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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Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS)

Leeds Community Bakery (Leeds Bread Co-op)

When this bakery and workers’ co-operative paused its trading to protect staff and the local community during the pandemic, it used the downtime that closure afforded to reassess its priorities. However, knowing that its diminished revenue couldn’t cover its ongoing overheads, the business applied for funding via the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) to provide some much-needed cashflow.

Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS)

Greenhill Hotel

Like most hospitality businesses, the Greenhill Hotel was instructed to close its doors to visitors, to help stop the spread of COVID-19. With no date for when it would be able to reopen, and unable to qualify for any government grants, the business found the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) to be its best option for financial support.

Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS)

CEG Packaging

With most of its customers forced to close as part of the Government’s COVID-19 shutdown, Liverpool-based CEG Packaging saw demand for its services diminish very quickly.

Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS)

Going Places Removals

The COVID-19 shutdown prevented people from moving house and businesses relocating to new premises.

Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS)

Forsyth and Steele

When the Government announced plans to close businesses to help combat the spread of COVID-19, Forsyth and Steele saw its incoming orders dwindle almost immediately.

Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS)

Ace Lifestyle

As the UK started to observe social distancing, health and fitness company Ace Lifestyle saw its customer base decline.

Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS)

Des Carson Limited

For a small distributor of table sauces, the enforced closure of food premises due to COVID-19 was a potentially disastrous outcome.