Buying a Bull

A farmer who has been known to County for some years wanted to buy a ‘Bull’ to enhance his herd, being an unusual asset, County suggested a loan backed by the Enterprise Guarantee Scheme which allowed the customer to purchase a suitable animal once funds were in place.

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Purchasing Printing Machines

A long term customer who is a print dealer, had the opportunity to purchase some printing machines from auction from a company that had ceased trading.  The machines were being purchased for renovation and re-sale and County were able to provide the funding of £100,000 over a short term period.

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Tipper Lorry Hire

One of our existing clients had been hiring a tipper lorry for some 2 years, thinking that, because of the high capital outlay required, this was the only option available to them; however, the cost of hire was expensive and the restriction on service prohibitive. After talking through the specific requirements needed by this waste…

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Accountancy Practice

A 2-partner accountancy practice based in the North East had been approached via an agency with the details of another local firm, whereby the owner was looking to retire and sell a block of fees. The selling practice was a little larger than their exiting operation, but they had capacity to bring the new client…

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Demolition Specialist

A long-term client who specialises in demolition was successful in his tender for a major Scunthorpe base project and needed to purchase new equipment to undertake the work. After the initial conversation, County were able to provide a credit line of £300k, with a 3-month Vat deferral, that would allow the client the freedom to…

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Total Print Solutions

An existing hirer, specialising in total print solutions, had identified another local printer for sale, where the owners were retiring. The acquisition would double the turnover of our existing client and could easily be incorporated in to their own operation without increasing overheads. Heads of terms were negotiated between buyer and seller and County were…

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