At ThinCats we believe talent, creativity and hard work should be the drivers of success for mid-sized UK businesses, not access to funding. By combining the latest in data analytics with traditional lending skills and a regional network of business finance specialists, we create funding solutions from £1m up to £15m that are bespoke to the needs of every SME that we support.
Location: United Kingdom, England, North West Leicestershire
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $1.31B
Founded date: 2011
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 17.06.2021 | Quilam Cap... | quilamcapi... |
Funding Rounds 4
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 08.08.2024 | - | $95.62M | CPP Invest... |
| 22.09.2023 | - | $852.95M | - |
| 09.02.2022 | - | $135.85M | - |
| 15.06.2021 | - | $225.36M | - |
Mentions in press and media 25
| Date | Title | Description |
| 12.03.2026 | Shawbrook shares dive after profit jump on bullish AI plans | Shawbrook Bank reported a jump in profit for the last year in its first set of first set of financial results since its landmark IPO in October. The London-listed bank reported a pre-tax profit of £340.5m, up from £293.8m the year prior as ... |
| 14.11.2025 | Businesses back themselves – but does their government? | Three-quarters of SME leaders are confident about their own growth prospects heading into 2026, yet only 39 per cent trust the government to create conditions for that growth to happen, says Mike Hackett Here’s the paradox keeping Britain’s... |
| 12.11.2025 | Shawbrook’s private equity owner eyes another £3bn IPO | The private equity owner of specialist lender Shawbrook is eyeing another blockbuster listing for one of its portfolio companies, fresh reports have suggested. Pollen Street Capital is understood to be laying the groundwork for an IPO for i... |
| 30.10.2025 | Shawbrook shares jump in biggest City IPO debut of the year | Shares in specialist lender Shawbrook soared in early trading after the firm made its IPO debut in the City. The bank’s stock was up over six per cent in early trading to 393.43p. Shawbrook kicked off its London Stock Exchange float targeti... |
| 13.10.2025 | Shawbrook looks to raise over £50m in November IPO | Specialist lender Shawbrook has confirmed its intention to kick off an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange. The company is targeting a listing in early November 2025 and expects to raise £50m in net proceeds through n... |
| 25.09.2025 | Mark Kleinman: Investor row is a Curve-ball for Lloyds deal | Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column Talk about a messy divorce. For investors in Curve, the digital wallet provider founded a decade ago, its impending sale to Llo... |
| 17.07.2025 | UK SMEs paralysed by fear despite ‘sitting on piles of cash’ | Small-to-medium sized companies in the UK (SMEs) are “paralysed by fear” because of geopolitical uncertainty and a lack of clear economic policy, according to new research. Accounting and advisory group Azets said a large number of SMEs are... |
| 02.07.2025 | Financial advisers sound alarm on lack of support for SMEs | Financial advisers have raised concern about the lack of support for small businesses in government policy as firms feel the pinch of economic pressures. Over half of advisers surveyed by alternative lender Thincats branded government polic... |
| 13.06.2025 | The Government’s Jekyll and Hyde approach to business is confusing | Businesses were once enthusiastic about a Labour government, but a year on we are growing frustrated, says Ravi Anand In advance of last year’s General Election, conversations I had with small businesses and corporate advisers were overwhel... |
| 08.08.2024 | UK’s ThinCats Reportedly Secures £75 Million Mezzanine Funding from CPP Investments | Listen to this article 0:00 / 0:53 1X BeyondWords ThinCats, which aims to help the mid-sized business thrive, has secured £75 million mezzanine funding from CPP Investments. The facility is the latest line of funding “secured by ThinCats an... |
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