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Invoice finance

Release cash tied up in unpaid invoices rather than waiting 30, 60 or 90 days to be paid. Factoring and invoice discounting.

Providers compared
10each read on its own website
Publish a headline rate or cost
0 of 10the rest price per business
Latest check
1 Nov 2026oldest figure 13 Oct 2026, date shown on every card

How it works

A provider advances most of an invoice’s value as soon as you raise it, and you receive the rest, minus fees, when your customer pays. Factoring hands collection to the provider, so your customers know. Invoice discounting keeps collection with you and is usually confidential. Selective or single-invoice finance lets you choose which invoices to fund.

Compare invoice finance providers

Sourced from each provider’s own website, with the link and the date on every card.

Lloyds Bank

Bank

Source: lloydsbank.comchecked 2026-11-01

Products: Invoice discounting (confidential)

Advance
Up to 90% of the invoice cash value
Facility size
Not published
Cost
Priced per quote
Speed
Not published
Fees, eligibility and full wording
Fees
Not published
Eligibility
Minimum turnover of £100,000 per annum

Barclays

Bank

Source: barclays.co.ukchecked 2026-11-01

Products: Confidential invoice discounting, optional bad debt cover

Advance
Up to 90% of the value of approved invoices
Facility size
Not published
Cost
Priced per quote
Speed
Funds against new invoices within 30 minutes
Fees, eligibility and full wording
Fees
Fees subject to application
Eligibility
Not published

NatWest (RBS Invoice Finance)

Bank

Source: natwest.comchecked 2026-11-01

Products: Invoice discounting, asset based lending

Advance
Up to 90% of the money you're owed
Facility size
Not published
Cost
Priced per quote
Speed
Within 24 hours
Fees, eligibility and full wording
Fees
Product fees may apply
Eligibility
Minimum turnover of £300k (invoice discounting), £6.5m (asset based lending)

Aldermore

Specialist bank

Source: aldermore.co.ukchecked 2026-11-01

Products: Factoring, invoice discounting

Advance
Up to 90% of the full invoice value
Facility size
Not published
Cost
Priced per quote
Speed
Not published
Fees, eligibility and full wording
Fees
Remaining 10% returned minus a small fee
Eligibility
As a general rule, minimum turnover of £750,000

Bibby Financial Services

Specialist lender

Source: bibbyfinancialservices.comchecked 2026-10-13

Products: Factoring, confidential invoice discounting, sector finance (recruitment, construction)

Advance
Up to 85% of the invoice value
Facility size
Not published
Cost
Priced per quote
Speed
Usually within 24 hours of setting up the facility
Fees, eligibility and full wording
Fees
Not published
Eligibility
Not published

Skipton Business Finance

Specialist lender

Source: skiptonbusinessfinance.co.ukchecked 2026-11-01

Products: Invoice factoring, invoice discounting (confidential)

Advance
Up to 90% of the value of each invoice
Facility size
Not published
Cost
Priced per quote
Speed
Not published
Fees, eligibility and full wording
Fees
Remaining balance paid less an agreed service fee
Eligibility
Not published

Ultimate Finance

Specialist lender

Source: ultimatefinance.co.ukchecked 2026-11-01

Products: Invoice finance (factoring and discounting), optional credit control and debtor protection

Advance
Up to 95% of your unpaid invoice value
Facility size
Up to £10m
Cost
Priced per quote
Speed
Facility set up within one week, funds paid within 24 hours of receiving invoices
Fees, eligibility and full wording
Fees
Not published
Eligibility
Businesses selling to other businesses on credit
Speed in full
Facility set up within one week, funds paid within 24 hours of receiving invoices

Kriya (part of Allica Bank)

Alternative lender

Source: kriya.cochecked 2026-11-01

Products: Invoice finance (selective, pay per invoice)

Advance
Up to 90%
Facility size
Not published
Cost
Priced per quote
Speed
Within 24 hours
Fees, eligibility and full wording
Fees
No hidden fees or contracts, you only pay when you finance an invoice
Eligibility
Trading for a minimum of 12 months with at least one set of financial accounts submitted

Sonovate

Alternative lender

Source: sonovate.comchecked 2026-11-01

Products: Invoice finance for recruitment, staffing and consultancy firms, with 95% bad debt protection on eligible invoices

Advance
Up to 100% prepayment on eligible invoices
Facility size
Not published
Cost
Priced per quote
Speed
Not published
Fees, eligibility and full wording
Fees
Funding is subject to eligibility, agreed fees, advance rate and payment timing
Eligibility
Recruitment, staffing and consultancy firms

Close Brothers

Specialist bank

Source: closebrothers.comchecked 2026-11-01

Products: Invoice finance, asset based lending

Advance
Not published
Facility size
Not published
Cost
Priced per quote
Speed
Not published
Fees, eligibility and full wording
Fees
Not published
Eligibility
Not published

10 providers, each read on its own website on the date shown. None of them publishes a headline rate; every one prices per business. “Not published” and “Priced per quote” mean exactly that: the provider does not state the figure, so we do not estimate one.

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Work out what invoice finance costs

Enter an invoice value, the advance and the fees from a quote and see the cash you get now and what it costs. Illustrative, free, and nothing is collected.

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What to compare

  • The advance: the share of each invoice paid upfront, shown in the table where published.
  • The service fee, usually a percentage of turnover put through the facility, and any minimum fee.
  • The discount charge: interest on the money advanced, for the days it is out, often a margin over base rate.
  • Commitment: whole-turnover facilities often have a minimum term and notice period; pay-per-invoice products do not.
  • Bad debt protection: whether non-payment comes back to you (recourse) or is covered (non-recourse), at a price.

Our guide to invoice factoring goes through recourse, notice and the difference from discounting in detail.

Frequently asked questions

How much does invoice finance cost?

Providers in this table price per business rather than publishing a rate. The cost is normally a service fee plus a discount charge on the money advanced. Use the invoice finance calculator with the figures from a quote to see the total.

What turnover do I need for invoice finance?

Each provider sets its own minimum; several publish one, shown in the eligibility column. Pay-per-invoice products tend to have lower thresholds than whole-turnover facilities.

Is invoice discounting confidential?

Usually. You keep collecting from your customers, who are generally not told. Factoring is not confidential, because customers pay the factor.

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