Service equipment
Hot boxes, serving stations and transport containers help food reach the venue in usable condition. Compare purchase and hire costs for the actual event schedule.
Business financing referrals · Catering businesses
Explore funding for the work before the event.
Catering orders bring ingredient, staffing and equipment commitments before final client payments. Describe the confirmed work and the upfront expense your funding request would cover.
Possible uses
Business expenses to describe
Event supplies
Ingredients, tableware and consumables may need ordering well before a wedding or corporate event. Deduct client deposits already received when calculating the remaining gap.
Preparation capacity
A larger booking may require kitchen hire, extra work surfaces or temporary cold storage. Include the preparation days as well as the event day in the budget.
Before you decide
When reviewing a provider offer
The usable amount
Check the amount that remains after all disclosed upfront fees.
The payment commitment
Assess the full repayment schedule against the business’s actual receipt pattern.
The agreement details
Ask the provider to explain conditions, restrictions and default charges in writing.
How it works
The application process
Define the purchase
Connect the requested amount to equipment, stock or another identified business cost.
Describe current trading
Provide the industry and operating information asked for, keeping estimates separate from confirmed figures.
Finish the application
Read the disclosures, check contact details and complete the mobile verification required for submission.
Catering businesses · funding preparation
Your operating calendar
Separate client deposits, staged payments and the final balance for each booking. A signed event agreement and an unpaid enquiry should not be treated as the same source of revenue.
A few things to know
About this referral service
Information sharing and referral payments
We may sell the business and contact details in your application to up to five funding partners for follow-up about financing. Our payment is for the referral rather than a funded outcome, and applying does not incur a fee from this service.
Approval and available terms
We cannot promise approval, a financing amount or particular terms from an application. Those decisions belong to the provider after its own review.
Provider timing
Include the real payment deadline in the request without assuming it will be met. Availability follows the provider’s decision and completion of its requirements.
Contact consent and mobile verification
Before sending your details, check the consent wording for calls, texts and information sharing. The code sent to your mobile is used to confirm access to that number.
Make a beginning
Start with your business funding request
Describe the planned expense in the application and complete the requested business profile.