Case Studies

Ashbrook Holdings Limited has taken a major step forward in its buy-and-build strategy with the acquisition of Webb Injection Moulders, supported by a £2m funding package structured by Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending and backed by the British Business Bank’s Growth Guarantee Scheme.

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

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.

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.

David Newman is Founder and CEO of Firenze, a Manchester-based fintech on a mission to democratise access to Lombard lending - an investment-backed credit product traditionally reserved for high-net-worth individuals, backed by Outward VC through the British Business Bank’s Enterprise Capital Funds (ECF) programme.

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.

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.

Founded in 2014 and based in Bootham, York, Trustist is an innovative digital reviews platform helping businesses maximise the impact of their online reputation. With a £250,000 loan through the Growth Guarantee Scheme, Trustist is scaling up its technology, marketing, and team, and redefining how businesses use customer feedback to grow.

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.

Reel Film, a video production company in Wetherby, sought a £70,000 loan through the Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS) to expand the business. Facing a shift in the industry towards short content projects, the loan allowed Reel Film to grow its marketing and sales efforts and hire a dedicated business development team.

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

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.

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)

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).

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

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.

Cloud-based logistics software business Podfather received a £3.4 million investment to support their ambitious growth strategy.

Melrose-based entrepreneur offers advanced crop spraying services using state-of the-art supersized drone following funding from the Investment Fund for Scotland.