A UK-based funding company was drowning in hundreds of ineligible applications. A small team was manually checking company registration numbers, validating businesses, and processing paperwork — taking days or weeks per application.
Here's how we transformed their application process through intelligent automation and real-time validation.

The Challenge

A financial services company providing funding to UK small and medium-sized businesses was overwhelmed by application volume. Despite clear eligibility criteria, they received hundreds of applications from ineligible companies, consuming massive staff time in manual verification.

The Core Issue:
Staff spent hours manually validating each application — checking company registration numbers with Companies House, verifying business details, and confirming eligibility criteria. Even eligible applications took days to process.

The Human Cost:
A small team was drowning in administrative work, preventing them from focusing on qualified applicants who genuinely needed funding.

The Solution

Our Approach: Real-time integration with Companies House and intelligent eligibility screening.

The Innovation

Real-time integration with Companies House for instant company validation and automated eligibility screening — revolutionary for financial services applications in 2012.

Key Components Delivered:

• Real-time Company Validation: Instant verification against Companies House database
  
  
• Automated Eligibility Screening: Rules engine determining qualification before submission
  
  
• Immediate Applicant Feedback: Real-time notification of eligibility status
  
  
• Quality Control System: Automatic flagging of inconsistencies or issues
  
  

The Results That Mattered

Quantified Business Impact:

• Application Quality: Reduced ineligible applications from 100+ monthly to virtually zero
  
  
• Processing Speed: Eligible applications processed in hours instead of days
  
  
• Staff Efficiency: Team could focus on qualified applicants and value-added services
  
  
• Applicant Experience: Immediate feedback instead of weeks of uncertainty
  
  

The Real Victory:
Transforming a drowning operation into an efficient, customer-focused service that helped genuine small businesses access funding faster while eliminating time-wasting on unqualified applications.