--- title: "Allica Bank: search popularity in the United Kingdom" description: "A UK bank for small and medium-sized businesses. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/brands/allica-bank" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Allica Bank: search popularity in the United Kingdom A UK bank for small and medium-sized businesses. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Brand**: Allica Bank - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among business lenders**: 23.9% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Business lenders | 3 | 23.9% | 20K | - [Business lenders](/demand/uk/categories/uk-business-lenders) ## Top business lenders in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Allica Bank was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Allica Bank is the fifth most recommended of the six. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Funding Circle | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | iwoca | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Start Up Loans | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | NatWest | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Allica Bank | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Fleximize | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about business lenders - Asked ChatGPT "Which business lender should I use in the UK?": 1. Funding Circle, 2. iwoca, 3. Allica Bank, 4. Start Up Loans - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best business lenders in the UK?": 1. Funding Circle, 2. iwoca, 3. Allica Bank, 4. Start Up Loans, 5. NatWest - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best business lender in the UK for startup funding?": 1. Start Up Loans, 2. iwoca, 3. Funding Circle, 4. Fleximize - Searched Google, AI Overview "best business lender": 1. Funding Circle, 2. iwoca, 3. NatWest, 4. Start Up Loans - Searched Google, AI Overview "small business loans uk": 1. Start Up Loans, 2. NatWest, 3. iwoca, 4. Funding Circle Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 19, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Allica Bank changed in the United Kingdom over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Allica Bank in the United Kingdom fell from 23.8K to 20K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Allica Bank’s share of searches among business lenders in the United Kingdom decreased from 26.4% to 23.9%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Allica Bank’s share of searches among business lenders in the United Kingdom peaked at 34.7% in April 2026 and was lowest at 23.9% in September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Allica Bank fell from 2nd to 3rd among business lenders in the United Kingdom. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom business lenders in September 2026? - In September 2026, Funding Circle gained share of searches among business lenders in the United Kingdom, from 33.6% to 39.5%. - In September 2026, Fleximize gained share of searches among business lenders in the United Kingdom, from 2.4% to 2.9%. - In September 2026, Start Up Loans lost share of searches among business lenders in the United Kingdom, from 10% to 5.3%. - In September 2026, iwoca lost share of searches among business lenders in the United Kingdom, from 27.5% to 26.5%. - In September 2026, Allica Bank lost share of searches among business lenders in the United Kingdom, from 24.4% to 23.9%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for NatWest in the United Kingdom fell 15.8% over 12 measured months, from 1.9K to 1.6K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Business lenders | 23.8K | 26.4% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | Business lenders | 19.4K | 26.3% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | Business lenders | 19.7K | 27.1% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | Business lenders | 23.8K | 26.3% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | Business lenders | 19.7K | 26.4% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | Business lenders | 24.1K | 26.7% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | Business lenders | 29K | 34.7% | 1 | | May 2026 | Business lenders | 24.1K | 31.2% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | Business lenders | 24.1K | 27.4% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | Business lenders | 23.8K | 27.2% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | Business lenders | 19.7K | 24.4% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | Business lenders | 20K | 23.9% | 3 | ## How are Allica Bank’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Allica Bank’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “allica” - “allica bank” ## Which business lenders compete with Allica Bank? - [Funding Circle](/demand/uk/brands/funding-circle): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/allica-bank-vs-funding-circle - [iwoca](/demand/uk/brands/iwoca): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/allica-bank-vs-iwoca - [Start Up Loans](/demand/uk/brands/start-up-loans): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/allica-bank-vs-start-up-loans - [Fleximize](/demand/uk/brands/fleximize): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/allica-bank-vs-fleximize - [NatWest](/demand/uk/brands/natwest): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/allica-bank-vs-natwest ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Allica Bank: search popularity in the United Kingdom". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/brands/allica-bank This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/brands/allica-bank. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.