UK business loans for manufacturing

Equipment finance, working capital against orders, asset-backed lending against plant and machinery. Capex-heavy where asset finance is often the right answer over unsecured term debt.

Cash-flow shape

Order-led, capex cycles tied to capacity expansion. Long supply chains create stock-funding gaps.

Products that fit

  • Asset finance
  • Asset refinance to release equity
  • Invoice finance against B2B receivables
  • Commercial mortgages for owner-occupied premises

Top UK lenders for manufacturing

  • Allica Bank
  • Aldermore
  • BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions
  • OakNorth (£500k+ tickets)

Typical tickets

£50k to £5m+

Watch outs

  • Cyclical end-customer (automotive, aerospace) drives concentration risk.
  • Aged plant valuations.
  • Supply-chain finance interactions complicate underwriting.

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Last reviewed: 2026-04-26.

Trusted comparison data sourced from

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