CfEL is managed by an independent Board of Directors, drawn from across industry and finance, and has 18 full-time expert staff as well as retaining specialist consultants and other professionals as required. It commenced trading in April 2008 and is wholly owned by UK Government through the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (‘BIS’).

The primary objective for CfEL is to deliver the highest level of service to its customers and other stakeholders. To that end the company supports both existing programmes and actively seeks new opportunities that increase the provision of capital for early stage SMEs in the UK.

CfEL's activities support BIS in achieving its Public Service Agreements Targets (‘PSAs’) notably;

PSA 1 - Raise the productivity of the UK economy.

PSA 7 - Improve the economic performance of all English regions and reduce the gap in economic growth rates between regions.

More specifically the activity of the company furthers BIS's Departmental Strategic Objectives (‘DSOs’), notably;

DSO 2: Increase innovation, enterprise and the growth of businesses with a focus on new industrial opportunities and bringing benefits to all regions.

The Framework Agreement under which Capital for Enterprise Limited operates can be accessed by clicking here.