Building Material Finance

Two innovative funding providers have come together to provide this new type of finance. Building Materials Finance allows clients to purchase the raw materials required on site for building work to be carried out. This facility is aimed at contractors and sub-contractors who require additional working capital to help them finance contracts which might be currently out of reach, or would put significant strains on cash flow.

Companies that can apply for this type of finance include:
Brick layers and brick factors
Steel fabricators and contractors
Concrete suppliers
Modula builders
Civil engineers

The following security is needed: ( as 2 separate funders are involved some security is required by both)
Limited companies only
Debenture over stock
Debenture over debtors
Personal Guarantees from all directors for both funders.

Costs:
3% interest per month
2% up front facility fee
£150 registration fee per debenture
Facility size from £25K to £100K
Minimum transaction £10K with £50K maximum
Minimum trade fee of £300.

New Lender who even likes Start-Ups

At the end of last year I had a meeting with an interesting lender. They do short term loans from just 3 months, but unlike most short term lenders they will also do loans of up to 10 years. They like new starts, adverse credit and sole traders. They will lend from £25,000 to £1m. It is quite quick taking around 2-3 weeks to get a loan. The interest rates start at 1.16% per month, which is lower than the usual adverse credit lender. The only stipulation is that the client must be a home owner with enough free equity in their property. The lender is happy to take 2nd, 3rd and even 4th charges against the property.

Getting funding for start-ups is very difficult these days and most have to resort to equity Crowdfunding and therefore sell a % of their companies and usually too cheaply. Now there is an alternative, a lender who will happily lend to start-ups that have free equity in their homes.

For more information please contact:

Peter Kelly: 01932 244810 peter.kelly@pegasusfunding.co.uk
Richard Olsen: 07976 642432 richard.olsen@pegasusfunding.co.uk
Gautam Goenka: 07837 187595 gautam.goenka@pegasusfunding.co.uk

UK Only: Are you making the most in the upsurge in leasing?

Leasing is powering ahead in the funding marketplace. In 2013 43% of SMEs used leasing as a method of funding new plant and machinery, office equipment and cars, this increased to 51% in 2014.
The survey of 3,000 SMEs from Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden found that SMEs financed 19% of their total investment via leasing in 2013, more than any individual form of bank lending. This figure showed the popularity of leasing among SMEs, as the leasing penetration rate for businesses of all sizes stood at 12% in 2013. SMEs focused on exporting and growth were found to rely on leasing to a greater extent than other firms. Exporting firms financed 20% of their investment via leasing, as opposed to 18% for non-exporters. Similar results were recorded for growth firms, with almost a quarter (24%) of their investment financed through leasing, significantly more than the 18% of non-growth SMEs.

For further details contact:

Peter Kelly: 07778 670 236 peter.kelly@pegasusfunding.co.uk. London, South East, and South West

Richard Olsen: 0797 664 2432 richard.olsen@pegasusfunding.co.uk . East Anglia, East and West Midlands and the North

Many professionals Struggle to pay Tax in July

All professions have cash flow issues, just like the majority of companies.
They have difficulty paying their VAT, Their Corporation Tax and Income Tax, as well as their professional indemnity insurance and Practice Certificates. They also might need finance to pay for working capital and IT systems and software.

There is now a funder that will give loans to the professions of between £10,000 and £1,000,000, depending on loan requirement. VAT loans are over 3 months and professional indemnity insurance loans are over 12 months or less.

The professions covered include, Solicitors, Accountants, Architects, Barristers, Doctors, Vets, Surveyors, Dentists, Opticians, Pharmacists, Osteopaths and Chiropractors. If they belong to their main professional body such as the Law Society, RIBA, Medical Council etc, then they can apply.

