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Working capital

General-purpose funding for the gap between paying out and being paid. The broadest category, which is exactly why the wrong structure gets sold here most often.

Who it suits

  • Seasonal or lumpy trading
  • Funding a known, dated gap rather than an open-ended one
  • Bridging to a contract or a receipt you can evidence

How it works

  • A term facility is drawn once and repaid on a schedule.
  • A revolving line is drawn and repaid repeatedly, and you pay for what you use.
  • Pricing turns on trading history, security offered, and how predictable your revenue looks.

What to check before signing

  • Daily or weekly repayment schedules. They are a cashflow decision dressed as a rate.
  • The total cost of credit, not the headline rate.
  • Whether a fixed charge is being taken over the whole business for a modest sum.
  • Anyone quoting a factor rate rather than an interest rate.

What we will need

Six months of bank statements
Last two tax returns
P&L and balance sheet
Debt schedule