Number of active alternative finance funders in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2016

The source adds the following information. " Whilst this figure definitely will include high level of double counting (for instance, repeat donors for donation-based crowdfunding)"

The source adds the following information. "This is the fourth annual industry study, which includes data collected from 77 alternative finance platforms, as well as over 8,300 retail investors within the UK. This research was conducted over the course of six months and included three phases of research. The survey collected aggregate-level industrial data used to measure the size and growth of the industry, as well as other key metrics. This benchmark included responses from 77 platforms, capturing an estimated 95% of the visible UK online alternative finance market."

More information on methodology for this report can be seen on page 11.
The data on funders was broadly taken from a research survey of UK alternative finance funders.