Invoice Finance Application Readiness Checklist
Complete documentation helps your facility go live faster: gaps such as missing management accounts, an unreconciled debtor list or a failed director ID check can hold an application up. Tick these off before you apply, or before your first call with a provider, and print this page to work through it offline.
Company documents
- Certificate of incorporation
- Company registration number and registered address
- List of directors and shareholders
- Memorandum and articles of association (if requested)
Financial documents
- Last 12 months of business bank statements
- Latest filed accounts
- Most recent management accounts (within 3 months old)
- Aged debtor report
- Aged creditor report (if requested)
Invoicing evidence
- 3 to 5 sample invoices
- Proof of delivery or completion for those invoices (delivery notes, signed timesheets, PODs)
- A note of your top 5 customers by invoice value
Identity and verification
- Photo ID for each director (passport or driving licence)
- Proof of address for each director, dated within 3 months
For what each item is and why providers ask for it, see our full documents needed guide, or the 5-step application process this checklist supports.