Mercantile Trust Limited: digital health score 81/100

As part of the Specialist Lending Digital Audit, we assessed Mercantile Trust Limited (mercantiletrust.co.uk) alongside 77 UK specialist lenders, using public information only. Mercantile Trust Limited earned a digital health score of 81 out of 100, which places it in the top third of the sector and 2nd of 76. Set against peers, the score lands 15 points above the sector median of 66. Where Mercantile Trust Limited does best is measurement: 85 out of 100, well ahead of the 45 specialist lender average. The clearest opportunity is findability, at 86 against a 82 average, where a focused fix would lift the overall score most.

Findability scored 86, 4 points above the 82 average, covering showing up and making sense to Google. On mobile speed, Mercantile Trust Limited scored 64, just above the 58 average (how fast the site feels on a phone). Measurement: 85 out of 100, 40 points above the 45 specialist lender average. That covers whether the firm can see what is working. For accessibility, 100 out of 100 is comfortably above the 90 average: being usable for everyone, an Equality Act duty. A prioritised, page-by-page view for Mercantile Trust Limited is in the free report.