1. Market Definition

• Report Coverage
• Market Sectors
• Factoring
• Recourse Factoring
• Non-Recourse Factoring
• Invoice Discounting
• And Discounting
• Market Trends
• Market Position
• The Uk
• The World
• Trade Associations
• Factors And Discounters Association
• Credit Management
• The Credit Management Research Centre

2. Market Size

• The Total Market
• Members Of The Factors And Discounters Association
• Table 1: Fda Members’ Client Turnover From Factoring And Invoice Discounting In The Uk And The Republic Of Ireland, And Their Total Number Of Clients (£Bn And Number), 1996-2000
• All Companies
• Table 2: The Estimated Market For Factoring And Invoice Discounting In The Uk And The Republic Of Ireland By Sector By Value (£M), 1996-2000
• By Market Sector
• Table 3: Fda Members’ Client Turnover From Factoring And Invoice Discounting In The Uk And The Republic Of Ireland By Sector (%), 1996-2000
• Domestic Factoring
• Table 4: Fda Members’ Client Turnover From Domestic Factoring In The Uk And The Republic Of Ireland (£Bn), 1996-2000
• Invoice Discounting
• Table 5: Fda Members’ Client Turnover From Domestic Invoice Discounting In The Uk And The Republic Of Ireland (£Bn), 1996-2000
• And Discounting
• Table 6: Fda Members’ Client Turnover From International Factoring And Discounting In The Uk And The Republic Of Ireland (£M), 1996-2000
• The Market
• The Uk Economy
• Table 7: Average Payment Period In The Uk (Number Of Days), 1996-2001
• Prepayments
• (£Bn), 1996-2000
• Bank Lending
• First Quarter 1996-2001
• The Smaller Company
• 1997/1999
• (% Of Enterprises), 2001
• Leasing And Hire-Purchase
• Table 12: The Uk Leasing And Hire-Purchase Market By Value (£M), 1996-2000
• Table 13: The Uk Leasing And Hire-Purchase Market By Type Of Asset Financed By Value (%), 2000
• Table 14: The Uk Leasing And Hire-Purchase Market By Customer Turnover By Value (£ And %), 2000

3. Industry Background

• Historical Background
• Recent Developments
• Number Of Companies
• (£Bn), 1985-2000
• Employment
• The Marketplace
• Distribution
• The Market?
• Legislation
• Late Payment

4. Competitor Analysis

• The Marketplace
• Table 16: The Uk’s Top Ten Factors And Discounters By Estimated Advances (£M), 2001
• Market Leaders
• The Royal Bank Of Scotland Commercial Services Ltd
• Company Structure
• Current And Future Developments
• Financial Results
• Commercial Finance Ltd
• Company Structure
• Current And Future Developments
• Financial Results
• Commercial Credit Ltd
• Company Structure
• Current And Future Developments
• Financial Results
• (Uk) Ltd
• Company Structure
• Current And Future Developments
• Financial Results
• Sales Financing
• Company Structure
• Current And Future Developments
• Financial Results
• Commercial Finance Ltd
• Company Structure
• Current And Future Developments
• Financial Results
• Nmb-Heller Ltd
• Company Structure
• Current And Future Developments
• Financial Results
• Cashflow Finance
• Company Structure
• Current And Future Developments
• Financial Results
• Euro Sales
• Company Structure
• Current And Future Developments
• Financial Results
• Venture Finance Plc
• Company Structure
• Current And Future Developments
• Financial Results
• Promotion
• And 2001
• And Threats
• Strengths
• Weaknesses
• Opportunities
• Threats

6. Buying Behaviour

• The Customer Base
• By Turnover
• Table 18: The Customer Base For Factoring And Invoice Discounting By Company Turnover (£ And % Of Clients), 2000
• By Economic Activity
• 2000
• Small Businesses
• Table 20: The Principal Problems Affecting Small Businesses (% Of Businesses), 2001
• Financial Needs
• Table 21: Breakdown Of Fda Members’ Clients By Turnover (£, % Of Clients And % Of Advances), 2000
• Other Factors

7. Current Issues

• The Market
• Table 22: Number Of Limited-Company Liquidations And Bankruptcies, January To June 2000 And 2001
• Insolvency Law
• Brewmark
• Credit Referencing

8. The Global Market

• Introduction
• The European Market
• (Million Euros), 2000
• Table 24: The Percentage Of Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises In Selected European Countries Using Factoring Or Invoice Discounting As A Source Of External Finance, 2001
• The World Market
• 2000
• The World
• Table 26: The World’s Largest Markets For Factoring And Invoice Discounting By Value (Million Euros), 2000
• Market Segmentation
• Table 27: World Turnover Of The Members Of Factors Chain International By Sector (Million Euros), 2000

9. Forecasts

• Introduction
• Forecasts 2001 To 2006
• Table 28: The Forecast Market For Factoring And Invoice Discounting In The Uk And The Republic Of Ireland By Sector By Value (£M), 2001-2006
• Future Trends
• More New Entrants
• Exits From The Market
• Mainland Europe

10. Company Profiles

• Commercial Finance Ltd
• Commercial Credit Ltd
• (Uk) Ltd
• Commercial Finance Ltd
• Nmb-Heller Ltd
• The Royal Bank Of Scotland Commercial Services Ltd
• Venture Finance Plc

11. Further Sources

• Associations
• Periodicals
• Directories
• General Sources
• Information Sources
• Government Publications
• Other Sources