business. Facing a shift in the industry toward short content projects, the loan allowed Reel Film to grow its marketing and sales efforts and hire a dedicated business development team.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Quality Bearings Online

A Queen’s Award-winning company that supplies bearings worldwide raised £500,000

from NPIF II – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia Debt as part of the

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II)

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Frank Olsen Furniture

Cheshire-based Frank Olsen Furniture, a designer and manufacturer of smart technology-integrated furniture, secured £80k from NPIF II – GC Business Finance & River Capital Smaller Loans, which is managed by the consortium as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II).

Investment Fund for Scotland

Sky-Pin Drones

Melrose-based entrepreneur offers advanced crop spraying services using state-of the-art supersized drone following funding from the Investment Fund for Scotland.

Investment Fund for Wales

Longa

Women-led Turkish restaurant Longa expanded with a second site in Cardiff thanks to funding from the Investment Fund for Wales.

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.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Claro Hill Vets

A North Yorkshire-based veterinary practice has secured £90,000 from NPIF II – BEF, which is managed by Business Enterprise Fund (BEF) as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II). The funding also came from BEF’s Community Investment Enterprise Fund 2 (CIEF2) backed by Lloyds Bank and Better Society Capital.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Panacea Children Services

The North West’s leading provider of specialised therapeutic services for children has received a significant six figure investment to increase its number of homes in the North West to eleven as part of a three year strategic growth plan.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

J O’Neill & Co

A Humberside-based locksmith has secured £60,000 from NPIF II – BEF Smaller Loans, which is managed by Business Enterprise Fund (BEF) as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II)

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Xentra

A fast-growing Leeds cybersecurity company secured a six-figure loan from NPIF II – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II).

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Black Milk

Popular Manchester café, Black Milk, secured a loan from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II).

Investment Fund for Northern Ireland

Reform RX

A reformer Pilates company, which has cemented deals with some of the world’s most luxurious hotels and counts Hollywood A-listers among its fans, secured a £1million equity deal from the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Thornton Park Farm

A family farm on the Yorkshire moors secured £100,000 from NPIF II – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II), to open a glamping site.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

LBM Group Ltd

LBM Group Ltd, a growing electrical contracting firm based in Blyth, secured a five-figure loan from NPIF II – NEL Smaller Loans. The funding will enable the firm to expand its team and purchase new assets to support its ongoing growth and meet an increasing demand for sustainable electric services.

Investment Fund for Scotland

Connekt Group

Connekt Group secured £250,000 through the Investment Fund for Scotland to help drive electric vehicle adoption across Scotland.

Investment Fund for Scotland

The Aesthetics Club

Award-winning aesthetic clinic The Aesthetics Club secured a £250,000 loan from the Investment Fund for Scotland to fund expansion.

Investment Fund for Northern Ireland

Refresh NI

An energy services business which prides itself on being a one-stop-shop helping homeowners reduce their carbon emissions secured a £200,000 loan from the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland.