Finance For Enterprise recently completed a £250,000 loan to Active Wellbeing School based in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent. The loan allowed the school to open an additional building, meaning that the business can take on a new influx of students. As a result of the loan, the school now has over 45 children that receive high quality support and education to help prepare them for their futures. 

The school currently offers a high level of education, support, and activities to children with special needs including ADHD, autism, speech and language difficulties, and social and emotional difficulties. The students are aged between 4 and 11 and get one-to-one support as well as group lessons. 

Active Wellbeing school is a SEND (Special Education Needs and Disabilities) certified school with a ‘Good’ OFTSED rating. The recent expansion has also seen the school take on additional staff to assist with the increase in students. By working with the local authorities and having a strong reputation in the local area, Active Wellbeing School have a constant number of referrals to take on new students.

Julie Gilson, the Founder and Board Member of Active Well Being School said, “We are extremely thankful for the growth assistance we have received from Finance For Enterprise as it means we can support more children that need our help within the community. Our team and Active Wellbeing family have now grown, and we are able to take on more students that the council are working extremely hard to place. Finance For Enterprise were great to deal with and have provided us with the funds to fit out our new building on our site, meaning the new students were able to start in September 2023.”

The Senior Business Lending Manager at Finance For Enterprise, Gurinder Mandir, added, “This is exactly what we are here to do at Finance For Enterprise, lend money to well run businesses that need our assistance. It was great to be part of such a positive deal where we can see the impact the business has on the local community and providing financial assistance. What Julie and her team are doing at Active Wellbeing School is truly heart-warming.”

In a post-covid climate, this has been another deal Finance For Enterprise have completed where a business is growing following on from the turbulence the country faced throughout the pandemic. The RLS lender has supported businesses from a range of industries including hospitality, construction, manufacturing, retail and many more.