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Read the guide →Short-term lending for agriculture and farming businesses
Farms and agri-businesses front the cost of seed, feed, fuel and seasonal labour long before harvest receipts or subsidy payments land. Credicorp lends to UK incorporated farming and agricultural businesses to carry that seasonal gap — no personal guarantee, decisions same working day.
UK Ltd or LLP ae · Nae personal guarantee · Decisions maist warkin days
Recognise ony o thir?
- Seed, feed or fertiliser to buy upfront before the crop or livestock is sold
- A tractor or essential machine breaking down mid-season
- Seasonal labour to pay before harvest income clears
- A subsidy or contract payment arriving months after the costs are incurred
If so, a Credicorp short-term business loan could help you bridge that gap.
Whilk product fits?
Credicorp Business Loan Recommendit for this sector
Agricultural cash flow runs on one long cycle — money goes out at planting or stocking and only returns at harvest, slaughter or settlement. A fixed-term business loan sized to that cycle gives one known total cost from outlay to receipt.
- £50–£500 in ae advance
- Fixed 14–84 -day tairm
- 0.25% per day semple interest + £5 set-up fee
- Total cost cappit at 100% o principal
- Nae personal guarantee
- Maist decisions same warkin day
Credicorp Slice — split a single bill
When the need is one specific input bill — a feed delivery, a fuel invoice or a fertiliser order — Credicorp Slice spreads that single bill over 3 or 4 weekly instalments at a flat 6% fee with no compounding.
- Bills o £50–£2,000
- Flat 6% fee — nae compoondin
- 3 or 4 weekly instalments bi Direct Debit
- Settle early an we refund the unuised 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 for yer sector
A teepical agriculture business micht borrae £450.00 ower 84 days. Adjust the sliders tae match yer ain scenario.
This matches yer needs? Stairt yer 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.
Wha can pit in?
- UK leemitit company or LLP (body-corporate lendin anely — no sole traders)
- 6+ months tradin
- Current UK business bank accoont
- Director identity check (you, no the company, as the company's authorised representative)
- Nae personal guarantee requirt — the obligation is the company's
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- Can a farming or agricultural company apply for a Credicorp business loan?
- Yes. Credicorp lends to UK incorporated limited companies and LLPs operating in agriculture — arable, livestock, horticulture and agri-supply businesses. Farm size and tenure type are not pricing factors.
- Do companies in this sector need to provide a personal guarantee?
- No. All Credicorp lending is to the company — the UK limited company or LLP — as the sole obligor. There is no personal guarantee and no personal credit search on any director or shareholder.
- How quickly can a company in this sector get a lending decision from Credicorp?
- Applications are reviewed as they arrive during business hours. Credicorp aims to make a credit decision the same working day in most cases. Once approved, funds typically reach your company account the same day.
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.