Arkle Finance: digital health score 73/100

As part of the SME Lender Digital Audit, we assessed Arkle Finance (arklefinance.co.uk) alongside 104 UK SME lenders, using public information only. Arkle Finance earned a digital health score of 73 out of 100, which places it in the top third of the sector and 23rd of 94. Set against peers, the score lands 4 points above the sector median of 69. Where Arkle Finance does best is measurement: 60 out of 100, ahead of the 51 SME lender average. The clearest opportunity is accessibility, at 84 against a 87 average, where a focused fix would lift the overall score most.

Findability: 88 out of 100, 7 points above the 81 SME lender average. That covers showing up and making sense to Google. For mobile speed, 62 out of 100 is just above the 57 average: how fast the site feels on a phone. Measurement scored 60, 9 points above the 51 average, covering whether the firm can see what is working. On accessibility, Arkle Finance scored 84, a little below the 87 average (being usable for everyone, an Equality Act duty). A prioritised, page-by-page view for Arkle Finance is in the free report.