How Credit Scores are Becoming Increasingly Important for Business (Nov 25)
Category: Corporate Finance & Investment | Duration: 1hr | Tag: VODUK2575 | Type: Video | Course Level: Intermediate | Speaker: Kirsty McGregor | Date: 20/11/2025 10:00
Course Details
Since 2014, British Business Bank has aimed to increase the supply and diversity of finance to smaller businesses. By 2025, 60% of total gross lending was provided by fintechs & challenger banks, rather than the traditional high street banks. Their decisions are more reliant on data and the business credit score is one of the most important pieces of data for a company. It is an intangible asset in its own right.
In this course Kirsty McGregor covers the following topics:
- How are business credit scores calculated?
- Why these scores are increasingly impacting the business’ ability to trade
- Which sectors rely on them more heavily?
- How can they be improved?
- How accountants and auditors can support their clients.
CPD Course Speaker
The Corporate Finance Network
Kirsty McGregor
Kirsty McGregor is founder and Chairman of The Corporate Finance Network, a group of independent regional accountancy firms. As an experienced SME Corporate Financier, she now shares her knowledge and practical resources with accountants who aim to assist owner-managed businesses to grow profitable businesses and ultimately to exit.
As Accountant-in-Residence at Capitalise.com she relishes sharing with firms how they can support clients to access sufficient working capital for growth and resilience.
She is also a speaker, professional trainer and is regularly called upon to provide commentary on SME issues to the press and media and was awarded the Accounting International Bulletin’s “Personality of the Year” in 2021.
As Accountant-in-Residence at Capitalise.com she relishes sharing with firms how they can support clients to access sufficient working capital for growth and resilience.
She is also a speaker, professional trainer and is regularly called upon to provide commentary on SME issues to the press and media and was awarded the Accounting International Bulletin’s “Personality of the Year” in 2021.