Commercial finance insight
Funding guides, lender market updates and lessons from the deals we broker for UK businesses. Written by the FundingLinks team, drawn from real SME funding.
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Tax and VAT funding
HMRC Time to Pay and Winding-Up Petitions: What to Do When Tax Arrears Build Up
HMRC is enforcing harder than it has in years. How Time to Pay works, what a winding-up petition does to a business, and where funding genuinely helps.
21 September 2026 · 14 min read · Sam Wells
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Invoice finance
Which Industries Suit Invoice Finance? What Hundreds of Real UK Deals Tell Us
Which UK industries use invoice finance most, and which ones should not. Real data from hundreds of funded SME deals, from 82% of food and drink deals to 8% of hospitality.
16 July 2026 · 10 min read · Chris Findlow
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Invoice finance
Invoice Finance for Recruitment Agencies: How It Works and What Real Deals Look Like
How invoice finance works for recruitment and staffing agencies, with real deals and data drawn from hundreds of funded UK SME deals.
15 July 2026 · 8 min read · Chris Findlow
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