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Completed transaction · Florist

£25,000 across two facilities. A florist that keeps coming back.

A client that came back each time it needed funding.

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Amount
£25,000
Sector
Florist
Structure
Two facilities
Outcome
Repeat funding relationship
In short

The business needed funding for seasonal flower stock, packaging and staffing ahead of peak trading dates. Across two facilities, we arranged £25,000 in total. Two facilities completed, totalling £25,000. The business returned to us each time it needed further funding.

Retail cash flow is a balance between stock, suppliers and the takings that pay for them, and it moves with the seasons.

This florist wanted funding that would sit comfortably alongside that cycle.

  1. The requirement

    The business needed funding for seasonal flower stock, packaging and staffing ahead of peak trading dates.

    Across two facilities, we arranged £25,000 in total.

  2. The challenge

    Cash had to be committed before the stock could generate sales, so the business needed additional purchasing power without using up the liquidity required for normal operations.

  3. The structure

    We treated the relationship as an evolving funding requirement, reviewing current trading and matching each follow-on facility to the business's position at that point.

  4. The result

    Two facilities completed, totalling £25,000.

    The business returned to us each time it needed further funding.

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How do lenders look at a retail business?
They look at trading history, how stock is bought and sold, and how cash moves through the year. Funding that fits the stock cycle usually works better than a facility that fights it. See retail business loans.
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.
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