written by Reese454 on 24/04/2018
Initially the lady on the phone who tried to sell me their product was nice and friendly and sounded very convincing. I fell for it and paid £349.00 to gain access to their data base. It was tricky but I found luckily an institution who was willing to loan me money for my start up business. I rang UKBFC to tell them I received the grant, the lady on the phone sounded very surprised at first, almost not expecting that, which means now they have to refund me my money paid to them. From there on they sent me on a goose chase,. filling out forms about feed back of how their service was and I was suppose to receive a call from them to proceed with paying back the money. No one ever called. Then I attempted to call again and guess what? the lady on the other line became very rude saying 'you want your money? You Will Get It!!' Oh dear I knew I was in trouble. She gave me a number to the finance office (the boss's office I'm guessing) and they don't pick up their phone either. So I tried ringing the lady again, this time she doesn't pick up, cos they've added my number to the 'Do Not Pick Up No'.. I attempted to go via the original number of the lady that sold their product to me and guess what it is another lady with different accent. She was so weird the moment she knew what I was ringing about. Then unexpectedly she started to read to me a pre-text messages that made no sense to me at all.., Oh boy. I decided to write to them to say that I still need them to contact me as no one is picking up the phone. I sent the letter by recorded mail but it was mailed back to me about 2 weeks later that the address did not exist. I think the person running it is an American as he spoke to me ones but never after again. Now I don't trust any of these companies asking you to pay money to access database!
written by predragpedjavukovic on 05/02/2018
Nobody answer the phone...the girl who is menager ther was so nice at the beginning just to take £349 and she disappeared..You can't send a email to her or to call her but she meant to answer any questions and replay aby emails... Completely rubbish...
written by 278Thorpe on 27/09/2017
My e-mail to them: "You misled me in what is on offer on your website. I could not see the product before you took my money. Your so-called product is of no value to me and is not what I need or wanted or thought I was getting. I was under the impression that you would bring me in contact with Government departments directly that deals with Government loans or government grants specifically for farmers. I could not find a single government agency that offer grants or loans specifically to farmers – only private sector companies that offer business loans. There is a big difference. What is on your site is freely available online anyway. You did not tell me that. You misled me about the product. I want my money back."
written by Keithsr1952 on 15/07/2017
They take £349 from you then never answer any calls, they claim they will respond in 16 hours on their automated line, they do not respond to emails either. They effectively promise support and do nothing whatsoever but take the ,oney and stay silent. Staggered at the fact I have been trying now to get a call back for 3 months. If you want to join in reporting them please ler me know by commenting and we can form a cohesive customer response to have them investigated.
Written on: 28/03/2018
I have had the same problem. I was guaranteed results otherwise my money would be refunded.
There must be a government dept to stop people using Gov.
Good luck
Written on: 05/02/2018
Same with me
written by AnnBowen417 on 31/05/2017
They will mis sell their services by promising you he world. And then take your money. They will then totally ingnore your calls and emails if you want to complain or get a refund.
written by GavenStack112 on 09/05/2017
Use a free service: no money exchanging hands and better service. Don't be fooled by UKBFC.
written by RossJohnston19 on 06/05/2017
Most unprofessional female sociopathic staff member ever. Said hand over £349 for a software business plan and said I'll be running in three hours after telling them the nature of my business. Turn down loans and idiotic Girus when starting a business! After training in your field, find customers that will offer you work, and after payment buy tools and service your overheads. That is how I managed to do it.
written by ZainHaley54 on 13/04/2017
I was like all you others - very well convinced by UKBFC that they would help me get funding for my business- took my money - and had no help! Made a million calls left messages and emailed afew times (kept a record of all) then 4 months down the line finally got a refund! I did log in on the day I got my log in details and realised it was a load of rubbish so didn't login in again and after none existing customer service finally spoke to a man who reviewed my case and gave me a refund due to poor customer service ( not even acknowledging that there is no funding available to me they lied to get my money) but I can now sleep at night knowing my money is safe in my account and can use it more sensibly in the business! I feel i am a lucky one in this still recurring sham but please keep fighting and threaten with ombudsman and court and if need be take them to court - the more people that fight for money back hopefully the less the company will make thus hopefully eventually meaning the company goes under!!! Good luck to those of you claiming a refund and DO NOT pay any money to this sham if you are thinking about using them !
