The Brokerage That Bridges Opportunity and Capital
We exist for the deals that matter: the acquisition that transforms a business, the site that becomes a scheme, the facility that turns a growth plan into a growth story.
Prefer to plan ahead? Book a call online or message us on WhatsApp.Expert insight. Innovative structures. Trusted relationships.
Ark Funding is a UK commercial finance brokerage helping entrepreneurs, business owners and property investors secure and deploy capital effectively. From our base in Covent Garden, London, we act for clients across the UK and offshore — from owner-managed trading businesses to experienced developers running multiple schemes.
Our mission is to help entrepreneurs and enterprises secure and deploy capital effectively through expert financial insight, innovative funding strategies and trusted investor relationships. Our vision is to bridge the gap between property opportunity and capital — structuring funding that maximises value and supports successful project delivery.
In practice, that means we do the thinking before the submitting. Every case is structured around the client's business model and cash flow, packaged the way credit teams want to read it, and placed with the lenders most likely to say yes — first time.
Three reasons clients come to us — and one reason they stay
Finance built around you
Your business model and cash flow set the structure — amount, term, security and repayment profile — before any lender is approached.
Custom packages across products
Bridging, development, asset, invoice and trade finance, combined where a blended structure outperforms any single facility.
Complex cases welcome
Offshore ownership, imperfect credit, unusual assets and deals other brokers turn away — handled with discretion and delivered with persistence.
The reason they stay? Deals complete. And when a case genuinely isn't fundable, we say so early — with a clear route to making it fundable next time.
The standards behind every deal
Candour first
You'll get an honest view of what's fundable on the first call — including when the honest answer is 'not yet, and here's what would change that'.
Structure over sales
We're paid to solve funding problems, not to push products. If the right answer is a smaller facility, a different product, or waiting a quarter, that's the advice you'll get.
Accountability to completion
One broker owns your case from enquiry to drawdown — chasing valuers, managing solicitors, and keeping you informed without being asked.
Built for owners, investors and developers
Our clients are experienced people making significant decisions: business owners funding growth or acquisition, landlords professionalising portfolios, developers delivering schemes from first site to fifteenth. We speak to you as the expert in your business — and bring the expertise in funding it.
- UK trading businesses, from SME to mid-market
- Property investors and portfolio landlords
- Developers — ground-up, conversion and refurbishment
- Expat and offshore borrowers, SPVs and holding structures
- Advisers and introducers acting for the above
Graham Martin Tyrrel
International Investment & Wealth Adviser
Graham Martin Tyrrel is a seasoned international investment and wealth adviser with over 25 years of experience across Dubai, Jersey, Switzerland and London. He specialises in advising HNW and UHNW individuals on bridging and developer finance, UK pensions, offshore structures, equity release and cross-border asset management.
He has held senior roles at institutions such as Barclays Wealth, Standard Chartered and Holborn Assets, with a track record in SPAC formation, ETF strategy and discretionary portfolio management, as well as assisting in company formation and start-ups. Subject to FCA authorisation or under an FCA-regulated entity, he advises on regulated and non-regulated UK financial products.
Graham has extensive experience in client acquisition, financial planning, jumbo life assurance contracts and global property investment. As a trusted non-executive director and frequent media commentator, he has led seminars across the Gulf and Europe and maintains strong ties with private banks and family offices. He is CeRER, CeMAP and CISI-qualified, with a focus on UK non-domiciled clients and international pension structures.
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