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Flexible finance for UK professionals and professional practices. Access funding for working capital, tax, equipment, acquisitions, expansion and more through our extensive panel of UK lenders.
Whether you’re an established practice, an independent professional, a partnership or planning your next stage of growth, we can help you explore funding options from across our extensive panel of UK lenders.
Flexible finance for working capital, tax, recruitment, acquisitions, expansion and investment in your legal practice.
Funding to support tax payments, professional costs, working capital and the ongoing needs of your practice.
Finance for equipment, refurbishment, acquisitions, tax, working capital and growing your dental practice.
Funding for tax, technology, recruitment, acquisitions, working capital and practice growth.
Finance for technology, recruitment, project cash flow, tax, working capital and business expansion.
Funding for equipment, refurbishment, working capital, partnership changes, acquisitions and practice growth.
Finance for acquisitions, stock, refurbishment, equipment, working capital and growing your pharmacy business.
Funding for specialist equipment, refurbishment, acquisitions, working capital and practice expansion.
Finance for equipment, premises, refurbishment, recruitment, working capital and growing your practice.
Funding for specialist equipment, acquisitions, refurbishment, working capital and veterinary practice growth.
Finance for technology, vehicles, recruitment, tax, working capital and expanding your surveying practice.
Funding for working capital, tax, equipment, acquisitions, expansion and other professional practice requirements.
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Explore a range of flexible finance solutions for UK professionals, with funding options available for working capital, tax, equipment, acquisitions, expansion and more.
Access funding without securing the loan against property or other business assets. Ideal for working capital, recruitment, refurbishment, expansion and other professional practice costs.
Spread Corporation Tax, VAT and other eligible business tax liabilities over manageable monthly repayments, helping your practice preserve working capital for day-to-day requirements.
For larger funding requirements, residential or commercial property can be used as security. Suitable for acquisitions, refinancing, expansion and significant investment in your practice.
Spread the cost of essential equipment, vehicles and technology rather than paying the full purchase price upfront, helping your practice invest while preserving working capital.
Release working capital tied up in unpaid B2B invoices, helping eligible professional practices improve cash flow without waiting for customers to settle their invoices.
Release capital from eligible assets your business already owns, providing additional working capital while continuing to use the equipment or vehicles your practice relies upon.
Accessing business finance doesn’t need to be complicated or time-consuming. We put you in front of multiple lenders to bring you fast, flexible solutions that meet your finance needs.
Submit basic information about your business and your requirements, you can do this either online or by calling us on 01908 880420.
Once you have accepted, and completed the paperwork of your preferred offer, funds can potentially be with you on the same day (subject to lender and product).
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Business finance can help your practice move forward with confidence. Whether you’re investing in new equipment, recruiting staff, refurbishing your premises or managing day-to-day costs, the right funding can give you greater flexibility. What could your practice achieve with additional funding?
A business loan gives you the flexibility to invest where your practice needs it most. Common uses include:
If you need immediate access to finance our team will work to your brief, providing a same day decision, with finance in your account on the same day (subject to product and lender).
We have access to some of the UK’s leading finance providers, who can offer you some very competitive rates for your finance needs. Contact us to discuss your requirements.
We don’t use a scattergun approach, Understanding your finance needs allows us to approach the right lenders on our panel, which means you will not be hit by multiple credit searches.
We don’t charge for searching for your finance. We only earn if you choose a finance package that you are happy with, therefore our sole focus is finding finance that meets your needs.
We are happy to talk to everyone involved, including your accountant, IFA or solicitor to make sure we are all working together, or to request information, taking the hassle off your shoulders.
No upfront broker fees
Access to over 100 market leading lenders
Funding for almost any purpose
We continually review our panel of funding providers to give professional practices access to a wide range of finance options, with flexibility to find funding that fits your plans.
You’ll have a dedicated account manager to support you throughout the process, from your initial enquiry through to securing your finance and beyond.
A professions loan is business finance designed to support professionals and professional practices with a range of funding requirements. Finance can be used for purposes such as working capital, tax payments, equipment, recruitment, refurbishment, acquisitions and business growth.
We can help a wide range of UK professionals, including solicitors and law firms, barristers, dentists, accountants, architects, GPs and medical practices, pharmacists, opticians, chiropractors, veterinarians and surveyors. Other professional practices may also be eligible, depending on the business and funding requirement.
Professions loans can be used for many legitimate business purposes, including working capital, Corporation Tax and VAT, equipment, technology, recruitment, refurbishment, professional costs, acquisitions, partner changes and expansion. Professional-practice lenders commonly fund many of these purposes.
