UK Alternative Investment Platforms

London-based property crowdfunding platform founded in 2014, connecting investors with UK property development opportunities through mezzanine finance and equity structures.

Debt and equity crowdfunding for established SMEs.

UK equity crowdfunding platform founded in 2011 by Darren Westlake and Luke Lang.

Crowdestates is a UK property investment platform offering equity and debt participations in residential and commercial developments.

FCA-authorised P2P platform (FRN 723959) providing senior-secured development finance to UK SME property developers.

Directly FCA-authorised UK P2P lending platform (FRN 648742) offering business loans, bonds and loan notes with no investor-facing fees and an IFISA wrapper.

Global marketplace and merchant for fine wine and spirits (including whisky casks) with self-managed, expert-assisted and discretionary managed portfolios.

UK-based tokenisation infrastructure provider directly authorised by the FCA (FRN 1045023), serving institutional and professional clients across real estate, private credit, funds and commodities.

Fine wine investment company offering managed portfolios (Cult Wine Investment) and a self-directed trading marketplace (CultX).

Whisky cask marketplace operated by Decant Group Ltd (formerly Blackford Casks Ltd).

Downing LLP (FRN 545025) is a UK-based, FCA-authorised MiFID investment manager founded in 1986, managing c.

UK corporate advisor specialising in fundraising, M&A and value creation for innovative, high-impact driven businesses.

easyMoney (E-Money Capital Ltd, FRN 231680) is a directly FCA-authorised UK property-backed P2P lender, part of the easy® brand family.

EdAid Ltd (FRN 673376) is a directly FCA-authorised education finance technology firm administering interest-free instalment and income-based repayment plans between students, education providers and lenders.

UK P2P consumer credit platform offering credit-line products positioned as a credit-card alternative.

UK impact platform (Lendahand Ethex Ltd) listing bonds in clean-energy companies operating in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Envestors Limited is a UK fintech and early-stage investment facilitator founded in 2004, directly authorised by the FCA (FRN 523952).

Edinburgh-based member-led angel syndicate, directly FCA-authorised (FRN 955933), arranging early-stage equity investments in Scottish companies.

Equity Spark Limited (FRN 665367) is a directly FCA-authorised equity crowdfunding platform focused on UK university spin-outs, science park ventures and early-stage startups.

Ethex (Ethex Investment Club Ltd) is a UK not-for-profit direct impact investment platform offering community shares and bonds from social enterprises (community energy, affordable housing, fair finance).

Directly FCA-authorised cross-border equity crowdfunding platform (FRN 624555) founded in 2013 by Chris Thomas and Sam Quawasmi.

UK peer-to-peer lending platform specialising in property-secured business loans.

FCA-authorised investment platform (Funderbeam Markets Limited, FRN 794918) combining primary fundraising for early-stage and growth companies with a blockchain-based secondary marketplace.

UK SME lender (FRN 722513) founded 2010.