Short-term lending for adult care and social-services companies
Care agencies, supported-living providers, domiciliary care companies and childcare nurseries pay staff weekly or fortnightly while local authorities and NHS commissioners settle invoices on 30-to-90-day terms. Credicorp bridges that payroll gap for UK incorporated care businesses — no personal guarantee, decisions most working days.
UK Ltd or LLP ae · Nae personal guarantee · Decisions maist warkin days
Recognise ony o thir?
Payroll falling due weekly or fortnightly while council or NHS invoices take 30 to 90 days to settle
PPE, specialist equipment or consumables to purchase before a new care contract begins
CQC registration or mandatory training costs due while a contract ramp-up is still being billed
A quiet period between contracts leaving a short, defined gap before income resumes
If so, a Credicorp short-term business loan could help you bridge that gap.
Whilk product fits?
Credicorp Flex Recommendit for this sector
Care cash-flow gaps repeat every payroll cycle — staff wages leave the account weekly while commissioner payments arrive a month or more later, so a revolving facility fits better than a one-off loan. Credicorp Flex gives a limit of £50–£500 you can draw each time payroll outruns receipts, repay when the commissioner payment clears, and redraw for the next cycle — without reapplying.
When the need is one specific cost — a block of PPE, a mandatory training course fee or a single piece of specialist equipment — Credicorp Slice spreads that bill over 3 or 4 weekly instalments at a flat 6% fee, with no interest 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
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. We lend to the company, so no director signs a personal guarantee.
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
Interest can be quoted as a daily rate, a monthly rate or an APR — and the same loan can look very different depending on which you read. This guide explains how business loan interest is actually calculated so you can compare offers on a like-for-like basis.
Secured loans are backed by an asset; unsecured loans are not. That single difference changes the rate, the speed, the amount, and the risk. This guide explains how each works and when each makes sense for a UK business.
A personal guarantee makes a company director personally liable for a business debt — so if the company cannot repay, the lender can pursue the director's own assets. Lending without one keeps the borrowing where it belongs: with the company. This guide explains what a personal guarantee is, why it matters, and what no-personal-guarantee lending changes for UK directors.
Can a care agency, domiciliary care company or supported-living provider apply for a Credicorp business loan?
Yes. Credicorp lends to UK incorporated limited companies and LLPs in care and social services — care agencies, domiciliary care, supported-living, residential care and childcare nurseries. CQC registration status and commissioner mix are not pricing factors.
Do care companies 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), which places the facility outside the
consumer-credit regime. The Financial Ombudsman Service and Financial Services
Compensation Scheme do not apply.
Full details: regulatory status and
responsible lending policy.
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