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Darllen y canllaw →Cambridge's incorporated companies — from deep-tech spinouts to professional services firms — navigate a fast-moving, high-cost trading environment where timing matters more than size: Credicorp provides fixed-term business credit to limited companies and LLPs with no personal guarantee, same-day decisions. £50–£500 over 14–84 days.
Cwmni Cyf neu LLP yn y DU yn unig · Dim gwarant personol · Penderfyniadau ar y rhan fwyaf o ddyddiau gwaith
Cambridge operates at a pace rarely matched outside London. The dense cluster of life sciences, deep technology, and software companies in and around the city creates a trading environment where incorporated companies must move quickly — whether that means covering a software licence renewal, a specialist contractor invoice, or an equipment purchase before a research milestone deadline. Short-term working capital is a tool of opportunity as much as necessity.
Beyond the technology cluster, Cambridge has a significant layer of professional services firms — legal, accountancy, consultancy, and recruitment businesses — that support the innovation economy. These companies frequently carry substantial receivables against clients whose own payment cycles are stretched. A fixed-term credit facility bridges that gap without introducing ongoing revolving exposure.
The Cambridge property and construction market has remained active, with commercial fit-out, laboratory conversion, and office development all generating demand from specialist contractors and supply chain businesses incorporated locally. Supplier payment terms in this sector can be uneven, making a predictable, closed-end credit facility a cleaner option than an open line of credit.
Credicorp does not lend against a postcode — the decision is identical wherever your company trades. A company registered in central Cambridge, on the Science Park, in Trumpington, or in a village just outside the city boundary is assessed on precisely the same basis: the trading strength of the incorporated entity itself.
Cambridge's technology and professional services companies often face recurring, unpredictable working capital gaps tied to project milestones and delayed client payments — Credicorp Flex provides a revolving facility that resets as invoices clear, with no personal guarantee required from any director.
Benthyciad sengl, tymor sefydlog o £50–£500 dros 14–84 o ddyddiau, os yw eich angen yn un-tro yn hytrach na pharhaus.
Am ein benthyciad busnesCredicorp Slice allows your limited company to split a single software licence, professional subscription, or supplier invoice over three or four weekly instalments at a flat 6% fee.
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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.
A typical business in Cambridge might borrow £500.00 dros 28 o ddyddiau. Addaswch y llithryddion i gyd-fynd â'ch senario eich hun.
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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.
Eligibility requires incorporation at Companies House as a limited company or LLP — sole traders and partnerships do not qualify. Early-stage incorporated companies may apply; the assessment is based on the company's own trading profile and repayment capacity, not its age or the sector it operates in.
No. Credicorp does not vary its pricing or terms by location, sector cluster, or postcode. The credit decision and cost are based solely on your incorporated company's financial position — the same terms apply whether your office is on the Science Park, in the city centre, or elsewhere in the UK.
Decisions are issued on the same working day the application is submitted. Funds go directly to your company's business account, and no director is asked to provide a personal guarantee at any point in the process.
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Darllen y canllaw →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.