Fund the gap

Financing the future of UK SMEs.

About the research

The way we fund SMEs has changed. Business leaders are having to navigate an increasingly complex map of choices around how they fund their ambitions.

The Praetura team are canvassing the UK’s lending landscape to better understand the state of lending in 2023. The research team has surveyed and interviewed over 400 business owners, directors, finance brokers, advisers and stakeholders to discover their thoughts and opinions on the industry’s past, present and future.

Together with their partners, Praetura wants to help build a better finance sector to help UK SMEs get the funding they need to succeed.

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Funding the Gap

Thanks to our contributors

Addleshaw Goddard LLP Alpha Asset Finance Anglo Scottish Asset Finance Asset Finance Solutions (AFS Group) BankiFi BDO British Business Bank Charles and Dean Christie Finance Clearwater Cornwood Finance Cowgills

Dame Teresa Graham

DSW Endless LLP EY Federation of Small Business Foresight Group Fresh Thinking Advisory Good Business Charter Insider Kroll Leonard Curtis
MAF Finance Group NACFB Oasthouse Engineering OH Works Parkinson Business Finance PMD Business Finance Responsible Finance Rural Finance Shoosmiths TheBusinessDesk.com TSF Finance Wiseman Finance

Want to hear the findings in person?

‘Fund The Gap’ wants to galvanise the finance ecosystem. We want to support more UK SMEs with their challenges around access to finance. Our findings will help guide our plans for the future.

If you’d like one of the Praetura team to present this research at one of your events, please get in touch with ben.davies@praetura.co.uk.