The GGS scheme is essentially an extension of the most recent iteration of the Recovery Loan Scheme. Under the Government Guarantee Scheme, as with RLS, the government guarantees 70% of lending to each eligible business. In other words, the government underwrites 70% of what the lender could lose if a business defaults. Businesses are still liable for 100% of the borrowing.
Businesses applying for the new GGS will need to be carrying out trading activity in the UK for 2 years minimum, a turnover of less than £45 million, not be in insolvency proceedings and have the intention of using the facility for business purposes.