How it works — Creditmirror
How it works

From a black box to a clear plan — in about a week.

No long engagement, no jargon, no agenda. You send your numbers, a credit analyst assesses you the way a bank's committee would, and you get back exactly where you stand and what to fix — before a single application goes in.

3 steps. No retainer. From 3 business days. We never arrange loans.
The process

Three steps that mirror a real bank's review.

Each step is built to surface what an underwriter sees — minus the wait and the mystery of an actual application.

01

Share your numbers

You send a short, defined set of documents through a secure upload — no live bank files or sensitive borrower data required. We work from your own financials and a brief questionnaire, so the picture we assess is the same one a lender will request.

  • Last two years of financial statements
  • Your most recent management accounts
  • A 10-minute questionnaire about the business and the funding you want
≈ 30 minutes of your timeSecure upload
02

We underwrite you

A credit analyst scores your business against the exact ratios, thresholds, and red flags a lender's credit committee uses to decide yes or no. We assess methodology and your real figures — independently, with no stake in whether you ever take a loan. Nothing is automated away; a human who has sat on the lending side reads your file.

Committee-style scoringReviewed by a credit analystZero lender commission
03

You get your verdict

You receive a plain-English report: where you'd land today, the specific issues that would trigger a decline, and a prioritized list of fixes ranked by impact. It tells you whether to apply now, what to repair first, and which kind of lender is most likely to say yes — so you walk in already approvable.

  • Your readiness score and likely decision
  • Every red flag, named specifically
  • A prioritized, plain-English fix-list
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Optional: walk it through together

On the Assessment + Strategy Call tier, you also get a 60-minute session to talk through your fix-list, sequence the repairs, and plan how to approach lenders — plus two weeks of follow-up questions as you put it into action.

Included on the top tier
What we examine

The four things a committee actually weighs.

We don't grade you on a vague "financial health" score. We test the specific dimensions an underwriter has to sign off on.

Repayment capacity

DSCR

Can the business comfortably cover the new repayments out of its cash flow? This is the single number that sinks the most applications.

Balance-sheet strength

Debt / Equity

How leveraged are you already, and is there enough owner's stake for a lender to feel the risk is shared rather than dumped on them?

Liquidity

Current ratio

Whether you can meet short-term obligations without the new loan immediately papering over a cash hole — a classic red flag underwriters hunt for.

Trading performance

Revenue trend

The direction and stability of your revenue and margins — the story your numbers tell about whether the business is strengthening or slipping.

What you walk away with

Your verdict, in the bank's language.

  • 01Readiness score & likely decisionApprove, conditional, or decline — where you'd land today.
  • 02Your numbers vs the thresholdsEvery ratio a committee checks, set against the levels they use.
  • 03The red flags that trigger a declineNamed, not hand-waved — so you know exactly what to address.
  • 04A prioritized fix-listWhat to change first, and the impact each fix has on your odds.
  • 05Your best-fit lender profileThe type of lender most likely to approve a business like yours.
Credit Readiness Report — Confidential Conditional
Overall readiness62 / 100
Repayment capacityTight
Balance sheet strengthWeak
Trading performanceSolid
Fixes to reach “approvable”3 actions
How long it takes

Days, not weeks.

Red-Flag Scan
3 days

A fast pass to surface the deal-killers before you go further.

Full Assessment
5–7 days

The complete committee-style review and fix-list.

+ Strategy Call
Within 7 days

The full assessment plus your scheduled walkthrough session.

Why it's honest

We're paid for one thing: the truth.

We don't arrange financing and we take no commission from any lender — ever. A broker only gets paid when you borrow, so "you're not ready yet" is the one verdict they can't afford to give. We can. Sometimes that's the most valuable thing in the report.

The only outcome we're paid to deliver is an accurate read on whether you'll get a yes — and exactly how to earn it.

Know your verdict before the bank does.

Pick the assessment that fits where you are, and find out exactly where you stand.

Get your assessment
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An independent, bank's-eye view of your business — before you ask anyone for money.

Creditmirror provides independent credit-readiness assessments for informational and planning purposes only. We are not a lender, loan broker, or licensed financial adviser; we do not arrange financing and we receive no commissions from any lender. Assessments are estimates of how a lender may view a business based on the information provided and are not a guarantee of any lending outcome. © 2026 Creditmirror.