Sterling Trade Finance

Sterling Trade Finance was the original UK trading name behind what became Scottish Pacific Business Finance UK. Companies House records show the original UK trading entity dissolved in November 2024 and the holding entity (Sterling Trade Finance Holdings PLC, CN 06657588) in liquidation. The successor activity sits inside the wider ScotPac group. Listed for borrower reference; no longer a stand-alone brand for new applications.

Quick routing verdict

  • Product: Trade finance (brand absorbed).
  • Ticket band: Closed to new business under this brand.
  • Decision time: N/A.
  • Pricing: N/A.

At a glance

Legal entity
Sterling Trade Finance (brand absorbed into ScotPac)
Product
Trade finance (brand absorbed)
Ticket range
Closed to new business under this brand
Decision time
N/A
Ltd-only
Yes (FundBiz routes Ltd / LLP / partnerships of 4+ only regardless)
Last reviewed
2026-05-08

Why we route here

  • Historical specialism in UK import and supply-chain trade finance.

When we route elsewhere

  • Original Companies House entity dissolved (November 2024); holding entity in liquidation.
  • Brand absorbed into the wider ScotPac group; no Sterling Trade Finance origination today.
  • Not a current option for any UK SMB.

Best fit applicants

  • Reference and historical context only

Where Sterling Trade Finance is the wrong fit

  • Any new trade finance need under this brand

If declined by Sterling Trade Finance

If your application to Sterling Trade Finance 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 Sterling Trade Finance decline runbook for sector-specific routing detail.

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How we rate Sterling Trade Finance

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

Run the matcher

Tell us your turnover, sector and ticket size. We score against Sterling Trade Finance and the wider FundBiz panel, then surface the lenders most likely to approve. Limited companies, LLPs and partnerships of 4+ only.

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

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