I asked 3 brokers to secure funding for our expansion plans. One was Portman finance. They were by far the worst. They got me approval from funding crowd & funding circle. I could have applied for tha... See more
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I am hugely impressed with Petya Petrova, my Business Finance Specialist, one of the better choices I’ve made in a long time. She made the process of obtaining a loan, very fluid, very articulate... See more
Deep Siddhant was probably the only helpful person we've ever worked with when it comes to sourcing finance. All our questions were answered within minutes, if we made a mistake sending the wrong thin... See more
From very start of getting email that company may be subject for Funding to actually getting one was such an easy thing to do. Few phone calls with very helpfull and polite staff from Tide Funding and... 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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This was such an easy process and I…
This was such an easy process and I felt supported and listened to all the way through. I was dealing with Jay who was great. Would highly recommend Funding Options by Tide.
16 April 2026
Great work and very professional
13 April 2026
The staff were very helpful and updated…
The staff were very helpful and updated me step by step. Especially Kaman with assistance. It was a great help at the time we needed the most. Very happy with the service I received.
Mohamed
10 April 2026
Polite ,helpful and always easy to…
Polite ,helpful and always easy to communicate with !
9 April 2026
Great experience
Great experience, Smooth operation and great communication. Liam was a great help.
26 March 2026
Very professional
Very professional, easy to deal with. Nothing was too much trouble. Offered the best deals and advice. Would easily recommend and use again in the future.
18 March 2026
Complete Solution
I would like to thank Kathryn Tolley for communicating between the funding company, seller and myself. She handled the transaction with 100% transparency and confidence. I would highly recommend Kathryn to anybody seeking advice on company finance.
6 March 2026
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Great customer service
They had great customer service. Always updated me on the status of my application. Always answered my questions in time .
6 March 2026
Fast and efficient
23 February 2026
Excellent and pain free
Excellent and pain free, Mikey Trifunovich made it so easy and was super efficient, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him.
27 February 2026
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Can't praise enough!
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If you are a business owner looking for vehicle finance, stop scrolling and just ask for James at Tide.
Securing the business finance for our new company car (a Tesla Model 3) was incredibly straightforward, but where James truly proved his worth was on collection day. The actual lender made a massive administrative error and attached the £50,000 CHAPS payment to an old, cancelled order number instead of the current one.
I was physically stuck at the Tesla delivery hub in Manchester, dealing with a rigid "computer says no" automated system that refused to release the car to me. Instead of washing his hands of the situation because the paperwork was done, James stepped up entirely. He spent his entire morning fighting my corner, relentlessly bombarding Tesla's finance and customer service departments with emails, and pulling the exact banking paper trails I needed to force the dealership to hand over the keys.
It is incredibly rare to find a broker who actually cares what happens after the agreement is signed. James went above and beyond to fix a highly stressful nightmare that wasn't even his fault. Absolutely phenomenal, bulldog-like customer service. Highly recommended.
25 February 2026
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Highly recommend for any business…
Highly recommend for any business looking for funding options. Jack Spooner from the sales team at Tide made this process seamless and easy from start to finish and it couldn't of been easier or quicker to get what we were after. Thank you Jack!
20 January 2026
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My experience was very good
My experience was very good. The contact at Tide was very helpful and polite. The process was completed very quickly and with a minimal amount of fuss. I would recommend them based on my experience so far.
17 January 2026
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