P2P Lending case study from fundingknight, a peer to business lender offering business loans to...

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A Peer to Peer Lending case study showcasing Leisurebench, the first ever small business borrower to take and repay a business loan with FundingKnight, a new peer to business lender.

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www.fundingknight.com

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Shining the spotlight...

on our very first borrower

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• Specialist furniture supplier

• Established 2004

• Strong growth from commercial contracts & wholesale

• Niche expertise in importing outdoor furniture for the

commercial sector, particularly the pub and public sectors.

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• Retail brand trades as Brackenstyle

• One of the UK’s leading supplier of Teak Garden Furniture

and Outdoor Furniture

• Alternative contemporary range of rattan furniture

• Personally source all products

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The business

• Family run business with a longstanding

background in furniture

• Run by Saul Musson and Martyn Mayes and a

core team of specialists

• The business had expanded on family

finances

• Growth in trade in their niche market required

additional funding for importing stock

• Blue chip companies were ready to order but

Leisurebench needed flexible funding on the

right terms to meet these

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“Leisurebench had just the qualities we were

looking for - strong management, good margins

and an expanding order book. We stepped in

with a seasonal loan to finance stock.”

Graeme Marshall, CEO, FundingKnight

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The loan

• FundingKnight agreed a £110k short-term loan

to finance importing stock

• Loan agreed in January 2012

• 11% per annum

• 7 month loan term

• 3 month initial payment holiday followed by 4

repayments

• Unsecured but with a personal guarantee from

the major shareholder

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“FundingKnight gave us flexible

terms at the right price; refreshingly

simple, common sense banking.

We’re already planning another loan

with FundingKnight.”

Saul Musson, MD, Leisurebench

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The loan has been fully repaid

and business is going from

strength to strength...

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The future...

• FundingKnight wants to help other businesses

who are struggling to find the business finance

they need to grow

• We have funds ready to lend to well managed

businesses with strong cashflow

• Typical rates from 8% - 12%

• Loans from 1 – 3yrs

• Borrow £10k - £100k

• Flexible terms

www.fundingknight.com

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Want to know more?

Read more about P2B Lending at the FundingKnight blog

Buy commercial outdoor furniture from Leisurebench

Buy high quality garden furniture direct from Brackenstyle

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Businesses apply to borrow... Real

people screen loans & assign a risk rating... Lenders bid

for loans in a reverse online auction... And invest

as much or as little as they like... One loan is

made up of lots of lenders... Who each build

their own portfolio. If they need cash, they can

sell on parts of their investment, Using our

online marketplace.

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For more information:

Email:info@fundingknight.com

www.fundingknight.com