Invoice Finance in Derby
Strengthen your cash flow and free up capital to grow your business in Derby with tailored Invoice Finance solutions.
“ We started working with Navigate Commercial Finance in 2023, and their support has been transformative for our financial operations. “
John Slaughter – DS Flooring Solutions
Why use Invoice Finance?
The Navigate Commercial Finance Advantage
With a combined 100+ years working in business and finance, Navigate understands the market and has forged excellent relationships with key decision-makers at a wide range of pragmatic lenders giving us the best chance to secure your finance. We will take the stress out of finding the right finance solution with the most appropriate funding partner allowing you to focus on running your business – you have enough going on!
🏆 Winner – Young Professionals Awards Midlands 2025 for Adam Cooksley
🎖️Shortlisted – Business Moneyfacts Awards Invoice Finance Broker of the year 2026
🎖️Shortlisted – Business Moneyfacts Awards Invoice Finance Broker of the year 2025
🎖️Shortlisted – SME News Midlands Enterprise Awards 2023
tailor your working capital requirements with Invoice Finance in Derby
Strong cash flow management is crucial for maintaining the health and growth of any business. Invoice Finance is a powerful solution for businesses to unlock funds tied up in unpaid invoices, providing immediate liquidity to support working capital and maximise growth opportunities.
This solution can be used to support growth, business acquisitions, shareholder changes such as MBO’s or MBI’s, or general day-to-day working capital. Rather than wait 60-90 days for payment, invoices are funded once the transaction is complete, or service provided. Whole turnover or spot facilities (select specific invoices or customers for funding) can be arranged.
At Navigate Commercial Finance, we specialise in delivering bespoke Invoice Finance solutions in Derby
Case Study
A telecoms infrastructure installation business (think fibre optic etc.) based near Derby.
Due to growing pains and debtors imposing extended credit terms to 30 days end-of month, this created cash flow pressure as subbies are paid fortnightly and payroll is monthly.
Adam Cooksley, Navigate’s Business Development Director, has been working with Derby businesses to help accelerate their growth and so he quickly got to work understanding the business and developing a feel for which of our panel of lenders would be most suitable.
Invoice Finance from Lloyds Bank was considered the most suitable funding solution to resolve the working capital pressure as rather than wait up to 60-days for payment, on completion of the work the invoice can be funded resulting in subbies and employees being paid on time.
Whilst the sales ledger was concentrated to just few debtors, they were all creditworthy, supported by clear and robust audit trails.
With several profitable years behind them and a strengthening balance sheet, this was considered a bankable opportunity.
The bank lender secured was comfortable with both the concentrated ledger and the nuances of light construction so were able to price sensitively and move at pace to ensure subbies and month-end payroll were met.
A tailored facility that provides the headroom needed for the business to keep growing with confidence despite customers imposing extended payment terms.
Invoice Finance is a powerful solution for businesses in Derby to unlock funds tied up in unpaid invoices, providing immediate liquidity to support working capital and maximise growth opportunities.
This solution can be used to support growth, business acquisitions, shareholder changes such as MBO’s or MBI’s, or general day-to-day working capital. Rather than wait 60-90 days for payment, invoices are funded once the transaction is complete, or service provided. Whole turnover or spot facilities (select specific invoices or customers for funding) can be arranged.
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Derby Business Landscape
Derby is the advanced manufacturing capital of the East Midlands, generating over £7.5 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) and supporting roughly 125,000 workplace jobs. As a premier industrial anchor, the city maintains one of the highest proportions of high-tech and engineering roles in the UK, drawing a skilled technical workforce from across Derbyshire. Its economy operates on an internationally renowned “Aerospace and Rail Engineering” dual engine, headlined by global power giant Rolls-Royce and Alstom, which operates the UK’s largest train manufacturing facility.
Future economic expansion is anchored by cutting-edge industrial developments, including the 200-acre Infinity Park Derby—a hub for advanced manufacturing, nuclear research, and technology innovation—and the flagship 155-acre SmartParc food production campus. Backed by the East Midlands Combined County Authority and the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC), expanding supply chains and engineering firms face growing demand for flexible cash flow management, working capital, and Invoice Finance solutions to support capital expansion and scale high-value operations.

