Case Studies

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

AssetCool

AssetCool, a Leeds-based company that helps to tackle grid congestion by increasing the capacity of overhead power lines, has raised £10m in a Series A funding round backed by leading global energy investors.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Airship & Toggle

In this video, Dan Brookman, CEO & Co-Founder of Airship & Toggle, talks about raising equity finance from the first Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund and how the investment allowed them to exit the business.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Floks

Founded by Sophie Platts, Floks specialises in sustainable bedding including duvets, pillows and mattress toppers, all made from British wool and organic cotton and manufactured in Yorkshire.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Press on Vinyl

Press on Vinyl received a £350,000 investment from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, through fund manager FW Capital, which will enable it to grow and to create as many as 46 new jobs in the region over the next three years

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Fit Cloud

A business which has developed software for the fitness industry received significant funding from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Hiring Hub – Video Case Study

Hiring Hub is a recruitment agency marketplace that helps employers find and work with specialist recruitment agencies to fill jobs faster at a fixed cost.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

fissara

NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund invested £500,000 in Fissara Limited (“fissara”), a designer, developer and provider of operational management software (“OMS”) for the SME and mid-sized corporate market.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Hempel Firmus Metals

A fast-growing specialist metals supplier  secured a £200,000 loan from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

ITS Technology Group

ITS Technology Group (ITS)  secured further funding from funds managed by Maven Capital Partners to support the growth of its full fibre digital infrastructure in metro and rural areas. This latest round includes finance from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, Maven VCTs and other private shareholders.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

iPEGS

Workplace efficiency firm iPEGS is looking to grow its client base and expand overseas having secured a five-figure investment from NPIF – BFS & MSIF Microfinance, managed by GC Business Finance and MSIF and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Intechnica

Intechnica – the Manchester-based technology business – has closed a £2.85million funding round led by investment group Mercia.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Inovus Medical

Inovus Medical, a leading designer and manufacturer of medical and surgical simulators, received a £500,000 investment from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia Fund Managers and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Gemini Digital Technologies

Digital technology company Gemini Digital Technologies (GemDT) secured a £100,000 loan from NPIF – BFS & MSIF Microfinance, a product managed by GC Business Finance and MSIF and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

IN-PART

A company that helps universities to commercialise academic research by initiating new collaborations with industry  secured a £950,000 investment, which includes £750,000 from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia Fund Managers and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.  The additional £200,000 is from two private investors.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

IMH

Specialist hydraulic engineering firm Industrial and Marine Hydraulics Ltd (IMH)  secured major investment from FW Capital.

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).

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

G20 Water Technologies

Maven Capital Partners, one of the UK’s most active private equity firms, has led a £1.035m investment in Manchester-headquartered water treatment technology business, G2O Water Technologies Limited.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Horizon Guides

A Sheffield company which produces downloadable travel guides closed a £325,000 funding round from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia Fund Managers and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.