# Start up loan buy a business (4 figures)

> The Government Backed Acquisition Finance carries 5 published figures read from 4 sources' own pages, from 2 to 70 percent, read 28 October 2026.

Acquisition Finance Calculator · https://acquisitionfinancecalculator.co.uk/datasets/government-backed-acquisition-finance/ · computed 2026-10-29

**Range of the published figures:** 2 to 70 % (range 3.5 to 70 %; 4 published figures; 6 of 8 sources read publish one).

6 of the 8 named sources read in full publish a figure; 4 publish none, read 28 October 2026.

## Every figure, with its source

One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read.

| Source | Figure | Read |
|---|---|---|
| [British Business Bank: Growth Guarantee Scheme](https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/growth-guarantee-scheme/) | 54,000,000 GBP | 2026-10-28 |
| [British Business Bank: Growth Guarantee Scheme](https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/growth-guarantee-scheme/) | 2,000,000 GBP | 2026-10-28 |
| [GOV.UK: SDLT non-residential and mixed rates](https://www.gov.uk/stamp-duty-land-tax/nonresidential-and-mixed-rates) | 150,000 GBP | 2026-10-28 |
| [British Business Bank: GGS launch (facility sizes)](https://british-business-bank.co.uk/news-and-events/news/british-business-bank-launches-growth-guarantee-scheme-help-smaller-businesses) | 25,001 GBP | 2026-10-28 |
| [Start Up Loans (British Business Bank): borrow up to £25,000](https://www.startuploans.co.uk/?p=7293) | 25,000 GBP | 2026-10-28 |
| [British Business Bank: Growth Guarantee Scheme](https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/growth-guarantee-scheme/) | 70 % | 2026-10-28 |
| [GOV.UK: stamp duty on shares](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/stamp-duty-on-shares) | 30 day | 2026-10-24 |
| [British Business Bank: Growth Guarantee Scheme](https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/growth-guarantee-scheme/) | 10 year | 2026-10-28 |
| [Start Up Loans (British Business Bank): borrow up to £25,000](https://www.startuploans.co.uk/?p=7293) | 7.5 % | 2026-10-28 |
| [Start Up Loans (British Business Bank): borrow up to £25,000](https://www.startuploans.co.uk/?p=7293) | 5 year | 2026-10-28 |
| [GOV.UK: SDLT non-residential and mixed rates](https://www.gov.uk/stamp-duty-land-tax/nonresidential-and-mixed-rates) | 5 % | 2026-10-28 |
| [Bank of England: Bank Rate](https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/the-interest-rate-bank-rate) | 3.75 % | 2026-10-23 |
| [GOV.UK: SDLT non-residential and mixed rates](https://www.gov.uk/stamp-duty-land-tax/nonresidential-and-mixed-rates) | 2 % | 2026-10-28 |