Potentially, yes. Tax funding can allow eligible professional practices to spread Corporation Tax, VAT and certain other business tax liabilities over agreed repayments rather than meeting the entire cost from working capital at once. Availability and terms are subject to lender criteria and approval.
Yes, unsecured business loans may be available to eligible professional practices without requiring property to be provided as security. The amount and terms available will depend on factors including the practice’s trading history, financial performance, credit profile and the lender’s criteria.
Potentially. Finance can be used to support the acquisition of another practice or business, subject to lender assessment. Acquisition funding is used across professional sectors and may be structured according to the purchase, existing business and funding requirement.
Yes. Asset finance and other business funding options can help eligible practices purchase equipment, vehicles and technology while spreading the cost rather than paying the full amount upfront. This can be particularly useful for dental, medical, veterinary and other equipment-intensive practices.
Yes. Working-capital finance can help professional practices manage temporary cash-flow requirements, cover business expenditure and bridge timing differences between costs being incurred and income being received. Working capital is a common use of professional-practice funding.
Requirements vary by lender and type of finance, but you may be asked for recent business bank statements, filed accounts or management information, details of the amount required and its purpose, and information about the business and its directors, partners or owners. Additional documents may be required for larger or more complex applications.
Timescales depend on the type of finance, amount required, lender and complexity of the application. Some straightforward applications can receive a decision quickly, while secured loans, acquisitions and more complex facilities will usually require additional underwriting and documentation.
Professions loans provide flexible business funding for professionals and professional practices across the UK.
The Funding Store can help solicitors and law firms, barristers, dentists, accountants, architects, GPs and medical practices, pharmacists, opticians, chiropractors, veterinarians, surveyors and other professional businesses explore funding from across our extensive panel of UK lenders.
Whether you need to strengthen working capital, spread a tax liability, invest in equipment, acquire another practice, fund a partner buy-in or support expansion, we can help identify suitable finance options for your requirements.
Extensive UK lender panel | Dedicated account manager | Multiple finance options | Funding for established and growing practices
A professions loan is business finance used by professionals and professional practices to fund short-term requirements, recurring costs or longer-term investment.
Professional practice finance can potentially be used for a wide range of purposes, including working capital, Corporation Tax, VAT, professional indemnity insurance, equipment, technology, refurbishment, recruitment, acquisitions and practice growth.
Depending on the requirement, finance may be available through an unsecured business loan, secured business loan, asset finance, tax funding, invoice finance or asset refinance.
The most suitable structure will depend on the amount required, purpose of the funding, financial position of the practice and individual lender criteria.
Even profitable professional practices can experience periods when expenditure and income do not occur at the same time. Business finance can provide additional flexibility when working capital is needed elsewhere within the practice.
Additional working capital can help meet payroll, premises costs, supplier payments and other day-to-day expenditure while maintaining cash within the practice.
Eligible practices may be able to spread the cost of Corporation Tax or VAT liabilities, reducing the immediate impact of a substantial payment on business cash flow.
Professional indemnity insurance can represent a significant recurring expense. Funding may be available to spread eligible insurance costs rather than meeting the full premium from working capital at once.
Finance can potentially support the purchase of another professional practice, business or client portfolio, subject to lender assessment and the structure of the transaction.
Funding may be available where a new partner is joining a practice, an existing partner is increasing their interest or ownership of the business is changing.
Professional practices can use finance to invest in specialist equipment, IT systems, software, vehicles, premises improvements, fit-outs and refurbishment.
The application process varies according to the type of finance, amount required and lender, but we aim to keep the route from initial enquiry to funding straightforward.
Tell us how much funding you require, what the funds will be used for and your preferred timescale.
Your dedicated account manager considers your circumstances and identifies potential funding routes from across our extensive panel of UK lenders.
Depending on the lender and product, this could include business bank statements, accounts or management information together with details of the funding requirement.
Where available, we present suitable options so you can understand the amount, term, repayment structure and relevant requirements.
Your account manager coordinates with the lender and helps keep the application moving through underwriting, documentation and completion. Once all lender requirements have been satisfied, funds are released in accordance with the agreed facility.
Every lender has its own criteria, and the information required will vary according to the type of professions finance and amount requested.
Common considerations can include:
Requirements differ between lenders and products. All finance is subject to application, lender criteria and approval.
Buying another professional practice can provide an opportunity to increase your client base, geographical reach, revenue or specialist capabilities. However, an acquisition can also require significant capital at the point of purchase.
