This statistic shows the breakdown of the alternative finance market in the United Kingdom as of 2014, by the average amounts either borrowed (through lending P2P platforms) or raised (by fundraising platforms) by various platforms within this finance system. In that time, the average amounts raised through rewards crowdfunding platforms reached 3,766 British pounds.
Alternative finance market breakdown according to the average amount borrowed (P2P lending) or raised (funding) by platforms in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014
primary industry figures as well as extensive surveys of businesses and consumers
Supplementary notes
The source adds the following information: "Alternative finance is an umbrella term, covering a very diverse market of various innovative financial models."
The methodology is clarified by the source as follows: "Four stages of research activity were carried out from March to September 2014. (1) Stage one involved collecting primary transactional data directly from alternative finance platforms. (2) Stage two consisted of designing and distributing model-specific questionnaires to survey funders and fundraisers of alternative finance. In total 15,658 users were surveyed. (3) Stage three conducted in association with ACCA and PwC included two external national surveys to understand the level of awareness among consumers of alternative finance. 2,007 consumers and 506 SMEs were surveyed. (4) Stage four was the industry-wide tracking survey among UK crowdfunding associations and P2P associations to gather industrial figures for year 2014. Transactional data was collected for quarters one to three of 2014."
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Nesta. (November 7, 2014). Alternative finance market breakdown according to the average amount borrowed (P2P lending) or raised (funding) by platforms in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/370708/uk-alternative-finance-market-breakdown-platform-average-amount-borrowed-raised/
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Nesta. (2014). Alternative finance market breakdown according to the average amount borrowed (P2P lending) or raised (funding) by platforms in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/370708/uk-alternative-finance-market-breakdown-platform-average-amount-borrowed-raised/
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