Leonard Curtis funding: helping you help your clients
Leonard Curtis’ commercial brokerage has recently strengthened its presence in the South Coast with the appointment of Richard Bruton.
With 25 years’ experience in banking and commercial finance Richard’s focus is providing bespoke and tailored funding to SME clients – saving them time and providing expert market knowledge.
Your clients are important to you and to us - we develop deep rooted relationships to help them navigate the challenges of funding and running a business to help them reach their goals.
Our brokerage works closely with lenders from all sectors ensuring we deliver appropriate finance solutions.
Our expertise includes:
- Asset finance
- Bridging
- Commercial mortgages
- Development finance
- Cashflow lending
- Invoice finance
- Specialist lending
- Stock finance
- Trade finance
- Trade credit insurance
Working closely with the multi-disciplinary team at Leonard Curtis the scope to deliver appropriate solutions to your clients gives you time to focus elsewhere.
If you have any questions or funding requirements, please contact Richard Bruton on richard.bruton@leonardcurtis.co.uk.
Meet the team
Daniel Williams
HR
Manchester
Daniel Williams
HR
Manchester
Daniel Williams
HR
Manchester
Daniel Williams
HR
Manchester
Daniel Williams
HR
Manchester
Daniel Williams
HR
Manchester
Alex Stephens
Lender Relationship Specialist
Manchester
Funding
Commercial finance
Una Spencer
Cashier
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Davitt Lynch
Director
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Harry Matthews-Roberts
Manager
Jersey
Restructuring and Insolvency
Offshore services
Oliver Rose
Junior Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Zahidur Miah
Senior Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Jodie Hollinshead
Junior Administrator
Birmingham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Hilary Pascoe
Director
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Chris Duffill
Director of Advisory Services
Manchester
Business Services
Edward Sparks
Administrator
Sheffield
Restructuring and Insolvency
Anthony Milnes
Director
Huddersfield
Restructuring and Insolvency
Martin Maloney
Director
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Katie Carroll
Assistant Manager - Cashier
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Joanne Tipper
Senior Business Development Manager
Chester
Amelia Ladbrook
Director - Head of Marketing
Manchester
Marketing
Conrad Beighton
Director - Head of Midlands
Birmingham
Exec Team, Restructuring and Insolvency
Rachel Roscoe
Junior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Personal insolvency
Karen Assiak
Senior Consultant
Manchester
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Advisory services - property & construction
Angie James
Cashier
Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Chris Knott
Director
Stoke
Restructuring and Insolvency
Karen Cockcroft
Senior Team Support
Bury
Support
Jack Ewton
Junior Administrator
Gateshead
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Mike Parkinson
Completions Coordinator
Bury
Funding
Commercial finance brokerage
Kristie Bowden
Trainee Cashier
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Louise Nadine
Case Manager
Leeds
Funding
Newsource
Amelia Blythe
Assistant Manager
Leeds, York
Restructuring and Insolvency
Corporate insolvency
Charlie Ottewill
Manager
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Christian Waller
IT Director
Bury
IT
Charlie Bunting
Trainee Solicitor
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
Corporate insolvency
Helen Hutchinson
Administrator
Liverpool
Restructuring and Insolvency
Lauren Fitton
Director
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Alfie Yearsley
Graduate Data Analyst
Bury
IT - Data
Beth Taylor
Office Support
Bury
Support
David Smithson
Director
Hampshire
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Yasin Hussain
Administrator
Preston
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Isabelle Messenger
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Jane Matthewman
Assistant Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Personal insolvency
Andrew Poxon
Director – Head of North and Scotland
Bury, Manchester
Exec Team, Restructuring and Insolvency
Andrew Knowles
Director
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Joph Young
Director
Worcester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Simra Banaras
Junior Administrator
Gateshead
Restructuring and Insolvency
Sean Williams
Director - Head of Yorkshire and North East
Leeds
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Harish Bhojwani
Manager
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Personal insolvency
David Brown
Chief Operating Officer
Bury
Exec Team
Amber Walker
Manager
London
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Logan Mantle
Head of Corporate Development
Barlborough, Bury
Finance
Sue Richardson
Associate Manager
Isle of Man
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Alex Cadwallader
Director - Head of South and Offshore
London
Exec Team, Restructuring and Insolvency
Mariam Asif
Junior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Gary Cain
Head of Business Services
Manchester
Exec Team, Business Services
Russell Villanueva
Administrator
Bury
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Charlotte Thompson
Administrator
Bristol
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Sophie Smith
Associate Director
Guernsey
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Offshore services
Neil Hoad-Vrolijk
Senior Manager
Gateshead
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Olivia White
Administrator
Manchester
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Julie Hogan
Senior Support
Bury
Support
Richard Bradley
Senior Manager
Preston
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Abi Conah
Administrator
Manchester
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Specialist Funding Relationship Manager
Birmingham
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CFO
Bury
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Helen Sutherland
Paralegal
Manchester
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James Hall
Associate Director - Head of Data
Bury
IT
Jade Roberts
Marketing and Events Executive
Manchester
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Nicola Carlton
Senior Administrator
Manchester
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Matthew Wright
Director
Guernsey
Restructuring and Insolvency
Offshore services
Katharine Lawrenson
Solicitor | Director - Head of Insolvency
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
Insolvency
Gavin Snell
Non-Executive Chairman
Bury
Exec Team
Beth Nelson
Administrator
Sheffield
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Matthew Naylor
Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Joshua White
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Cheryn Fisher
Legal Executive
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
Mark Craven
Director
Leeds
Funding
Newsource Commercial Finance
Emma Brown
Membership Manager
Bury
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Virtualnonexecs
Sharon Tyson
Senior Manager - Cashier
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Colin Mills
Director of Data
Bury
IT
Phil Trueman
Specialist Funding Relationship Manager
Beverley, Leeds, York
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Commercial finance brokerage
Aslam Mulla
Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Awaes Ali
Assistant Manager - Business Advisory
Manchester
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Business advisory
Siann Huntley
Director
Taunton Cardiff
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John Buchanan
Associate Director
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Corporate Insolvency, Restructuring Advisory
Sandie Williams
Client Director
Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Jeremy Edward
Senior Administrator
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Catherine Reynolds
HR Director
Bury
HR
Donna Crompton
Director
Liverpool, Chester
Restructuring and Insolvency
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Head of Strategic Projects
Bury
Finance
Ryan Holdsworth
Director
Sheffield, Rotherham
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Megan Singleton
Director
Preston
Restructuring and Insolvency
Ben Hopwood
Supervisor
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Alison Taylor
Business Advisory Lead
Birmingham
Funding
Business advisory
Nella Lawrence
Legal Secretary
Manchester
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Leonard Gerber
Director
Isle of Man, Guernsey
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Allan Murt
Associate
Manchester
Business Services
Advisory services - property & construction
Sam Hackett
Administrator
Barlborough
Restructuring and Insolvency
Yamin Vahaluwala
Senior Data Analyst
Bury
IT
Emma Hartley
Supervisor
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Mark Colman
Director
Preston
Restructuring and Insolvency
Richard Pinder
Director
Barlborough
Restructuring and Insolvency
David Manning
Manager
Hampshire
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Joe Douglas
Associate Director - Business Advisory
Manchester
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Jenny Fell
Senior Solicitor
Manchester
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