Allica Bank, the challenger business bank, today announces an expansion of its lending appetite and product flexibility as it doubles down on backing the UK’s established businesses.
Key changes include increasing maximum day one loan sizes to £15 million across commercial investment mortgages, including specialist buy-to-let, as well as healthcare and growth finance.
For Healthcare operators, Allica is also extending maximum loan terms to up to 30 years for experienced operators and up to 20 years for first-time operators, in addition to broadening its Care Quality Commission evidence requirements.
Together, these enhancements enable the bank to better support brokers working with clients who have larger and more complex transactions, including acquisitions, portfolio expansion and longer-term projects.
In February Allica also launched its business overdraft as provisions have fallen from £18 billion in 2000 to £2.7 billion in 2024, with overdrafts now accounting for just 5% of bank lending to businesses. Allica’s overdraft offers limits of up to £2 million, making it suitable for substantial, multi-site and cashflow-intensive businesses that continue to rely on flexible, day-to-day funding.
After achieving Unicorn status this year with the successful completion of a $155 million Series D fundraise and having recently announced its best-ever financial results, these product changes further enforce the challenger's mission to support established businesses that are the backbone of the UK economy, responsible for over a third of GDP and employment.
Nick Baker, Chief Commercial Officer at Allica Bank, said:
“Brokers play a crucial role in supporting the UK’s established businesses, and at Allica our focus is on strengthening that role by backing brokers with the tools, products and people they need to support their clients’ growth ambitions.
“These updates mark another positive step forward, enabling brokers to support more of their established business clients with funding that reflects both their potential and their plans for the future, while continuing to underpin jobs and communities across the UK.”
