Kuflink Group Plc

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

Kent, United Kingdom

Certified Since

April 2023

Industry

Other financial services

Sector

Service with Minor Environmental Footprint

Operates In

United Kingdom

The Group consists of the parent company, Kuflink Group Plc, and 100% owned subsidiaries Kuflink Ltd, Kuflink Bridging Ltd and Kuflink Security Trustees Ltd. Both Kuflink Ltd and Kuflink Bridging Ltd are authorised and regulated by the FCA. Kuflink Ltd owns and manages the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform and is authorised as an operator of an electronic lending system and to hold client money under CASS 7 rules. It acts as a financial intermediary; matching individual lenders with borrowers in the property lending sector that are seeking capital in the form of short-term bridging finance facilities, conducted in accordance with the framework in Article 36H of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001. Corporate lenders enter into a corporate lender agreement on the platform. For the service of P2P platform funding, Kuflink Ltd receives an agreed income from Kuflink Bridging Ltd. Kuflink Bridging Ltd is authorised to carry out credit broking, debt administration and collection. The loans that are originated by Kuflink Bridging Ltd are then matched to P2P lenders on the platform and Kuflink Bridging takes up to 5% exposure which both evidence ‘skin in the game’ and acts as a first loss piece for any impairments on the underlying loan.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Kuflink Group Plc earned an overall score of 90.6. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
90.6
90.6 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 21.9

Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.

Mission & Engagement3.7
Ethics & Transparency8.1
+ Mission Locked10

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.


Workers 29.6

Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.

Financial Security11.9
Health, Wellness, & Safety4.2
Career Development4.7
Engagement & Satisfaction6.5

Community 29.3

Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion8.4
Economic Impact10.0
Civic Engagement & Giving4.9
Supply Chain Management6.0

Environment 4.7

Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.

Environmental Management0.9
Air & Climate1.0
Water0.3
Land & Life2.0

Customers 5.0

Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.

Customer Stewardship5.0


Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2023 Overall B Impact Score90.6

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