Ultimate Finance provides over £1bn of funding in the first half of 2022

By Bridging Loan Directory 12th July 2022

Specialist asset-based lender Ultimate Finance has continued its strong growth for the first half of the year, providing funding of more than £1bn, with over 750 new facilities securing much needed cashflow for UK SMEs to support growth and investment plans.

The asset-based lender’s portfolio highlights include:

Total funding advances to clients of more than £1bn
Over 750 new funding facilities provided
Working Capital new business up 58% on H2 2021 and loan book growth of 22%
Asset Finance new business up 27% on H2 2021 with a record high loan book of over £80m
Bridging Finance new business levels increased by 14% on H2 2021 on the back of product enhancements.
Relaunch of Structured Finance proposition to meet market gap with an increased deal size to £10m

Josh Levy, CEO of Ultimate Finance, said :

“The challenges that businesses are currently experiencing with the difficult economic climate means that access to liquidity is more important than ever.

Having the right funding partner to support is crucial, and as an independent lender celebrating our 20th year, Ultimate Finance is well positioned to use its range of products creatively to provide the right funding at the right time.

This first half of the year has seen us provide funding to an increasing number of businesses whilst supporting our existing clients with the additional cashflow they need to achieve their ambitions and is testament to the strong personal relationships we build with them as their funding partner of choice.

We will work tirelessly alongside our introducer partners to use our combination of funding and personal service to keep business moving in the next six months and beyond.”