Research and data
FundBiz publishes first-party research on UK specialty finance terms and why businesses get declined, alongside curated market statistics. Every figure links to a source, and the underlying data is downloadable.
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UK Specialty Finance Terms Index
Soft search and decision speed across the 13 lenders we reviewed in June 2026, with our decline map and a downloadable dataset.
Terms Index journalist pack
What each figure in the Terms Index counts and what it can support, the 13 lenders behind it, what has changed since June, and how to cite it.
UK Business Finance Lender Index
Lender-by-lender data: product type, ticket range, typical rate, decision time and soft search.
UK Business Finance Statistics
Market figures (FLA, British Business Bank, Bank of England), each linked to its primary source.
State of Alternative Business Finance 2026
An annual snapshot combining market-wide statistics with what FundBiz’s own Lender Index and decision-time data show, every figure sourced.