Professional practice acquisition finance may potentially be used for the purchase of another practice, a share purchase, client or fee book acquisition, or certain partner transactions, depending on the structure of the deal and lender criteria.
Lenders may consider both the existing business and the proposed acquisition, including the purchase price, historic financial performance, transaction structure and the ability of the combined business to support repayments.
The Funding Store can explore acquisition funding options from across our lender panel for eligible UK professional practices.
Large annual or quarterly liabilities can place pressure on working capital even when a professional practice is profitable.
Eligible professional practices may be able to spread a Corporation Tax liability over agreed repayments rather than meeting the entire cost from available cash at once.
VAT funding can provide another way for eligible businesses to manage a significant VAT payment while retaining working capital for normal operating expenditure.
For professions where professional indemnity insurance represents a substantial recurring cost, funding may be available to help spread eligible premiums and reduce the immediate impact on cash flow.
Certain practices may also need to meet the cost of practising certificates, professional subscriptions and other recurring professional expenses. Depending on the circumstances, business funding may help manage these costs alongside other working capital requirements.
Different professions can have very different funding requirements. A dental practice investing in specialist equipment has different needs from a law firm funding disbursements or an accountancy practice acquiring a client portfolio.
Funding can support working capital, Corporation Tax, VAT, professional indemnity insurance, practising costs, WIP, disbursements, recruitment, technology, acquisitions and expansion.
Dentists and dental practices can explore funding for specialist equipment, refurbishment, practice acquisitions, partner buy-ins, tax liabilities, working capital and expansion.
Accountancy practices may require funding for tax, technology, recruitment, working capital, client or fee book acquisitions, partner changes and practice growth.
GPs, medical practices, pharmacists, opticians and other eligible healthcare professionals can explore funding for equipment, premises, acquisitions, working capital and business expansion.
Veterinary practices may require finance for diagnostic and clinical equipment, premises improvements, acquisitions, working capital and expansion.
We can also explore funding for barristers, architects, chiropractors, surveyors and other professional businesses, subject to the individual funding requirement and lender criteria.
Professional practices have access to many different forms of finance, but individual lenders have different products, criteria and areas of appetite.
Working with The Funding Store gives you access to an extensive panel of UK lenders rather than restricting your enquiry to a single provider.
We work with a broad range of mainstream and specialist lenders, enabling us to consider different potential funding routes according to your requirements.
You have a dedicated point of contact to manage your enquiry and coordinate the application from the initial discussion through to completion.
We can explore unsecured business loans, secured business loans, tax funding, asset finance, invoice finance and asset refinance.
We help professional practices across the UK explore finance for working capital, investment, acquisitions and growth.
Approaching a single lender means your application is considered against that lender’s own products and lending criteria.
As a business finance broker, The Funding Store can consider your requirements across an extensive panel of UK lenders, including mainstream and specialist providers.
This can be particularly useful for professional practice finance because the appropriate funding solution may depend on more than the amount required. Your profession, purpose of funding, trading history, ownership structure, security position and timescale can all influence which lenders and products may be suitable.
The Funding Store is a credit broker, not a lender.
Having the relevant information available can help keep an application moving and reduce unnecessary delays once it reaches a lender.
Depending on the type and size of funding, you may be asked to provide:
Not every lender will require every document. Your dedicated account manager will explain what is required for your particular application.
Professional practices require funding for many different reasons and at different stages of their development.
You may be managing a temporary cash flow requirement, preparing for a Corporation Tax or VAT payment, investing in specialist equipment, bringing in a new partner, acquiring another practice or planning your next stage of growth.
The Funding Store can help you explore appropriate professions loans and professional practice finance from across our extensive panel of UK lenders.
Ready to explore your funding options? Complete our short enquiry form or call us on 01908 880420 to discuss your requirements.
Accessing the right professions finance should be straightforward. The Funding Store helps UK professionals and professional practices explore funding options from across our extensive panel of UK lenders.
Whether you need funding for working capital, Corporation Tax or VAT, professional indemnity insurance, equipment, refurbishment, a practice acquisition, partner buy-in or business growth, we can help identify suitable options for your requirements.
Complete our quick form and a dedicated account manager will review your requirements and discuss the funding options potentially available to your practice.
We can explore unsecured and secured business loans, tax funding, asset finance, invoice finance, asset refinance and other commercial finance solutions, depending on your circumstances.
You’ll have a dedicated point of contact throughout the process, helping coordinate your application and keeping you informed from initial enquiry through to completion.
