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Invoice discounting calculator

Estimate available cash and annual cost separately. Change every assumption to match your business and the written proposal.

Illustrative planning tool

This calculator uses your assumptions, not live provider rates, and does not assess eligibility. The availability model deducts ineligible debt, applies the advance rate, caps funding, then subtracts reserves and current drawings. A provider may calculate these in a different order.

1. Estimate cash availability

Aged, disputed or otherwise excluded.

2. Estimate annual costs

Use the actual contractual fee base.
Include reference rate plus margin.

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Additional cash available

£51,500

After subtracting the reserve and the amount already borrowed.

Eligible invoices
£90,000
Funding before deductions
£76,500
Annual discount charge
£4,500
Annual service fee after minimum
£6,000
First-year setup costs
£500

Estimated first-year total

£11,000

Excludes VAT where applicable, audit, legal, payment, protection, renewal and exit charges unless included in your assumptions. Not an APR calculation.

How the estimate works

Eligible invoices = outstanding invoices − ineligible invoices. Funding before reserve = the smaller of eligible invoices × advance rate and facility limit. Additional availability = that amount − reserve − existing drawings, with negative results shown as zero additional availability.

Annual discount charge = average funded balance × total annual rate. Annual service cost = the higher of chargeable annual turnover × service percentage and twelve monthly minimum fees. First-year total adds the one-off setup cost. This assumes stable average drawings and annual usage; actual daily balances and fee timing vary.

Understanding the limits

The model does not individually calculate customer concentration, currency adjustments, invoice-ageing changes or specific contractual reserves. Include their effects in the ineligible amount or reserve only if that matches the provider's method. Do not double count an exclusion.

Average funded balance is a separate cost assumption, not a prediction from the current ledger. The tool shows a warning if that assumption exceeds the facility limit or the funding supported by the current invoices. An estimate is not a quote, a credit decision or confirmation that invoices qualify.

What if customers pay late?

Late payment can raise average drawings and discount charges, while ageing rules may reduce eligibility. Change both assumptions to test that scenario. Do not model only the extra interest.

Sources and verification

Published material checked on 24 October 2026. Provider terms can change; confirm them before applying. Examples and comparison methods are our own illustrations.

How we research and maintain this content

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