Christoph Rieche, co-founder and chief executive of iwoca
The latest independent report into small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) finance conducted by BDRC for the big UK banks, HM Treasury and small business federations was published on Thursday.
It found that almost half of UK SMEs can now be classed as permanent non-borrowers. Demand for finance remains muted. In 2017, just 5% of SMEs reported having applied for new or renewed loan or overdraft facilities. And although this is half the level seen in 2012 (11%), the report classes most SMEs as happy non-seekers of external finance.
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