FIND THE RIGHT LOAN FOR YOUR BUSINESS

Estimate how much your business can borrow

Check your company credit score eligibility

Calculate monthly repayments for a business loan

Business loan calculator

Use our business loan calculator to see how much your could borrow and the cost of the loan.  Understand what your monthly repayments are likely to look like, as well as the total cost including interest. Get the funding you need to power your business.

What do you need the funding for?

Funding for covering costs e.g. tax or payroll. These are typically unsecured loans.

For how long do you want to pay back your loan?

£ 25,000

Interest rate

Typical business loans to cover costs range from 7% - 16% APR depending on the duration, amount and lender.

Loan breakdown

Loan amount

£ -

Total interest amount

£ - 11% APR over a 3 years

Total repayable

£ -

Total monthly repayment

£ - / month

How much can my business borrow?

With business loans, as with personal loans, repayments are made monthly across the term of the product. E.g. 12 months, 24 months etc.

Lenders will consider some of the following criteria:

  • A business must show it can make a profit
  • Typically up to 25% of your last year annual turnover
  • Cashflow to cover the business repayments by at least double

For example, if your business took a £120,000 loan for 2 years then it would need to repay £5,000 plus interest every month. This means that your business would need to generate significantly more than £5,000 each month in cash to comfortably afford that loan. This is what lenders are looking at when it comes to affordability.

This repayment must from the profit in your business (or free cashflow in technical speak) and come after different expenses you might have in the business have been deducted. This will include any existing repayments, dividends or periodic payments you might have.

Which lenders should I apply to?

The business loan and funding you can get will depend on which funding product you opt for, the lender you work with and the length of the term-loan. Your eligibility will also consider:

  • Your filed accounts, business profit and turnover 
  • Your business and personal credit history  

This information shows banks and lenders how your business is performing, its stability and the risk of borrowing to you. 

How our business loan eligibility checker works

By submitting a few details about your business and funding need, you’ll be able to understand what business loans you could be eligible for in seconds. Including average monthly interest payments and any additional costs associated with different funding products. 

You’ll be able to see exactly what funding your business can access by matching your Experian business credit profile and publicly available data from Companies House to calculate your funding eligibility.

How to apply for funding?

Capitalise has a panel of 100+ business lenders to help you find the best suited funding match. Our Business Loan Calculator can help you understand what lenders would loan funds to your business so you can better understand your options. 

We work with banks, specialist lenders and alternative lenders to offer a wide range of funding solutions. Here’s some of the funding products we have that may suit your business plans. 

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Check your business loan eligibility with the Capitalise Business Loan Calculator

Business loan eligibility faqs

Yes, even if your business is a UK start-up you can still qualify for a business loan. However, you may be subject to higher interest rates and more expensive terms as your business credit profile will be less established and show less evidence of your business affordability.

Yes. To apply for a business loan through our Capitalise platform, your business will need to be registered and operating in the UK.
 

At Capitalise, we work with 100+ lenders including a number of institutional lenders, including high street banks, alternative lenders and independent lenders. Working with a wide range of different finance providers means we’re able to offer businesses different types of funding to suit their business needs.

These include; Asset Finance, Invoice Finance, Merchant Cash Advance, Trade Finance, Working Capital, Property Finance

Capitalise makes it easy to find, compare and select lenders who are most likely to give you an offer. 

A poor business credit score can make accessing funding difficult, but there’s a good chance you still have options available. We work with specialist lenders who can look to match your credit profile to business loans that fit your business needs. 

We can also help you understand what’s holding your business credit score back and how you can look to improve it. 

Learn more here about Bad Credit Business Loans, or delve into our Credit Review Service to see if we can help you improve your credit today.