Written on: 01/05/2017
Have taken them to court and obtained CCJ. The problem is that every one of their addresses is just a "mail drop". However will not give up and will now go to the High Court whose Enforcement Officers (Sheriffs) have considerably more powers than the County Court Bailiffs. If necessary will issue a winding up order against them.
written by Houghtonsk40 on 27/03/2017
I like many others were taken in by UK Business Grants and their false promises, on the same day I paid my £349.00 I cancelled my payment with Capital One. They declined to accept my reasons for cancelling despite sending them details of other people who were complaining about this company. I then contacted, Citizens Advice, Action Fraud, F.C.A. and the Financial Ombudsman about this matter, the F.O.S. wrote to Capital One on my behalf detailing the issues I had raised. Then today 27/03/2017 I received an email from Capital One to say they were refunding the full amount I had tricked out off. Do not just give up with UK Business Grants, if you keep at it you also should get a refund.
written by AlanaMcQueen92 on 22/03/2017
I spoke with one of the telephone consultants recently. I was advised very strongly that there were many funding options and schemes available to me both within my particular area of work and location. I was made to feel that there really were a multitude of options. I paid my £379 and realised very quickly after logging into my account that this information communicated to me was hugely misleading and in actual fact there was little to nothing available to me. I emailed to complain to which I received no response until I emailed again and they said a refund would not be processed. I have subsequently emailed again and still no response and this is now over a week. I strongly advise that you dont use this service and certainly don't pay £379 to do so. very poor
written by kwEdwards73 on 21/03/2017
Wish I had read the reviews below before purchasing but wanted to share my story with everyone and help out as much people as possible. I too was misled and missold a load of mickey and when I called back the lady who sold me wouldnt pick up my calls or respond to my emails. I contacted my card to cancel however they said they couldnt help me because I was present when making the transaction and to take it up with the merchant. When I showed my credit card this review site & that it was an international sham they decided to file a customer service dispute claim but warned me it could take 6 months to get reimbursed but I still did it. Not wanting to wait that long I wanted to cover my bases and I also filled out an online court case against. You have to pay a fee to file online but you ask for that fee to be reimbursed by them in the amount you want back. The place to make a claim is online at 'moneyclaim.gov.uk' Two weeks later they called me and told me they would send me a wire transfer (more shade) of my court claim amount and to cancel the claim when I received. They actually sent me back my money along with my court fee. And just yesterday my credit card told me they actually recouped my payment amount. So in a way I thought I had been taken a fool when I bought their useless lying product, but I actually made money off of them. Hope this helps others, but definitely not worth the hassle and aggregation to deal with these bozos.
written by Law1953 on 15/03/2017
How dare these people claim you can get funding for your business when they know damn well there is no funding available.. wish I had done my homework before hand.. I've tried to get my money back but sadly don't think it will happen... How these people sleep at night I do not know.. I will take this further and let u know what happens.. I will do everything in my power through social media that these people are nothing... And that's being nice
written by keith0123 on 13/03/2017
unfortunately i feel this site is misleading, I was made to believe that this site was affiliated to the Government and I was told there was 80-90 sites to apply to,after I paid the monies and got the list there was 46 of which only seven were for grants and in three days since I had three refusals being told that the scheme was closed or had no money left.if you have just paid by card, check with your bank to see if you can get your money back. THIS SITE IS MISLEADING. i so wish I had checked reviews.
written by keelym on 07/03/2017
They don't offer anything which is not available for free and now I have had funding I am trying to get a refund and nobody is answering my calls or returning my emails.
written by 371Wilson on 06/03/2017
They are based in Canada no office in London or the uk ask Joel where he is based. All the workers are abroad in cananda and Spain complete sham
written by AshlyBoyd496 on 24/02/2017
Absolutely disgusting attitude from customer service advisor and mangers attitude Joel also awful. I have checked with government and local authorities and there are no grants available and now can't have a refund after me paying £349 . Do not use this company. Will be taking this further.
written by McNeilltn389 on 22/02/2017
I was unfortunate enough to have bought access to the hundreds of alleged grants waiting for me, post login I realised this was an oversell and the likelihood of a match was pretty small. I have written to trading standards, The European Consumer Centre for Services have opened a case reference for my complaint and have sent me a link welcome to give them a chance to refund and should they refuse to do so, which they have I can take them to court. I feel this company judging by the feedbacks on this website is notorious for overselling and refusing to refund when challenged, any company who was genuine would have a no quibble refund policy. I would stay away from this company. Sadly I don't think they are worth the £349 they take
written by AleahCarey23 on 20/02/2017
I fell for there lies and nonsense after I realized I had been duped I called and spoke to the lair who sold me only for her to ignore and pawn my calls to a robotic guy who is the only ever in customer service for him just to repeat no refunds. Awful service don't get duped by them like I did
written by Melton328 on 07/02/2017
At first, I was a bit sceptical, but decided to give them a try last year September and I was approved for a £15,000 grant. They were very helpful in searching for programs that suit my business needs.
written by Wrightye457 on 28/01/2017
After registered at their website a guy called me back asking for my name and address. Then he said "as I see you've met the requirements. Can you please give me your bankcard details?" I said sorry no bank details. I blocked the number and talked to my lawyer friend. He confirmed it as a sham and reading the 111 reviews, I'm happy that I did the right thing.
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Written on: 19/09/2017
I had call from them telling me I was eligible for a free government grant,thought something was dodgy as it's a lengthy process but they told me funding was from company called Haven funding plc,call gov business help line and they are not even registered with any government schemes, called them and questioned them about certain things and they hung up, so called company avoid at all costs