Lender profile

AU Small business loans

AU Small is on Recur Club's lender panel, writing cgss over draft cash credit, cgtmsme overdraft cash credit, cgtmsme term loan and 7 other products. Observed tickets run ₹5 cr to ₹5 cr, priced between 10.5% and 10.5%. Median turnaround from application to disbursal is about 82 days.

  • ✓Tickets from ₹5 Cr – ₹5 Cr across 10 products
  • ✓Indicative pricing 10.5% – 10.5%, as quoted on live transactions
  • ✓Around 82 days from application to disbursal when the file is clean
  • ✓We check your fit against every lender on the panel, not just this one
10
Products live
82
Days median turnaround
— The screen your file has to clear

The screen your file has to clear

What is checked before anything else, and applies to every product below.

Behaviour & gates
  • Borrower: CIBIL ≥650
  • age ≥2y (cgss over draft cash credit, cgss term loan, cgss working capital demand loan only)
  • pan-India
  • sector-agnostic (45 sectors — full list in data JSON) (varies by product)
  • Private Limited, Public, Limited Liability Partner, Sole proprietorship
  • Financials
    runway ≥9mo (domestic factoringdropline overdraftexport financingimport factoringsecured term loanvendor financing)
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  • runway ≥6mo (bank guarantee, letter of credit, loan against property, loan against securities, machinery loan, overdraft / cash credit, vehicle financing)
  • runway ≥12mo (cgss over draft cash credit, cgss term loan, cgss working capital demand loan)
  • TOL/adjusted tangible net worth ≤5 (varies by product)
  • debt/EBITDA ≤4 (bank guarantee, domestic factoring, dropline overdraft, export financing, import factoring, letter of credit, loan against property, loan against securities, machinery loan, overdraft / cash credit, secured term loan, vehicle financing, vendor financing)
  • debt/EBITDA ≤3 (cgss over draft cash credit, cgss term loan, cgss working capital demand loan, cgtmsme overdraft cash credit, cgtmsme term loan, cgtmsme working capital demand loan, purchase invoice discounting, sales invoice discounting, working capital demand loan)
  • debt/networth ≤4 (bank guarantee, domestic factoring, dropline overdraft, export financing, import factoring, letter of credit, loan against property, loan against securities, machinery loan, overdraft / cash credit, secured term loan, vehicle financing, vendor financing)
  • debt/networth ≤3 (cgss over draft cash credit, cgss term loan, cgss working capital demand loan, cgtmsme overdraft cash credit, cgtmsme term loan, cgtmsme working capital demand loan, purchase invoice discounting, sales invoice discounting, working capital demand loan)
  • DSCR ≥1 (varies by product)
  • rev ≥₹10cr (cgss over draft cash credit, cgss term loan, cgss working capital demand loan only)
  • maximum annualrevenue: 100 (cgss over draft cash credit, cgss term loan, cgss working capital demand loan only)
  • Deal: rate 8–16% (range across products — see matrix)
  • ticket ₹0–200cr (range across products — see matrix)
  • tenure 12–180mo (range across products — see matrix)
  • no PEP
  • Security (observed): 1st/pari-passu charge on current assets (100%)
  • Personal Guarantee Of Promoters / Directors / Property Owner (71%)
  • median ticket ₹10cr
  • median rate 14%
  • median turnaround 82d
  • Security asked in : Personal Guarantee Of Promoters/Directors (×2), Escrow Of Cashflows (×2), 1st/pari-passu charge on current assets (×2), Fixed Deposit <5% (×2)
  • Security asked in : 1st/pari-passu charge on current assets (×12), Personal Guarantee Of Promoters/Directors (×7), FD margin 15–20% (×7), FD margin 20–30% (×4)
  • Security asked in 2026: 1st/pari-passu charge on current assets (×14), Personal Guarantee Of Promoters / Directors / Property Owner (×10), 1st charge on P&M (×6), FD margin 20–30% (×3)
  • share → in-principle approval (initial interest): ≈29d
  • in-principle approval → sanction (underwriting): ≈10d
  • sanction → disburse (closing): ≈0d
— Products & indicative terms

What AU Small lends, and on what terms

What has actually been offered on live transactions, not brochure numbers. Treat them as the band you are likely to be quoted inside, not a promise. Open a row for that product's credit box.

ProductTicketPricingTenure
Secured Term Loan▾

Turnaround ~82d

Rejects
  • Negative sectors
    Gambling and BettingGems and JewelleryLottery BusinessTobacco ProductsBankingFinancial ServicesInsuranceReal Estate (non asset Light)Real Estate (asset Light)
Wins
  • Director overdue: 0.001 INR Cr
  • Director CIBIL: 650
  • States: pan-India
  • Company types: Private Limited, Public, Limited Liability Partner, Sole proprietorship
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  • Min Runway: 9 Months
  • Debt / EBITDA: 4
  • Debt / Net worth: 4
  • Debt Service Coverage Ratio: 1
  • Offered terms (past deals): rate 10.5–10.5–10.5%
  • ₹5–5–5 Cr
  • 12–12–12 mo
  • Turnaround: ≈82 days (share→disburse)
  • Asks for Provisional financials (×1)
Behaviour & gates
  • Min tenure (mo): 12 Months
  • Min ticket (₹cr): 1
  • Max tenure (mo): 108 Months
  • Min rate (%): 9
  • Politically Exposed Person: No
  • Max ticket (₹cr): 100
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  • Security required: 8 values → data JSON
  • Max rate (%): 16
  • rate — stated 9–16%, actually offered 10.5–10.5% → within stated band
  • Amount — stated 1–100 Cr, actually offered 5–5 Cr → within stated band
  • Tenure — stated 12–108 mo, actually offered 12–12 mo → within stated band
₹5 cr10.5%12 mo

Also offered, with no terms observed yet: Cgss Over Draft Cash Credit, Cgtmsme Overdraft Cash Credit, Cgtmsme Term Loan, Dropline Overdraft, Operating Lease, Overdraft / Cash Credit, Purchase Invoice Discounting, Sales Invoice Discounting, Working Capital Demand Loan.

— Common questions

What borrowers ask about AU Small

What does AU Small lend?
AU Small writes cgss over draft cash credit, cgtmsme overdraft cash credit, cgtmsme term loan, dropline overdraft, operating lease, overdraft / cash credit and 4 further products. Across those, observed facilities run ₹5 cr to ₹5 cr.
What ticket size does AU Small offer?
Facilities observed on live transactions run from ₹5 cr to ₹5 cr. The band differs by product, so the figure that applies to you depends on which facility you are asking for.
What rate does AU Small charge?
Rates observed on live transactions fall between 10.5% and 10.5% a year. Tenures run 12 to 12 months. These are observed figures, not a quote, and the rate you are offered depends on your file.
How long does AU Small take to disburse?
About 82 days from application to disbursal at the median, where the file is complete. Missing financials, unresolved security or a pending no-objection from an existing lender are what usually stretch it.
What are AU Small's eligibility criteria?
The first screen is the bureau: a borrower CIBIL of at least 650. Revenue, leverage and debt-service thresholds apply on top and vary by product. The full credit box for each product is set out on this page.

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Lender intelligence dossier - screening gates, per-product terms and sanction observations, derived from lender policy documents and observed transactions. Figures are observed from a sample and are not an offer, a commitment, or a statement of AU Small's current policy. Terms are set by the lender at the time of sanction.