About Acquisition Finance Calculator
Joe, who reads what UK lenders publish on their own pages and the British Business Bank's scheme terms, and builds them into a calculator.
Why this site exists
Most guides quote a range with no source. Here every lender figure is from the lender's own page, dated.
Who it is for
People buying a UK business, from a first acquisition to a buy-and-build.
What is on this site
One question, "acquisition finance calculator", answered with a calculator that works on the page with no account, 3 guides on the questions around it, a data table you can cite (the figures and their method), and the sources every figure rests on.
- Acquisition loan lenders: published ranges from 7 UK lenders: Loans to buy a business from UK lenders' own pages: iwoca from £1,000, Fleximize £10,000 to £250,000, Virgin Money £30,000 to £10m, Shawbrook £3m to £25m.
- Growth Guarantee Scheme: funding a business purchase: The Growth Guarantee Scheme for a business purchase: facilities up to £2m per business group, a 70% guarantee to the lender, term loans from £25,001.
- How much can I borrow to buy a business in the UK?: How much you can borrow to buy a UK business: senior debt at 2 to 4 times EBITDA, a deposit of 10% to 30%, and lenders funding 70% to 90% of the price.
What it does not do
- We do not give tax, legal, regulatory or investment advice.
- We do not pass your enquiry to any firm.
- We do not quote a lender's terms from a comparison site.
Who answers for it
Joseph Ellul-Turner, Director.
Reach us
Contact for a question about the site, or enquiries@acquisitionfinancecalculator.co.uk. The legal terms are on Terms and Privacy.
This calculator sizes a loan from the figures you enter; it is not financial advice and no lender has offered anything. An enquiry sent through the form is read and answered by Joe, who runs this site; no firm receives it.