£600,000
Completed transaction · Castings business
£90,000 across two facilities. A castings business that keeps coming back.
A client that came back each time it needed funding.
Explore funding options Prefer a quick call back? Leave your number
- No obligation discussion
- Access to 300+ lenders
- Free to enquire
- Amount
- £90,000
- Sector
- Castings business
- Structure
- Two facilities
- Outcome
- Repeat funding relationship
In short
The business needed funding for raw materials, energy costs and production working capital for a casting manufacturer. Across two facilities, we arranged £90,000 in total. Two facilities completed, totalling £90,000. The business returned to us each time it needed further funding.
Engineering and industrial businesses commit cash to materials, equipment and work in progress long before the customer pays.
This castings business wanted additional capital from a lender that understood that cycle.
-
The requirement
The business needed funding for raw materials, energy costs and production working capital for a casting manufacturer.
Across two facilities, we arranged £90,000 in total.
-
The challenge
The company was committing cash to materials, production and suppliers before the resulting customer receipts arrived, putting pressure on working capital despite healthy trading.
-
The structure
We arranged a facility focused on supplier and trade payments, so the business could meet commercial commitments without unnecessarily locking up cash.
-
The result
Two facilities completed, totalling £90,000.
The business returned to us each time it needed further funding.
Quick enquiry
Need funding for your business?
Not ready for the full application? Leave a few details and a broker will call you to talk it through. It is free, with no obligation.
- One short conversation, no paperwork yet
- Whole-of-market search across 300+ lenders
- Or call us on 01244 267694
FAQs
Questions about this case
How can an engineering or manufacturing business fund work in progress?
Options include working capital loans, invoice finance and asset finance for equipment, depending on where the cash is tied up. See manufacturing finance.
Can I come back for more funding later?
Yes. Many of our clients return as their business changes, for a top-up, a renewal or a different kind of facility. Each new request is assessed on its own merits and is subject to status.
Is this a real transaction?
Yes. Every case study on this site is a transaction we arranged and saw through to completion. Client details are anonymised, and we only publish what we can verify: we never invent figures, rates or outcomes.
Do you lend the money yourselves?
No. Smart Funding Solutions is a credit broker, not a lender. We search a panel of 300+ lenders, present your case to the ones whose criteria fit, and manage the application through to completion. The lender makes the final decision and all finance is subject to status.
What does it cost to talk to you?
It is free to enquire and there is no obligation. Any broker fee is disclosed separately before you proceed, and there is no obligation to accept an offer.
Your business
Could this structure work for your business?
Every case is assessed on its own merits. These pages explain the finance used here and what lenders look at.
Client details are anonymised. Every case is different and past results don't guarantee future outcomes: lenders set their own criteria and all finance is subject to status.
Deal room
More case studies Related transactions
£600,000
£400,000Invoice discounting for a manufacturer
Manufacturing
£145,000Asset refinance for a manufacturer
ManufacturingOur clients say
Trusted by UK businesses across every sector.
Simon was fast, kept us updated at all stages and was a real pleasure to work with on our asset finance. I highly recommend this company: excellent service all round.
Spoke with Simon, who managed to get me the loan I needed promptly. The whole process was very smooth and was completed within a few days.
Getting a business loan can feel like a bit of a minefield, but everything was broken down for me in great detail. Will use again in the future!
Simon was a pleasure to deal with and helped us find a business loan that matched our growth goals and future expansion plans.
I couldn’t source funding for my business, but the team got in touch within an hour and had it sorted within 24 hours. Fantastic service, and I would definitely use them again.
300+UK lenders searched,
whole of market
whole of market
Ready to talk it through?
Speak to a broker or get instant quotes today.