Crowd2Fund

One of the few remaining UK retail P2P platforms after the 2019-2022 sector contraction. Funded by individual investors, which means borrowers go through a campaign-style listing process. Suits established SMEs with a clear story to pitch and time to wait for the auction to fill.

Quick routing verdict

  • Product: P2P SME term loan.
  • Ticket band: £10k to £1m.
  • Decision time: 5 to 15 business days.
  • Pricing: 8% to 18% APR.
  • FCA-authorised.

At a glance

Legal entity
Crowd2Fund Limited
Companies House
08472687
Founded
2014
Product
P2P SME term loan
Ticket range
£10k to £1m
Decision time
5 to 15 business days
Ltd-only
Lender accepts other structures, FundBiz routing is Ltd-only
Last reviewed
2026-05-08

Why we route here

  • P2P retail funding model still intact post-FCA reforms.
  • Wide rate band published openly.
  • Auction model can deliver competitive pricing on strong-narrative deals.

When we route elsewhere

  • Listing has to fill before draw-down; no guarantee of full funding.
  • Slower than direct-lender alternatives.
  • Hard search at full application.

Best fit applicants

  • Established SMEs with a fundable narrative
  • £50k to £500k tickets
  • Borrowers comfortable with a campaign timeline

Where Crowd2Fund is the wrong fit

  • Speed-prioritised cases
  • Sub-£10k tickets
  • Bland or thin pitch narratives

If declined by Crowd2Fund

If your application to Crowd2Fund is declined, the FundBiz post-decline matcher routes by decline reason. Common alternatives in our panel are listed in the "When we route elsewhere" section above. See also our Crowd2Fund decline runbook for sector-specific routing detail.

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How we rate Crowd2Fund

This review is FundBiz's own editorial assessment, scored against a published framework. See our methodology for how we rate each lender.

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Last reviewed: 2026-05-08. By Oliver Mackman.

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