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LendingCrowd, the only fintech lending platform headquartered in Scotland, has been named among the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the UK. We are one of only three Scottish companies included in the latest Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 awards, which are …Read More
Working capital is the lifeblood of a business. It’s defined as current assets minus current liabilities, so represents the amount of cash available to the business at any given time once it meets its liabilities, for example staff wages and supplier …Read More
At LendingCrowd, affordability is at the heart of every lending decision. We assess each application on a case-by-case basis and we focus on the ability of a business to repay its loan. We also look for proven management skills, a strong …Read More
LendingCrowd was proud to support the recent Scottish Business Insider SME Awards, which celebrate the success of Scotland’s best-performing small and medium-sized companies. We sponsored the title for Fastest Growing SME300 Company, which was awarded to Glasgow-based Castle Precision Engineering, an …Read More
Accessing a business loan, whether it’s for growth, stock, office renovations, equipment or even hiring more staff, can often be a daunting prospect. As the House of Commons Treasury Committee said in its SME Finance report last year: “It is naive …Read More
On Wednesday 30 October, LendingCrowd discovered a data security incident resulting in unauthorised access to the personal data of a subset of investors. We have already communicated with all affected investors. LendingCrowd investors accounts and the LendingCrowd platform have not been …Read More
Uncertainty could result in the largest cut to SME lending, by banks, since the financial crisis of 2008, according to the latest Bank of England Credit Conditions Survey. Availability of business loans has remained steady for the past four years but …Read More
LendingCrowd, the only fintech lending platform headquartered in Scotland, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS), have signed a strategic partnership that will see LendingCrowd become ICAS’s preferred partner in its Business Loans category. The agreement means that ICAS …Read More
Charles Darwin may not have coined the term “survival of the fittest” – we owe philosopher Herbert Spencer for that – but the father of evolutionary theory embraced the phrase and eventually introduced it to the fifth edition of his groundbreaking …Read More
We’re delighted to have been crowned a winner in the Scottish round of the British Chambers of Commerce’s annual business awards, taking the title of High Growth Business of the Year. As Scotland’s High Growth Business of the Year, LendingCrowd now …Read More
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LendingCrowd is the trading name of Edinburgh Alternative Finance Limited, Company Number SC468392, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (Firm reference number 670991). LendingCrowd and its products are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
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The company's registered office is 23 Manor Place, Edinburgh, EH3 7DX.
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