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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.

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Enterprise Capital Funds

NQ64

NQ64 are a chain of unique bars across the country offering a range of specialist beers and cocktails which can be enjoyed by customers while playing a range of retro arcade games and consoles.

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Recovery Loan Scheme

Airsym

Airsym is an established, Heathrow-based transport company that provide services for airlines, crew transfers, terminal transfers, and shuttles.

Future Fund

Magnitude Biosciences

North East based contract research organisation (CRO) Magnitude Biosciences helps its clients in the health & nutrition, biotech and pharmaceutical industries progress their research projects.

Enterprise Capital Funds

OrganOx

OrganOx is at the forefront of changing the way donor organs are preserved in the critical time between donation and transplantation. OrganOx accessed venture capital via the Enterprise Capital Funds (ECF) programme, which it used to fund the clinical studies to secure market approval for its product, a complex class III medical device.

ENABLE Funding

Barclay & Daughters

Barclay & Daughters is a family-run nationally competitive haulier with over 25 years of industry experience.

ENABLE Guarantees

ThinCats

ThinCats is a leading alternative finance provider. It supports mid-sized UK businesses from all sectors with funding for growth, acquisitions, refinancing and restructuring.

ENABLE Funding

Simply Asset Finance

Simply Asset Finance was founded in April 2017 by a team of asset finance specialists, in response to the need for innovation and disruption in the sector. Simply have provided over £750m of funding to over 8,000 UK smaller businesses across the country through the ENABLE Funding programme.

ENABLE Funding

Sherbet Taxis

Sherbet Taxi is a leading eco-friendly electric taxi company based in London that accessed finance through Simply Asset Finance via the ENABLE Funding programme to recover after the Covid-19 pandemic, and replace their fleet from diesel to electric LEVC black cabs with the aim to build a stronger and healthier city with their iconic black taxis.

Enterprise Capital Funds

Lucky Saint

Lucky Saint completed a Series A funding round with JamJar Investments, supported by the Bank’s Enterprise Capital Funds programme. This capital allowed the business to grow its team and provided the funding to open the Lucky Saint pub.

Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS)

Shropshire Festivals

When Beth Heath used a Bounce Back Loan to protect her business in Shropshire, the loan not only boosted the cashflow of her award-winning festival company, but also gave her an opportunity to support her local community during lockdown.

Recovery Loan Scheme

Thomas Paine Hotel

Owner of the Thomas Paine Hotel in Norfolk, Gez Chetal used the Recovery Loan Scheme to not only help his business, but to assist ex-offenders to gain employment in the hospitality industry.

Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS)

Diversity Business Incubator (DBI)

Based in Plymouth, DBI is a business hub for minority ethnic entrepreneurs that assists with advice and provides support to help businesses grow. DBI took out a Bounce Back Loan to help support his local community during the pandemic.

Recovery Loan Scheme

Twynham House Nursery School

The business received an initial Bounce Back Loan (BBLS) before paying it off and moving to a Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan (CBILS) via SWIG Finance. They then successfully applied for a Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) of £50,000 to invest in the business to take it forward and grow.

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)

Edward Thomas Interiors

With COVID-19 putting housebuilding on hold, Birmingham’s Edward Thomas Interiors couldn’t design and install its showhomes as normal. Forced to furlough 16 of its staff, the company applied for funds via the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to ensure its survival.

Recovery Loan Scheme

Change Please

Founded in 2015, Change Please is an award-winning social enterprise through their Barista Training Programme, they train homeless people to become baristas and support them by selling great tasting coffee. In order for them to stay ahead and continue growing, they accessed a Recovery Loan Scheme.

Start Up Loans

Valiant Lingerie

Valiant Lingerie took out a £6,500 loan through Start Up Loans delivery partner Virgin Start Ups to start her business.

Enterprise Capital Funds

Wild Cosmetics

Wild Cosmetics, based in London, is on a mission to remove single use plastic and create high performing natural formulations that allow customers to switch to more sustainable everyday bathroom products.

Start Up Loans

Mama Claudia

Mama Claudia is a children’s accessories business based in Northern Ireland initially ran the business from her home, having received a Start Up Loan

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