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Rates
2 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

How we work out your rate (and why it is only four numbers)

Two facts about your business decide your band: how long it has traded and how much comes in each month. Here is the whole table.

Most lenders price small-business loans with a model nobody outside the building can see. We publish ours.

Two inputs

Your band depends on full years since incorporation and your average monthly turnover.

  • Band A: 5 years and £80,000 a month
  • Band B: 3 years and £40,000 a month
  • Band C: 2 years and £20,000 a month
  • Band D: 1 year and £8,000 a month
One rate per band

Each band has a single fixed APR, shown live on our rates page. Your rate is copied onto your application the moment you submit, so a later change to the rate card never touches it.

An underwriter can price an offer in a lower band than your business qualifies for, but never a higher one.
Then affordability

Whatever the band, the monthly repayment must stay at or below 15% of turnover and the amount at or below three months of it.

RP
Rajiv Patel
Lendly journal
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