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Home > Top Stories > Invoice Finance And Asset-Based Lending Rises 5 Per Cent To £23.4bn At End Of 2017

Invoice Finance And Asset-Based Lending Rises 5 Per Cent To £23.4bn At End Of 2017

Published by Gbaf News

Posted on April 8, 2018

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Last updated: January 21, 2026

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Invoice finance and asset-based lending in the UK stood at £22.2 billion at the end of 2017, up five per cent on the funds advanced at the end of 2016, figures published by UK Finance reveal. The number of clients remained stable at around 42,000.
Invoice finance and asset-based lending to small businesses (those with annual turnovers of less than £500,000) increased by 19 per cent in December 2017 compared to the previous year, with advances worth a total of £833 million.
Annual sales of clients supported by invoice finance and asset-based lending stood at a record £311 billion in 2017, up four per cent on 2016.
Annual sales from clients through export invoice discounting facilities stood at £27 billion in 2017, up 21 per cent on 2016.

Matthew Davies , Director of Invoice Finance and Asset Based Lending at UK Finance, commented:

“These figures show a continuing increase in the use of invoice finance and asset-based lending, particularly amongst smaller firms.

“This reflects a growing appetite for finance amongst those small businesses that are already using external funding.

“These forms of finance can provide extra flexibility and improved liquidity for firms, unlocking working capital to help them grow and invest as well as allowing them to support their own suppliers.

“The industry will continue to work to increase awareness amongst businesses about the different sources of finance that might be appropriate for them.”

Invoice finance and asset-based lending in the UK stood at £22.2 billion at the end of 2017, up five per cent on the funds advanced at the end of 2016, figures published by UK Finance reveal. The number of clients remained stable at around 42,000.
Invoice finance and asset-based lending to small businesses (those with annual turnovers of less than £500,000) increased by 19 per cent in December 2017 compared to the previous year, with advances worth a total of £833 million.
Annual sales of clients supported by invoice finance and asset-based lending stood at a record £311 billion in 2017, up four per cent on 2016.
Annual sales from clients through export invoice discounting facilities stood at £27 billion in 2017, up 21 per cent on 2016.

Matthew Davies , Director of Invoice Finance and Asset Based Lending at UK Finance, commented:

“These figures show a continuing increase in the use of invoice finance and asset-based lending, particularly amongst smaller firms.

“This reflects a growing appetite for finance amongst those small businesses that are already using external funding.

“These forms of finance can provide extra flexibility and improved liquidity for firms, unlocking working capital to help them grow and invest as well as allowing them to support their own suppliers.

“The industry will continue to work to increase awareness amongst businesses about the different sources of finance that might be appropriate for them.”