Year to, and as at, 31 December 2010 Factoring sales financed


Factoring accounts Average factoring client turnover Average factoring advance Discounting sales financed Discounting accounts Average discounting client turnover Average discounting advance Total sales financed Total advanced Total client accounts Personnel headcount Client/Personnel ratio


Skipton Business Finance £135 million 161 clients £835,000 pa £85,000 £238 million 113 clients £2.1 million pa £221,000 £373 million £39 million 274 clients 51 5.4/1 Greg Bell


A robust, enthusiastic, SME financier, another with solid and no nonsense standards but one clearly attuned to the needs at the small to medium end of the SME spectrum. Sales financed increased by 34% in 2010 as companies sought out the special relationship they must have with their financier and one devoid of the fear factor that fairly, or unfairly, was attributed to banking relationships. There are offices in Leeds and Manchester as well as Skipton and there are plans to open in London and Bristol too. The expansion may not stop there either. This one is set upon growth and will take many of its clients with it too. Another polished operator to consider.


Call 0845 602 9354. www.skiptonbusinessfinance.co.uk


Year to, and as at, 31 December 2010 Factoring sales financed


Factoring accounts Average factoring client turnover Average factoring advance Discounting sales financed Discounting accounts Average discounting client turnover Average discounting advance Total sales financed Total advanced Total client accounts Personnel headcount Client/Personnel ratio 30 June 2011 SME Invoice Finance £340 million 495 clients £687,000 pa £53,000 £515 million 198 clients £2.6 million pa £141,000 £855 million £54 million 693 clients 85 8.2/1 Call 01483 531100. www.smeif.com Business Money – RSM Tenon John Wilde


A rock solid operation with the highest standards, the aim was always to sign up well found companies with growth ambition, finance and grow with them. A couple of acquisitions of factoring books along the way saw the same high standards applied which appeared at odds with the early-day appearance that smaller- ticket discounting was the focus. Today, however, we see a superbly managed operation that adds value to the relationships it agrees to support. Service levels are high, the directors from day one are still closely in touch with the requirements of their clients. Polished, conservative, committed to the SME as its name implies, a credit to the invoice finance sector.


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