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£200m of funding provided to Scottish SMEs More than 1,200 Scottish businesses backed across 2,700 funding deals Dedicated Scottish team has grown from two people to 11 specialists in five years Specialist SME lender Simply Asset Finance is celebrating

Simply Asset Finance reports FY 2025 pre-tax profits of £3.4 million as it invests for next phase of growth Revenues increase to £66mm as loan book grows to £532m Launch of AI agent Kara and end-to-end payout functionality

Ground-breaking partnership will significantly extend Lombard’s reach into SME lending and drive origination Simply’s unique end-to-end platform will enable SME customers benefit from market-leading access to finance New partnership underscores Simply and Lombard’s commitment to support for businesses

New customer journey enables loan application through to payout in less than eight minutes Rollout marks first live deployment of an automated end-to-end journey in the UK asset finance space New efficiency enhances delivery of tailored lending solutions,

Total number of customers served increases to 13,000 as gross loan book totals £543m Launch of AI powered agent Kara has helped to streamline and automate lending processes Record regional lending volumes spur business growth Simply Asset Finance, the

46% of smaller SMEs say they’re not confident that the government will drive a ‘pro-business’ agenda going forward Smaller SMEs are half as likely to be excited about the year ahead compared to medium sized ones – 17%

Almost half (49%) of SMEs are positive about the year ahead, but face the same cost barriers one year on Two-fifths (40%) are calling for help with high energy costs in the upcoming Budget – up from 33%

LONDON, November 2025 – Simply Asset Finance has joined the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) as a Patron lender, further strengthening its commitment to supporting professional brokers across the UK’s commercial finance sector with flexible, tailored