Data & Research
Statistics on UK small business finance with every figure linked to its original source. Free to cite with attribution.
UK SME Finance Statistics
Lending volumes, approval trends and alternative finance growth. Figures from the British Business Bank, UK Finance and BVA BDRC.
UK Card Payment Statistics
How the UK pays: card volumes, contactless share and cash decline, sourced from UK Finance data.
UK Business Loan Rejection Statistics
How often SME loan applications are declined and what happens next, from published survey data.
UK Company Insolvency Statistics
Insolvency volumes by type and sector, from Insolvency Service releases.
UK Business Funding Report 2026
The funding landscape for UK small businesses in 2026, drawing on the sources above.
Insights from SME Applications
What we see day to day as an introducer: common amounts, products and sectors. Observations, not a market study.
Citing these pages
Journalists and researchers are welcome to use these pages with attribution to CapExpand and a link. Where a figure comes from a third party (British Business Bank, UK Finance, the Insolvency Service), please credit the original source - each page links to them directly.