Success Stories

The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund invested £1.25m to support My Digital Accounts in its mission to strengthen its staff numbers and boost its marketing activity.

Simulation software developers, Simul Software Ltd ("Simul Software"), received a £150k investment from NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (“Maven”) and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

ELECTRIC vehicle (EV) charging specialists Elmtronics secured a £200,000 investment from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) to open a new Manchester office.

Aptus Clinical, a specialist clinical contract research organisation based at Alderley Park,  received a £150k loan from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).

A Sheffield-based fit-out, refurbishment and maintenance business is set for expansion with the help of a £200,000 loan from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia Fund Managers and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

East Yorkshire-based Marine Rescue Technologies Ltd (MRT)  received a £750,000 investment from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).

Designer watch brand Ellington Timepiece secured a £35,000 loan from NPIF – BEF & FFE Microfinance which is managed by Business Enterprise Fund (BEF) and Finance for Enterprise (FFE) and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

A leading domiciliary care provider which aims to transform the way in which care services are delivered across the region is on course to bring 50 new jobs to East Yorkshire’s healthcare sector after successfully securing investment from NPIF – BEF & FFE Microfinance, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).

Wenso is a one stop IT services and solutions company with headquarters in Manchester, UK. Wenso also has a global presence across multiple continents including Europe, North America, Australia and Asia including the Middle East.

Regional funds like the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund are helping small firms to attract bigger investments, as one recent case shows.

Cumbrian-based Appleby Creamery, an artisan cheese maker  secured a £250,000 loan from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), in a deal financed by NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance.

An ambitious entrepreneur who was left unable to work has transformed an idea into a multi-million-pound business venture after securing backing from NPIF – BEF & FFE Microfinance,  which is managed by Business Enterprise Fund (BEF) and Finance for Enterprise (FFE) and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Preston-based software developer Blue Wren  secured a £50,000 investment 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) and Lancashire County Council’s Rosebud Microfinance. The investment will be used to fund a significant expansion of the company over the next three years.

Digital marketing firm Present Works received a £100,000 investment from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

The UK’s leading manufacturer of temperature sensors is set to expand its operations in South Yorkshire after securing a six figure lending package from NPIF – BEF & FFE Microfinance, which is managed by Business Enterprise Fund (BEF) and Finance for Enterprise (FFE) and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

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A Hull company which provides construction services to the social housing sector  secured £100,000 funding for expansion from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).

A Hull healthtech start-up which has developed an award-winning device to enhance mental wellbeing  secured a £200,000 investment from NPIF-Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia Fund Managers and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.