## The sentence each figure was read from (13)

- [British Business Bank: Growth Guarantee Scheme](https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/growth-guarantee-scheme/), read 2026-10-28: "In addition, annual turnover eligibility will increase from £45m to £54m, supporting a broader range of scaling and high-potential smaller businesses."
- [British Business Bank: Growth Guarantee Scheme](https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/growth-guarantee-scheme/), read 2026-10-28: "maximum amount of a facility provided under the scheme is generally £2m per business group for borrowers outside the scope of the Northern Ireland Protocol, and up to £1m per business group for Northern Ireland Protocol borrowers Read footnote text Minimum facility sizes vary, starting at £1,000 for asset finance, invoice finance and asset-based lending, and £25,001 for term loans and overdrafts;"
- [GOV.UK: SDLT non-residential and mixed rates](https://www.gov.uk/stamp-duty-land-tax/nonresidential-and-mixed-rates), read 2026-10-28: "Property or lease premium or transfer value SDLT rate Up to £150,000 Zero"
- [British Business Bank: GGS launch (facility sizes)](https://british-business-bank.co.uk/news-and-events/news/british-business-bank-launches-growth-guarantee-scheme-help-smaller-businesses), read 2026-10-28: "Minimum facility sizes start at £1,000 for asset finance, invoice finance and asset-based lending, and £25,001 for term loans and overdrafts"
- [Start Up Loans (British Business Bank): borrow up to £25,000](https://www.startuploans.co.uk/?p=7293), read 2026-10-28: "Borrow up to £25,000 (The average loan amount is £10,264) Fixed interest rate of 7.5% per annum (per year) Repay the loan over a term of 1–5 years"
- [British Business Bank: Growth Guarantee Scheme](https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/growth-guarantee-scheme/), read 2026-10-28: "The Growth Guarantee Scheme launched with accredited lenders on 1 July 2024, with a wide range of products supported by different lenders, including term loans, overdrafts, asset finance, invoice finance and asset-based lending. The Growth Guarantee Scheme can generally support facility sizes of up to £2m and provides the lender with a 70% government-backed guarantee."
- [GOV.UK: stamp duty on shares](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/stamp-duty-on-shares), read 2026-10-24: "pay the Stamp Duty within 30 days of the stock transfer form being signed and dated"
- [British Business Bank: Growth Guarantee Scheme](https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/growth-guarantee-scheme/), read 2026-10-28: "The Chancellor has also announced that GGS will offer greater flexibility to support facility terms up to ten years for Term Loans and Asset Finance."
- [Start Up Loans (British Business Bank): borrow up to £25,000](https://www.startuploans.co.uk/?p=7293), read 2026-10-28: "Fixed interest rate of 7.5% per year"
- [Start Up Loans (British Business Bank): borrow up to £25,000](https://www.startuploans.co.uk/?p=7293), read 2026-10-28: "Repay the loan over a term of 1-5 years"
- [GOV.UK: SDLT non-residential and mixed rates](https://www.gov.uk/stamp-duty-land-tax/nonresidential-and-mixed-rates), read 2026-10-28: "Property or lease premium or transfer value SDLT rate Up to £150,000 Zero The next £100,000 (the portion from £150,001 to £250,000) 2% The remaining amount (the portion above £250,000) 5% If you buy a freehold commercial property for £275,000, the SDLT you owe is calculated as follows: 0% on the first £150,000 = £0"
- [Bank of England: Bank Rate](https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/the-interest-rate-bank-rate), read 2026-10-23: "Our latest decision: Bank Rate held at 3.75%"
- [GOV.UK: SDLT non-residential and mixed rates](https://www.gov.uk/stamp-duty-land-tax/nonresidential-and-mixed-rates), read 2026-10-28: "operty or lease premium or transfer value SDLT rate Up to £150,000 Zero The next £100,000 (the portion from £150,001 to £250,000) 2% The remaining amount (the portion above £250,000) 5% If you buy a freehold commercial property for £275,000, the SDLT you owe is calculated as follows: 0% on the first £150,000 = £0 2% on the next £100,000 = £2,000 5% on the final £25,000 = £1,250 Total SDLT = £3,250"

## Read in full, publishes no figure

- [British Business Bank: GGS additional capacity](https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/news-and-events/news/british-business-banks-growth-guarantee-scheme-provided-with-additional-capacity-to-support-businesses-affected-by-global-tariff-changes), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Start Up Loans: programme page](https://www.startuploans.co.uk/?p=20335), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- [British Business Bank: NPIF II debt finance](https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/finance-options/nations-and-regions-investment-funds/northern-powerhouse-investment-fund-ii/debt-finance), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Simply Business: GGS updated 2026](https://www.simplybusiness.co.uk/knowledge/funding/growth-guarantee-scheme-updated-2026/), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused

## Methodology

Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 6 of the 8 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 4 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 3 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in % (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 96 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): scheme -> maximum facility, term, rate (fixed where the scheme sets one), guarantee, eligibility for a business purchase; Bank Rate beside them for the variable-rate lenders; stamp duty and SDLT on the purchase

## Sources

- [British Business Bank: Growth Guarantee Scheme](https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/growth-guarantee-scheme/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [British Business Bank: GGS additional capacity](https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/news-and-events/news/british-business-banks-growth-guarantee-scheme-provided-with-additional-capacity-to-support-businesses-affected-by-global-tariff-changes) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [British Business Bank: GGS launch (facility sizes)](https://british-business-bank.co.uk/news-and-events/news/british-business-bank-launches-growth-guarantee-scheme-help-smaller-businesses) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Start Up Loans (British Business Bank): borrow up to £25,000](https://www.startuploans.co.uk/?p=7293) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Start Up Loans: programme page](https://www.startuploans.co.uk/?p=20335) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [British Business Bank: NPIF II debt finance](https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/finance-options/nations-and-regions-investment-funds/northern-powerhouse-investment-fund-ii/debt-finance) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [GOV.UK: business finance support finder](https://www.gov.uk/business-finance-support) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Bank of England: Bank Rate](https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/the-interest-rate-bank-rate) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [GOV.UK: stamp duty on shares](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/stamp-duty-on-shares) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [GOV.UK: SDLT non-residential and mixed rates](https://www.gov.uk/stamp-duty-land-tax/nonresidential-and-mixed-rates) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Simply Business: GGS updated 2026](https://www.simplybusiness.co.uk/knowledge/funding/growth-guarantee-scheme-updated-2026/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)

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- The Government Backed Acquisition Finance carries 5 published figures read from 4 sources' own pages, from 2 to 70 percent, read 28 October 2026.
- 6 of the 8 named sources read in full publish a figure; 4 publish none, read 28 October 2026.

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