SME Lender Digital Audit

TradeRiver: digital health score 68/100

TradeRiver sits in mid-table of UK SME lenders, ranked 53rd of 94 on our independent review of public digital signals.

Digital health score
68/100
Mid-tableRanked 53rd of 94

The sector median is 69/100. Scores come only from public information, collected October 2026 for the SME Lender Digital Audit.

Scorecard

Four areas, each scored 0 to 100 against the SME lender average. Higher is healthier.

Findability
88/100avg 81
showing up and making sense to Google
Mobile speed
64/100avg 57
how fast the site feels on a phone
Measurement
35/100avg 51
whether the firm can see what is working
Accessibility
92/100avg 87
being usable for everyone, an Equality Act duty

What we found for TradeRiver

TradeRiver (traderiver.com) is one of 104 UK SME lenders in the SME Lender Digital Audit, our independent review of public digital signals. That work gives TradeRiver a digital health score of 68 out of 100, 53rd of 94 and in the middle of the pack. That is in line with the sector median of 69. TradeRiver is strongest on findability (88 out of 100), a touch above the 81 average: showing up and making sense to Google. TradeRiver has most to gain on measurement (35 versus a 51 average), where small changes move the score.

Findability scored 88, 7 points above the 81 average, covering showing up and making sense to Google. On mobile speed, TradeRiver scored 64, just above the 57 average (how fast the site feels on a phone). Measurement: 35 out of 100, 16 points below the 51 SME lender average. That covers whether the firm can see what is working. For accessibility, 92 out of 100 is just above the 87 average: being usable for everyone, an Equality Act duty. TradeRiver’s free report lists every page tested and a prioritised set of fixes.

Strength
Findability 88/100

A touch above the 81 average.

Biggest opportunity
Measurement 35/100

Against a 51 SME lender average.

See also: The State of UK SME Lending Digital 2026 · all SME lenders

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