For further details contact:
Peter Kelly peter.kelly@pegasusfunding.co.uk

Licence/Maintenance Finance and Construction Stage Payments Finance

There have always been two types of funding requirements that have historically been very difficult, if not impossible to find solutions for.
The first was how do you raise finance against the value of signed contracts for products or services that are paid in monthly installments, such as maintenance agreements, security agreements, subscription agreements, and most importantly Software as a service licence agreements. There is now a new type of finance that solves this problem.
The companies that are applying for this type of funding must have a turnover of at least £300,000 and been trading for at least two years. They must have been trading with their client for at least 1 year OR they have sold the same type of service to different clients for at least 2 years. The downside is that their customer must have a turnover of at least £15m if based in the UK or £50m if based abroad. This type of finance will fund up front 80% of the client’s next 12 months worth of regular payments.
The second type of funding is stage payments or applications for payment in the construction industry. There are no limits on debtor concentration and foreign debt is also acceptable.

The Fredericks Foundation Business Awards Dinner at Hampton Court

Fredericks Foundation is a charity that provides loans to people who want to set up a new business or maintain or expand an existing business as a route to financial independence. While we are open to anyone who has a viable business proposition but cannot obtain mainstream finance, we focus particularly on the disadvantaged.
We provide a range of business support and microloan funding for start-ups and small businesses. In doing so, we enable people who cannot access finance through the usual channels to realise their potential for the benefit of themselves, their families and the Country.

This is an opportunity for the corporate business sector to help support our programme by becoming a Fredericks Foundation sponsor. Through sponsorship you will:

• Have a visible association with a high profile, professionally run programme.
• Help disadvantaged people start their own business and monitor their progress.
• Make a positive impact on your organisation’s Corporate Social Responsibility strategy.

We are delighted to announce the Fredericks Business Awards Dinner
This is a prestigious event to be held on the evening of Tuesday 6th October. The venue is The Garden Room set in the beautiful Tiltyard Gardens at Hampton Court Palace. The event acknowledges the achievements of the companies that Fredericks Foundation has funded. There will be a drinks reception followed by a superb 3-course dinner, the awards ceremony and a charity auction, with many fabulous prizes to be auctioned.

Ticket prices are as follows:

Table for 10 people: £990
Half a table of 10 (5 places) £495
Single tickets: £110
Pair of Tickets: £220

Buy your tickets today by going to: https://eventbrite.co.uk/event/16377662028

Helping disadvantaged people to start their own businesses depends on donations from the business community. This is a great way to donate and to enjoy yourself.

Could you do with an additional £10,000 rolling overdraft?

This is the second in a series of articles about innovative new sources of alternative funding. Look out for the next one in a couple of weeks time.

I have just started to work with a funder that is offering overdraft type loans of up to £10,000 for periods of 1 to 10 weeks. As you pay these off you can take out another loan and so on and so forth. The loan is available for sole traders, Limited Companies and Partnerships. 4500 companies have taken out 12,000 loans so far.
This does not replace your normal overdraft, if you are lucky enough to have one, it is just a top up for when you need a bit extra and the bank will not help. People use this type of loan when they need additional seasonal stock, or to pay the VAT or corporation tax, or when large clients are paying late and causing cash flow problems.

Repayments are paid weekly and are taken from your debit card.

They use a 5 star rating, 1 star is the most expensive and 5 star is the least expensive. Depending on your credit risk you will be rated from 1 to 5 but the important thing is that as you work with this funder and pay back on time you can progress up the star ratings.

If you borrow £1000 and pay it back over 10 weeks you will pay back £1144 which equals 14.4% which is expensive, but if you are a 5 star client the same £1000 over 10 weeks you would pay back £1027 or just 2.7%. Naturally you only pay when you have borrowed money. You may borrow for just 2 weeks, pay it back and not need to borrow again for a month or 2. Flexible money on tap.

You pay a one off set up fee of between £150 and £350 and you can then borrow if and when you need it.

60 % of all applicants get approved and another 15% are just asked for more information.

The application form is a simple A4 sheet.
Minimum application criteria:

Minimum 12 months Trading
You and your company must be searchable on line
You must have a current home address
No CCJs for 12 months.

If this is of interest to you or your clients please give me a call on 01932 244810 or email me at peter.kelly@pegasusfunding.co.uk or richard.olsen@pegasusfunding.co.uk