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Loans

Start Up Loans

Status

Status not published

Continuous applications, subject to programme funding.

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Amount
£25,000

Unsecured personal loan of up to GBP 25,000 per founder (average loan GBP 10,264) at a fixed 7.5% per year over 1-5 years. Multiple founders in one business can each apply, up to GBP 100,000 per business.

You must co-fund 0%.

Funder

British Business Bank (Start Up Loans Company)

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Continuous applications, subject to programme funding.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

It is a personal loan to the individual, so personal credit history matters and you are personally liable. UK resident, 18+, business trading under 60 months. No arrangement or early repayment fees.

How to apply

  1. Apply online or through a Start Up Loans delivery partner
  2. Work with a business adviser on your business plan and cash flow forecast
  3. Credit and affordability assessment
  4. Loan offer, agreement and drawdown
  5. 12 months of free mentoring begins

What you will need

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.startuploans.co.uk/

"Borrow up to £25,000 ... Fixed interest rate of 7.5% per year ... If you’re starting a new business or been trading less than 60 months"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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