Exit Cost Calculator
Leaving an invoice finance facility early usually costs the minimum monthly fee for whichever is longer, the notice period you still have to serve or the minimum term left on the contract, plus any fixed exit fee. On the default example, a £750 minimum fee, a 3-month notice period, no minimum term outstanding beyond that, and a £500 fixed exit fee comes to £2,750 to leave today. Enter your own figures below.
The exit cost of leaving a UK invoice finance facility early is typically calculated as the minimum monthly fee multiplied by the longer of the remaining notice period or the remaining minimum contract term, since the notice period usually counts towards rather than adds to the minimum term, plus any fixed exit or administration fee stated in the agreement. More detail + scope
This page covers
UK invoice finance exit cost calculation: notice period fees, minimum term charges, fixed exit or administration fees, and how they typically combine
Not covered here
The non-cost feasibility of switching provider, including security release and timing (see /tools/switching-feasibility-checker/), and comparing ongoing fees between providers (see /tools/fee-comparison-template/)
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Estimated cost to exit today
£2,750.00
3 months (the longer of notice and minimum term) at £750.00 = £2,250.00, plus a £500.00 fixed exit fee.
Worked example: change the figures to your own. Assumes notice and minimum term are not both charged in full, the common structure; confirm the actual termination clause in your agreement, since some differ.
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Months charged (longer of notice and minimum term) | 3 |
| Minimum monthly fee | £750.00 |
| Months cost (3 x £750.00) | £2,250.00 |
| Fixed exit / administration fee | £500.00 |
| Total estimated exit cost | £2,750.00 |
Source: Market Invoice exit cost model
Illustrative. Confirm the actual termination clause in your own facility agreement.
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### Worked example: £750 minimum fee, 3 months notice, £500 exit fee | Component | Value | | --- | --- | | Months charged (longer of notice and minimum term) | 3 | | Minimum monthly fee | £750.00 | | Months cost (3 x £750.00) | £2,250.00 | | Fixed exit / administration fee | £500.00 | | Total estimated exit cost | £2,750.00 | Source: Market Invoice exit cost model Illustrative. Confirm the actual termination clause in your own facility agreement.
“Directors often compare a new provider's rate against their current one and conclude switching saves money, without ever pricing what leaving actually costs. I have seen the exit charge wipe out more than a year of the saving. Ask the current provider for a written redemption figure, today's date, before you sign anything with a new funder. A verbal estimate from months ago is not the number you will actually be charged.”
What usually makes up the figure
Most facility agreements charge the minimum monthly fee for the notice period you have to serve, and separately for any minimum contract term still outstanding, though the two usually run concurrently rather than stacking, since serving notice typically counts towards the minimum term. A fixed exit or administration fee, if the agreement has one, is added on top of whichever period applies.
Cost is only half the picture
Even once you know the cost, whether the outgoing provider holds a charge over your receivables that needs releasing or ranking often sets the real timetable for a switch, sometimes more than the cost does. See our switching feasibility checker for that side of leaving a facility, and our fee comparison template for weighing a new provider's terms against what you're currently paying.
Founder & Managing Director, Muswell Rose, founder and PSC of Best Business Loans Ltd
Adam is the founder and managing director of Muswell Rose and a founder of Best Business Loans Ltd, the company behind Market Invoice. He spent over three years as managing director of Penny, a UK invoice finance business, and his career runs through insurance, mortgages, commercial finance and fintech lending. He writes the Market Invoice library.
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