Masthaven
Masthaven Bank announced its exit from the UK savings market in 2021 and has since wound down. The legal entity (Companies House CN 09660012) now sits under the name Genclose Limited and is in liquidation. Existing borrowers are managed through the run-off; not accepting new applications. Listed here for borrower reference, not as a current option.
Quick routing verdict
- Product: Specialist lending (in run-off).
- Ticket band: Closed to new business.
- Decision time: N/A.
- Pricing: N/A.
At a glance
- Legal entity
- Genclose Limited (formerly Masthaven Bank Limited)
- Companies House
- 09660012
- Founded
- 2004
- Product
- Specialist lending (in run-off)
- Ticket range
- Closed to new business
- Decision time
- N/A
- Ltd-only
- Lender accepts other structures, FundBiz routing is Ltd-only
- Last reviewed
- 2026-05-08
Why we route here
- Historical reputation strong on bridging and specialist mortgages during operating years.
When we route elsewhere
- Closed to new lending; legal entity in liquidation.
- Existing borrowers should contact servicing for facility status.
- Not a current option for any UK SMB or property borrower.
Best fit applicants
- Reference and historical context only
Where Masthaven is the wrong fit
- Any new lending need (in run-off)
If declined by Masthaven
If your application to Masthaven 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 Masthaven decline runbook for sector-specific routing detail.
Other panel lenders
- 365 Business Finance, Merchant cash advance
- Aldermore, Asset finance, invoice finance, commercial mortgages
- Allica Bank, SME term loan + commercial mortgage
- Bizcap, Specialist post-decline / fast cash
How we rate Masthaven
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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Open matcher →Last reviewed: 2026-05-08. By Oliver Mackman.