BFS Funding I credit ratings confirmed on trade receivables notes

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Morningstar DBRS confirms AA (sf) credit ratings on BFS Funding I Limited's Euro, Sterling, and U.S. Dollar Variable Funding Notes after annual review.
As of 28 February 2026, portfolio metrics—9.5% delinquency, 2.3% default, 3.4% dilution, 45 days of sales outstanding—remain below trigger levels, supporting stable ratings.
Credit enhancement stands at 56.51% and reserves at 33.95% as of 28 February 2026, with subordination and overcollateralisation maintaining structural protection for the notes.

Annual review supports note ratings

As reported by Morningstar DBRS, the rating agency confirms its AA (sf) credit ratings on the Euro Variable Funding Note, the Sterling Variable Funding Note and the U.S. Dollar Variable Funding Note issued by BFS Funding I Limited after completing its annual review of the transaction.

The securitisation is backed by a portfolio of trade receivables granted by subsidiaries of Bibby Financial Services Limited. Bibby Invoice Finance UK Limited acts as master seller and master servicer of the portfolio.

The issuer acquires the receivables through VFNs denominated in sterling, euros and U.S. dollars. These notes are purchased directly by Bayerische Landesbank and HSBC UK Bank plc, or indirectly by Barclays Bank plc and Lloyds Bank plc through their conduits, Sunderland Receivables S.A. and Gresham Receivables (No. 37) UK Limited.

Portfolio metrics and structural protection

Morningstar DBRS says the confirmation is based on portfolio performance, reserve sizing and the absence of early amortization events. The agency reviews delinquencies, defaults, dilutions and days of sales outstanding, and says current reserves are sufficient to withstand stresses at the AA (sf) level.

As of 28 February 2026, the three-month average delinquency ratio stands at 9.5%, the default ratio at 2.3%, the dilution ratio at 3.4% and days of sales outstanding at 45 days. Each metric remains below its respective trigger level of 18.5%, 3.5%, 6.0% and 70 days.

Credit enhancement for the VFNs comes from the subordination of the Mezzanine B Notes and Mezzanine C Notes, a subordinated loan and overcollateralisation through various reserves. As of 28 February 2026, credit enhancement stands at 56.51% and the required reserve percentage is 33.95%.

Barclays serves as account bank for the transaction. Morningstar DBRS says the bank's reference credit rating, the downgrade provisions in the transaction documents and other structural mitigants keep account bank exposure consistent with the ratings assigned to the notes.

In our earlier report on the Vista Point Securitization Trust 2026-CES2 notes, we covered Morningstar DBRS’s finalized ratings across six tranches from AAA (sf) down to B (low) on a $285.6 million pool of closed-end second-lien residential mortgages. We also highlighted the deal’s key credit enhancement levels, the largely current collateral performance at the cut-off date, and the servicing and control features that could influence outcomes over the life of the transaction.

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