Capital at risk. This is a private lending opportunity. Repayment depends on the performance and solvency of SwitchFair, the Scottish Partnership that operates the SwitchFair Capital programme.

How it works

£25,000 follows one of two defined routes.

Receivables Investors finance the customer-acquisition cycle. Growth Investors finance the operating business. Each route has distinct use-of-funds and return terms.

Receivables Investor

Ring-fenced receivables finance.

Four £25,000 investments provide £100,000 solely for qualifying affiliate pre-payments. Supplier commissions return to the controlled collection structure and can fund further sales.

Growth Investor

Operating growth capital.

Two £25,000 investments provide £50,000 for people, systems, compliance and working capital while the business scales.

Operating flow

From investor capital to supplier settlement.

1Investor selects a route

A £25,000 Receivables or Growth investment.

2Capital is allocated

To the ring-fenced receivables account or the operating business.

3Customers switch

An approved acquisition partner operates the customer journey. Qualifying sales enter SwitchFair's contracted fulfilment process.

4Receivables arise

Commission becomes payable by participating energy suppliers.

5Cash is collected

Supplier receipts replenish programme liquidity and reserve balances.

6Investor is paid

According to the payment terms for the selected investor route.

Payment waterfall

A defined order for supplier receipts.

1
Supplier commissions received

Cash received through supplier connectivity partners or directly from participating energy suppliers.

2
Essential operating and collection costs

Only agreed costs directly required to operate and collect the receivables.

3
Investor payments

Payments due under the applicable Receivables Investor or Growth Investor documents.

4
Reserve Account top-up

Target: 10% of outstanding investor capital.

5
Affiliate pre-payments

Funding of the next approved acquisition cycle.

6
Business surplus

Residual cash retained.

Reserve Account

Additional liquidity protection.

A reserve equal to 10% of outstanding investor capital is maintained to support monthly interest payments and short-term differences in the timing of supplier receipts.

Why it matters

A visible reserve provides a buffer for timing delays, disputed sales, cancellations or temporary supplier payment slippage.

Receivables register

A transparent record of qualifying supplier receivables.

ReferenceCounterpartyGross receivableExpected paymentSecurity status
REC-001[Supplier / intermediary]£[—][Date]Placeholder
REC-002[Supplier / intermediary]£[—][Date]Placeholder
REC-003[Supplier / intermediary]£[—][Date]Placeholder

If the market pauses

Pause new deployment. Collect existing receivables. Restart when suppliers reopen.

1Supplier appetite pauses

New acquisition is reduced or stopped.

2Capital deployment pauses

SwitchFair does not need to keep funding new sales.

3Existing receivables settle

Qualifying accepted sales continue through their contractual settlement cycle.

4Market reopens

New acquisition can restart when supplier demand returns.

Existing receivables remain subject to counterparty solvency, contractual rights, cancellations, clawbacks and qualification requirements.