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Câr-y-Môr
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Government guidelines implemented to tackle COVID-19 meant cookery school Little Kitchen had to close its doors. With a much-needed relocation to new, larger premises already underway, the business required a boost of working capital to stay operating. For this, it applied to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
With COVID-19 forcing schools and nurseries to close, the few key-worker children left in the care of Little Adventurers Nursery weren’t enough to sustain the business financially. Facing cashflow difficulties that threatened its future, the nursery looked to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) for vital support.
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
Like all hospitality businesses forced to shut down in the drive to tackle COVID-19, London’s DC Bars needed a boost in cashflow to prepare itself for an eventual reopening.
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
As owner and operator of several establishments throughout Cardiff, Croeso Pubs was hit hard by the pandemic and the government shutdown that followed.
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
Although the government shutdown had a severe effect on footfall throughout Pet Place’s five physical stores, its online business was a different story altogether.
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
Despite being consistently profitable, Red Oak Taverns saw its income streams severely curtailed once the Government’s shutdown of hospitality businesses began.
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
As soon as the COVID-19 lockdown was implemented, Preston cheesemaker Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire Cheese lost most of its business. With wholesalers returning stock and sales dwindling, the company turned to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) for finance that would allow it to find new routes to sell its product.
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
An international organisation, Glasgow-based Macs Adventures felt the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak earlier than many other businesses. Seeing demand for its tour service diminish almost overnight, the company sought support via the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) so it could implement financial measures that would protect its future.
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
Once the effects of COVID-19 began to take hold, engineering animation consultants Cadherent decided its best approach for the long term was to use Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) funding to take stock and diversify their operations.
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
A business with a client portfolio of mainly office-based organisations, ART Health Solutions was severely affected when those corporate premises closed suddenly as a result of COVID-19.
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
When the government placed restrictions on public gatherings as part of its drive to tackle COVID‑19, marquee hire company North of Scotland Marquees saw its bookings for the next few months suddenly cancelled or postponed.
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
With COVID-19 striking just before the busy spring season kicked in, the Merrion Hotel saw its income vanish virtually overnight. But securing a loan via the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) has enabled the business to keep suppliers, staff and creditors fully paid.
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
Without the support of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), Worksop-based plastering company Leamick Building Systems might not have had enough working capital to see it through the challenging period of the pandemic.
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
Uncertain what trading would look like once its stores reopened after the COVID-19 shutdown, and having invested heavily in a new point of sale system, Starbucks franchise GK Coffee Group Limited applied to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) for a loan that would provide vital financial security.
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
With bricks-and-mortar stores making up a large percentage of Stone Marketing’s sales, the closure of such outlets due to COVID-19 caused significant disruption to this Kent-based stationery company’s income. Receiving funding via the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) enabled the business to alleviate the impact of the pandemic on its cashflow and balance sheet.
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
Having failed to secure vital working capital before the COVID-19 pandemic, the subsequent closure of hospitality businesses as a result of the outbreak hit Anglian Country Inns’ finances even harder.
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
Suffolk-based precision metal manufacturers Cambridge Rapid had invested much of its working capital in new premises and machinery when COVID-19 forced many businesses to close.
