Working with Tide’s Funding Options Team was honestly a breath of fresh air. I went in expecting a stressful, complicated process, but they turned it into something smooth and easy. They walked me... See more
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Funding Options, now part of Tide, helping UK firms access business finance, working directly with businesses and their trusted advisors. Funding Options by Tide is a leading online marketplace for business finance. We help businesses in the UK find the right funding for their situation – whether they need new machinery, want to boost their cash flow, or buy more stock. We exist because each year, millions of firms don’t fit traditional bank lending. Using online comparison technology, Funding Options makes it fast, easy and transparent for businesses to access the right alternative finance.
We're a business finance marketplace
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- Simple and straightforward
- We know you're busy, so we take the hassle out of finding finance by talking to lenders and doing the right thing for your business.
- Technology with personality
- With the right combination of our tech and our people, we never take the easy route when it comes to customer service!
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Helpful service throughout
Helpful service throughout, despite plenty of back and forth and changes on our part. Great service
Drew Johnston
From start to finish my account Manager Drew from Tide was great. He explained everything fully so we was aware of everything we were signing up too.
I would strongly recommend Tide if you were looking for working capital for your business.
Thanks Jay Premium Air Ltd
Can’t rate Lewis at Tide highly enough
Can’t rate Lewis at Tide highly enough. He took time to understand our business and then presented us successfully to the right lender. At the same time he reduced our current interest rate and this has enabled us to invest more into our Camping Business for 2025.
Customer Service and the Account Rep…
Customer Service and the Account Rep has been fantastic in providing the funding.
Excellent service 👏
I just want to take this opportunity and thank Funding Options and very Special Thanks Thivija, for an excellent service from start to finish.Thivija was very friendly and helpful.
I would highly recommend and I will definitely use their services again in the near future.
Excellent Service from start to finish
Tim Eastwood at Funding Options made…
Tim Eastwood at Funding Options made the whole process very easy and straightforward. I felt well informed and confident in the deal we had offered. I have used funding options twice now and would definitely recommend to others. Thank you Tim 🙂
Very quick responses when queries were…
Very quick responses when queries were raised , helpful in pushing through applications.
Speedy service
Naveen was great at providing the options and very quick at returning calls etc.
Great company, definitely recommend
I had the pleasure of working with Liam at Funding Options, and I couldn’t be more impressed with his exceptional service.
Liam’s communication skills are top-notch; he kept me informed at every step and was always available to answer my questions, no matter how small. Thanks to Liam’s hard work and commitment, I was able to secure the financing we needed quickly and efficiently.
I highly recommend Liam and funding options to anyone seeking financial assistance. He truly goes above and beyond to ensure his clients’ success. Thank you, Liam, for your outstanding support and for making a significant difference in my financial journey!
Very pushy if no longer required
Had a call today with Nikola, left the call annoyed. Told him I no longer require as I managed to sort my cash flow out, carried on to proceed about how taking this loan would boost my credit score. Once I ran the figures on the proposal offered on a 24 month loan it would work out to be 5K in interest! I would only of required a short term loan and for 3 months it would work out at £600 interest. No credit score boosting is worth paying that excess. Then proceeded to state my annual turnover and that it would be a small proportion on the interest. I mean, what’s that got to do with you when I’ve said I’m not interested? Wouldn’t recommend for any business lending
Professional & Supportive
Kaman was very professional, supportive and made the application process easy to deal with .
Good stuff &srev
Timothy was excellent from start to…
Timothy was excellent from start to finish and secured me a loan at a great rate
A quick and very efficient service
A quick and very efficient service,
Kaman has always been very attentive and fast in assisting with all the needs for my company.
Very good service
Liam who helped me with it all was…fantastic always answered his phone and got back to me on every question
Liam who helped me with it all was great if you as a company are going to sack anyone , do yourselves a favour and don’t let it be Liam he’s an credit to your lending company
Mel PFT NORTH WEST LIMITED
Nikola Stefanov-a legend!
I went through a comparison site for a business loan, and was picked up by Nikola Stefanov at funding options. He was amazing at helping me get the right information across to the loan company, and was prompt in his response when I had any questions or queries. He's a credit to the company and would advise anyone needing advice around a business loan to go to Nikola! Thank you again
A good service overall
A good service overall. It took about 2-weeks for the funds to arrive. There was a slight hiccup with the online PG. The only issue was that there is a 24-hour window for the counter signature which we weren’t aware of. It went through fine the 2nd time. The communication was excellent throughout, so I’m definitely happy to give a 5-star review
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