Client Case Study

Two unique brands.
£1.7m deployed.
50%+ revenue growth.

These are two case studies of fast growing, sector leading brands in the UK. We provided the funding they needed to purchase inventory and marketing spend as they grew rapidly. Fast, effective capital, available at key milestones over time, helped unlock the customer's true growth potential.

Brand A, Food & beverage, Recurring inventory orders
+0%
Revenue uplift since the first facility.
Brand B, Health & wellness, Three marketing campaigns
+0%
Revenue uplift since the first facility.
FCA-registered  FRN 1013575
£ £20k to £1m  inventory + revenue facilities
24 to 72 hour decisions
No personal guarantee. No equity. No spend restrictions.
01 Executive summary

Two brands. Nine deployments in less than 10 months. 50%+ revenue growth.

Brand A, a UK food & beverage brand, needed constant top-up facilities to fund the next restock cycle. Brand B, a champion health & wellness brand, needed access to large successive facilities to fund marketing campaigns to rapidly grow top-line to become a sector leader.

Underwritten on live data. The connection stayed in place throughout. Re-applications took minutes.

£1.7m
Total capital deployed across both brands over 9 months
9
Deployments across the two brands
50%+
Revenue uplift from first funding
2
Distinct strategies built around founder priorities
The data behind every facility

The four data sources we underwrite against.

Inventory
Stock at the 3PL. Open POs.
Revenue
Daily sales, channel mix, repeat rate.
Accounting
Margins, cost of goods, operating cash.
Banking
Balance, inflows, outflows, runway.
02 Our approach

Not a one-off cheque.

Both brands connected their data once. Both came back repeatedly. Each facility underwritten on live data, against the specific use of capital, at the moment it was requested. Not a product. A facility structured around what the business is actually doing.

1Connect
10 minutes to connect

Standard integrations. Connected in under 10 minutes. Live from day one.

2Underwrite
Live data, four sources

Each facility underwritten against live operational data, sized to the specific use of capital at the moment of application.

3Deploy
Capital in 24 to 72 hours

One fixed fee, agreed upfront. No personal guarantee. No equity. Repaid as % of daily revenue or a fixed amount.

4Return
Follow-on capital, fast

Data stays connected after the first facility. Re-applications take minutes. Both brands returned multiple times.

The thesis
The right capital is not just the right amount. It's the right amount, at the right time, structured to align with how business operates.
Brand A

Five facilities. 10 months. Restock-led growth, funded cycle by cycle.

Total deployed £600,000
Sector
Food & beverage
Channel
DTC + marketplace
SKU profile
Repeat-purchase consumables
Funding need
Restock cycles

Background

Brand A is a UK food & beverage brand selling repeat purchase sports nutrition consumables. Customers reorder every few weeks on subscription. Stock turn is fast. Their restock cycle is predictable. They needed funding that aligned with their inventory cycle, not a single lump sum sitting inefficiently on the balance sheet.

The first facility was £125,000 in June, sized against two full restock cycles. As that capital worked through the business and the next manufacturing run came due, they applied again. Inventory, revenue, accounting, and banking data stayed connected, so re-underwriting took minutes. A second facility of £100,000 landed in September, a third of £100,000 in January, and a fourth of £100,000 in March. April brought a step-up to £200,000, sized to accelerating growth and timed to unlock a volume rebate on a larger manufacturing order (bigger volumes, better margins).

Each facility was earmarked for a specific inventory order. A manufacturing run. A container. A 3PL replenishment. Repeat customer orders. The founder knew exactly what each pound was funding. We knew exactly what was coming back through daily revenue share.

"We needed a funding partner who could give us access to capital fast, understood how inventory was a key growth driver, and could give us the confidence that capital would be there each cycle as we scaled."

Founder, Brand A

The result

Five facilities across ten months. Total capital deployed: £600,000. Revenue is up 60% since the first facility. Best-selling SKUs stayed in stock through every restock cycle, new products launched on schedule, and no stockouts as repeat-purchase volumes scaled.

Facility schedule
Total £600,000
£200k £150k £100k £50k £0 £125k June £100k Sept £100k Jan £100k March £200k April
First facility
Return facilities
Step up
+60%
Revenue growth since the first facility
5
Facilities disbursed over 10 months
£600k
Total deployed across five facilities in ten months
Brand B

Four facilities. £1.1m in funding. Consecutive marketing campaigns to fuel growth.

Total deployed £1,100,000
Sector
Health & wellness
Channel
DTC, performance-led
SKU profile
Hero SKUs + seasonal launches
Funding need
Marketing campaigns
Facility schedule
Total £1,100,000
£600k £450k £300k £150k £0 £500k Aug £300k Nov £200k March £100k April
First facility
Return facilities

Background

Brand B has grown over the past 12 months to become a category leader in the UK health & wellness sector with a performance-marketing-led growth model.

Each deployment funded a specific marketing campaign: a hero product push, a new product or seasonal launch, a peak-period drive.

The first facility was £500,000 in August, funding the peak-season campaign. Three further facilities followed as each new campaign window approached: £300,000 in November, £200,000 in March, and £100,000 in April. Data stayed connected throughout, so each reapplication was fast. Total deployed: £1,100,000.

"We needed a funding partner who could match our ambitious growth targets. CapRelease consistently funded us when we needed it, giving us the firepower to boost marketing spend and become a category leader."

Founder, Brand B

The pivot

Revenue was up 50% since the first facility when the founder made a deliberate strategic shift: profitability over growth. With a loyal repeat-customer base now in place, the company pulled back on ad spend and pivoted to a leaner, higher-margin operation built on hero SKUs and existing customers.

Our facilities flexed with their strategy due to the structure of the funding over time.

£1.1m
Deployed across four facilities
+50%
Revenue growth before the pivot to margin
Higher
Margin post-pivot. Now built for profit.
03 Side by side

Two unique companies. Two different funding needs. Both success stories.

Live data, long term funding partner, capital available when needed to support growth ambitions.

 
Brand A
Brand B
Sector
Food & beverage, repeat-purchase consumables
Health & wellness, performance-marketing-led
Structure
5 facilities, re-applied cycle by cycle
4 facilities, larger and strategic
First facility
£125,000
£500,000
Timing
Every 2 to 3 months, tied to the next restock cycle
Every 3 to 4 months, tied to the next marketing campaign
Capital used for
Specific stock orders, cycle by cycle
Specific marketing campaigns, facility by facility
Total deployed
£600,000
£1,100,000
Revenue outcome
+60% since the first facility
+50% before the deliberate pivot to margin
04 What we learned

Three observations from both case studies.

Different sectors. Different funding needs. Different outcomes. Three things were consistent across both.

Live data shapes the deal

Each deployment was sized against what the business looked like the day it applied. Both Brand A and Brand B were funded against the trading they were doing, not the trading they had done.

Timing beats amount

Brand A took £600,000 in five tranches matched to the restock cycle. Brand B took £1.1m in four tranches matched to the campaign calendar. Capital sized to the moment, not split arbitrarily across the year.

Funding that flexes with strategy

When Brand B switched from a growth strategy to a margin strategy, the funding didn't have to be torn up and rebuilt. Same facility structure, different use of capital. The shift happened without renegotiation.

Is this you?

Built for how eCommerce operates.

Four criteria. If you meet them, a CapRelease facility is likely a fit.

  • £20k+ monthly revenue, consistent over the last three months.
  • UK-registered eCommerce business.
  • 12 months or more of active trading history.
  • Using a 3PL to fulfil your orders.
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£20k to £1m. One fixed fee. Decisions in 24 to 72 hours. No personal guarantee. No equity. No spend restrictions.

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