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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.

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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 II

EKSPAN

A Sheffield based company that has helped deliver some of the UK’s most high-profile bridge infrastructure projects has raised almost £1.4m in debt funding to support its further growth.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Plumb Factory

North West plumbers merchant and bathroom specialist Plumb Factory is expanding after receiving a six-figure funding boost from NPIF II – FW Capital Debt Finance, which is managed by FW Capital as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II).

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Pablos

A six-figure investment is fuelling the next stage of growth for one of the North East’s most recognisable independent food brands.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Visual Architects

Manchester-based event and interior design business Visual Architects received a six-figure loan to accelerate its growth and expand its global client base. The funding supports Visual Architects’ organic growth strategy and the addition of new technology and machinery to enhance its current offering.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Audiebant

A Lancashire communications tech business raised a seven-figure investment from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II).

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Magnitude Biosciences

Magnitude Biosciences, a specialist contract research organisation (CRO) in County Durham offering in vivo discovery of treatments for age-related conditions and other diseases using C. elegans, secured over £706,000 in combined funding to scale up its high-throughput screening (HTS) platform

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Synergy Health

Synergy Health received a five-figure investment from NPIF II – River Capital & GC Business Finance Smaller Loans, which is managed by the consortium as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Moxie Financial

Simplify Business Services Limited, trading as Moxie Financials received £50,000 from NPIF II – River Capital & GC Business Finance Smaller Loans, which is managed by the consortium as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Charles Grey Menswear

Durham-based menswear brand, Charles Grey Menswear Limited, secured a five-figure investment from NPIF II – NEL Smaller Loans, which is managed by NEL Fund Managers as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II), to accelerate its fast-paced growth across the UK retail landscape.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Candid Hospitality

The entrepreneurs behind two of the UK’s most successful hospitality tech businesses have joined forces to launch a new venture that aims to reshape hospitality recruitment.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

SCI Semiconductor

A UK start-up that aims to win the race to develop the world’s first ‘memory safe’ computer chip has raised £2.5m in a funding round led by Mercia Ventures.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Envoke

A UK company whose simulation software enables medical staff to train to use laboratory equipment and troubleshoot problems has raised a further £1m.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Atomik-AM

A female founded advanced manufacturing business raised £600k of investment from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II to scale-up the solutions it provides to manufacturers across the world.

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).

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Hi-Point Access

One of Sheffield’s leading scaffolding companies has secured funding for further growth following its acquisition of a business in Barnsley.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Salesfire

Salesfire – a Middlesbrough company whose platform helps e-commerce stores to increase sales - has raised a further £2.75m from NPIF II – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia Ventures as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II).

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.