Business Finance

Business Loan Affordability & Eligibility Checker

Answer a few questions about your business to get an indicative view of how much you could borrow, the likely lender tier, and an estimated rate band. An indication, not a decision.

Eligibility

Check where you stand

Indicative Range
£160,000 - £240,000
Lender Tier
Challenger Banks & Institutional
Est. Rate Band
5.5% - 9.0%
DSCR
3.33x
Turnover of £500,000 p.a. - qualifies for the majority of alternative and specialist lenders.
Business is profit-making - strengthens applications with all lender types.
4 years trading - satisfies the trading history requirement for nearly all lenders.
Clean director credit history - maximises lender choice and minimises rates.
Property security available - substantially increases borrowing capacity, reduces rates, and opens secured lending up to 70% LTV.
Debt service coverage ratio of 3.33x - comfortably above the 1.25x lender threshold.
Your next step

Your profile is strong. We can approach the full lender panel including challenger banks. Send us two years of accounts and a brief loan summary and we will come back with 3-5 indicative offers within the same working day.

This is an indicative assessment based on the figures you enter, not a lending decision or a credit search. Indicative rates and ranges are illustrative. We will give you real terms after reviewing your accounts.

What lenders assess

How eligibility is judged

Lenders weigh six core factors: turnover, profitability, trading history, director credit, available security and the purpose of the loan. Different lenders weight these differently, which is why a business declined by one can be approved by another.

The debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) shows whether your profit comfortably covers the new repayments. Most lenders look for at least 1.25x.

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Tell us what you need and we'll search across our panel of 130+ specialist lenders to find the best deal for your circumstances.

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