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Read guide →Short-term business loans in Belfast
Belfast's incorporated companies span a fast-growing tech and professional-services sector alongside long-established manufacturing and logistics firms — Credicorp offers short-term lending to UK incorporated businesses trading in and around Belfast, no personal guarantee, decisions most working days. £50–£500 over 14–84 days.
UK Ltd or LLP only · No personal guarantee · Decisions most working days
Lending to businesses in your city
Belfast has built one of the UK's fastest-growing technology and financial-services clusters over the last decade, with fintech, cyber-security and software firms concentrated around the city centre and the Titanic Quarter sitting alongside a long-standing base of advanced manufacturing, aerospace and shipbuilding-heritage engineering. That mix means cash-flow timing varies widely — a software firm fronting a development sprint before a client milestone pays, or a manufacturer buying materials weeks before a finished-goods invoice clears.
The city's hospitality, retail and events economy has also expanded quickly around the Cathedral Quarter and city centre, with independent operators frequently needing to stock up or staff up ahead of a confirmed weekend or seasonal peak before that weekend's takings have cleared. A short, well-judged loan can bridge a gap of that kind cleanly.
Belfast companies trading with clients across the rest of the UK and into the Republic of Ireland commonly deal with 30- to 60-day settlement terms from larger corporate and public-sector buyers, while their own supplier and payroll costs run on a shorter cycle — a structural timing gap a fixed-term loan is built to close.
Credicorp does not lend against a postcode — the decision is identical wherever your company is registered in the UK. A limited company based in the city centre, Titanic Quarter, or the wider Belfast metropolitan area is assessed on exactly the same criteria as anywhere else. We lend to the company itself: no personal guarantee, no personal liability for any director.
Which product fits?
Credicorp Business Loan Recommended for most needs
Most Belfast businesses come to us for a fixed sum to bridge a specific, short gap — a project cost, a stock buy, a supplier bill or a payroll run — until known client or contracted income lands. A fixed-term Credicorp business loan covers that defined gap at a total cost you know from the outset, with no revolving trap and no personal guarantee.
- £50–£500 in one advance
- Fixed 14–84 -day term
- 0.25% per day simple interest + £5 establishment fee
- Total cost capped at 100% of principal
- No personal guarantee
- Most decisions same working day
Credicorp Slice — split a single bill
If the need is one specific bill — a software licence, a supplier invoice or an equipment service — Credicorp Slice spreads that single bill over 3 or 4 weekly instalments at a flat 6% fee with no interest compounding.
- Bills of £50–£2,000
- Flat 6% fee — no compounding
- 3 or 4 weekly instalments by Direct Debit
- Settle early and we refund the unused fee pro rata
Find your fit
Pick the borrowing that fits your business
Tell us what you need and roughly how much. We’ll point you to the right product — it’s a guide to help you choose, not a lending decision or a quote.
See the cost of a business loan
A typical business in Belfast might borrow £400.00 over 42 days. Adjust the sliders to match your own scenario.
This matches your needs? Start your application
Borrowing is expensive relative to bank lending. Only borrow if the cost is less than the gap it closes. Total cost capped at 100% of principal — you will never repay more than double. There is no personal guarantee; lending is to the company.
Who can apply?
- UK limited company or LLP (body-corporate lending only — not sole traders)
- 6+ months trading
- Current UK business bank account
- Director identity check (you, not the company, as the company's authorised representative)
- No personal guarantee required — the obligation is the company's
Common questions
Can Belfast limited companies apply for a Credicorp short-term business loan?
Yes. Credicorp lends to UK incorporated limited companies and LLPs regardless of where the company is based or trades, including companies registered in Belfast and Northern Ireland. A Belfast address is not a pricing factor. Sole traders, partnerships and consumers are not eligible.
Do Belfast businesses need to provide a personal guarantee?
No. Credicorp lends to the company itself — there is no personal guarantee and no personal liability for directors. If the company cannot repay, the claim sits with the company, not with individual directors.
How quickly can a Belfast business get a lending decision?
Applications are reviewed as they arrive during business hours and we aim to make a credit decision the same working day. If approved, funds are typically sent to the company's business bank account by the end of the same working day or the next business day.
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Credicorp lends to UK limited companies and LLPs under the body-corporate exemption (Articles 60B and 60L of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001). This is not consumer lending. The Financial Ombudsman Service and Financial Services Compensation Scheme do not apply. Full details: regulatory status and responsible lending policy.