Research and data

BestBusinessLoans publishes first-party research on UK business lender terms, alongside curated market statistics. Every figure links to a source, and the underlying data is downloadable.

UK Business Lending Terms Index

Soft-search availability, FCA status, who lenders will lend to, rate range and decision speed across 110 UK business loan lenders. Updated each cycle, with a downloadable dataset.

UK Business Loan Lender Index

The per-lender data behind the Terms Index: ticket range, typical rate, decision time, soft-search, limited-company-only and FCA status, lender by lender.

UK Business Lending Statistics

Market figures (British Business Bank, FLA, Bank of England), each linked to its primary source.

Trusted comparison data sourced from

UK FinanceABFABusiness MoneyFundInvoiceBCR PublishingThe Gazette
85 providers compared Updated April 2026 Independent editorial