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
Daniel Whitaker
Junior Administrator
Jersey
Restructuring and Insolvency
Chetan Chudasama
Enterprise Applications Manager
Bury
IT
Andrew Knowles
Director
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Leonard Gerber
Director
Isle of Man, Guernsey
Restructuring and Insolvency
Rebecca Lawton
Office Administrator
Bury
Support
Lakh Singh
Business Development Executive
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Eleanor Doyle
Legal Executive
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Sharon Tyson
Senior Manager - Cashier
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Bethany Murgatroyd
Junior Administrator
Leeds
Restructuring and Insolvency
Chris Duffill
Director of Advisory Services
Manchester
Business Services
Paula Smith
Solicitor | Director - Head of Legal
Manchester
Exec Team, Leonard Curtis Legal
Corporate
Cameron Ford
Senior Administrator
Birmingham
Restructuring and Insolvency
David Tovey
Manager
Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Rachel Roscoe
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Personal insolvency
Sean Williams
Director - Head of Yorkshire and North East
Leeds
Exec Team, Restructuring and Insolvency
Nia Park
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Helen Murray
Senior Relationship Manager
Birmingham, Worcester, Wolverhampton
Arvin Charchi
Information Security Manager
Bury
IT
Jordan Sawicz
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Victoria Cleary
Administrator
Liverpool
Restructuring and Insolvency
Debra Brodie
Compliance Office Support
Bury
Compliance
John Crolla
Senior Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Olivia White
Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Yasin Hussain
Administrator
Preston
Restructuring and Insolvency
Simge Vurtak
Digital Marketing Manager
Manchester
Marketing
Zaynah Anjam
Business Development Insights Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Sue Richardson
Associate Manager
Isle of Man
Restructuring and Insolvency
Abi Conah
Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Maciej Gomola
Junior Administrator Apprentice
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Chelsea Hanson
Office Manager
Barlborough
Support
Nicola Brooks
Head of Client Relations (North)
Manchester
Lifecycle
Jonathan Todd
Associate Director
Gateshead
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Kieran Brennan
Senior Consultant
Manchester
Business Services
Property & Construction Advisory
Richard Pinder
Director
Barlborough
Restructuring and Insolvency
Jon Miles
Administrator
Liverpool
Restructuring and Insolvency
Hasan Patel
Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Rochelle Schofield
Director
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Jon Shaw
Specialist Funding Relationship Manager
Leeds
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Mark Hickford
Director
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Joe Thompson
Assistant Manager
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Alex Cadwallader
Director - Head of South and Offshore
London
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Lucy Abbott-Giles
Senior Manager
Birmingham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Darren Grimshaw
Associate Director
Bury
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Personal insolvency
Paul Haworth
Head of Group Risk and Compliance
Bury
Compliance
Mike Parkinson
Completions Coordinator
Bury
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Head of Development
Bury
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Nella Lawrence
Legal Secretary
Manchester
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Ramez Wakileh
Digital Marketing Executive
Manchester
Marketing
Andrew Pitts
Director
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Lorraine Webley
Office Support
Birmingham
Support
Chloe Hobson
Senior Administrator
Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Yamin Vahaluwala
Senior Data Analyst
Bury
IT
Natalie Rigby
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Chris Knott
Director
Stoke
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Harry Gallivan
Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Aaron Blake
Head of Group Reporting
Bury
Finance
Erin Dennehy
HR Business Partner
Bury
HR
Alison Taylor
Business Advisory Lead
Birmingham
Funding
Business advisory
Dave Hulbert
Director
Manchester
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Tom Young
Administrator
Preston
Restructuring and Insolvency
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Administrator
Dorset, Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
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Director
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
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Senior Business Development Manager
Barlborough, Loughborough
Joshua Young
Apprentice Business Advisory
Manchester
Funding
Business advisory
Zak Travis
IT Support Engineer
Bury
IT
Ben Ainsworth
Junior Insolvency Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Nicola Harcombe
Assistant Manager
Bristol
Restructuring and Insolvency
Ellie Avery
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Mike Fortune
Director
Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Helen Hutchinson
Administrator
Liverpool
Restructuring and Insolvency
Robert Banbury
Business Development Manager
Bristol, Taunton
Louise Nadine
Case Manager
Leeds
Funding
Newsource
Sarah Hewitt
Director - Funding Partnerships
Bury, Manchester
Funding
Commercial finance brokerage
Annelise Videira
Assistant Manager
Guernsey
Restructuring and Insolvency
Gary Cain
Head of Business Services
Manchester
Exec Team, Business Services
Amy Mehers
Director - Head of Personal Insolvency
Bury
Exec Team, Restructuring and Insolvency
Personal insolvency
Azimunnisa Raj
Senior Administrator
Preston
Restructuring and Insolvency
Adiya Akylbekova
Head of Strategic Projects
Bury
Finance
Ed Fenwick
M&A Manager
London
M&A Advisory
Colin Mills
Director of Data
Bury
IT
Martin Maloney
Director
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Amy Nelson
Manager
Leeds, York
Restructuring and Insolvency
Richard Corke
Senior Manager
Isle of Man
Restructuring and Insolvency
Grace Cabangal
Assistant Accountant
Bury
Finance
Myles Thompson
Junior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Helen Sutherland
Paralegal
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
Caitlin Baron
Marketing and Communications Executive
Manchester
Marketing
Phil Trueman
Specialist Funding Relationship Manager
Beverley, Leeds, York
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Commercial finance brokerage
Shannon Jones
Assistant Manager
Sheffield, Rotherham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Oliver Rose
Junior Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
George Piggott
Senior Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Sophie McDonough
Senior Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Alison Britner
Group Operations Manager
Bury
Support
Aron Williams
Assistant Manager
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Matthew Wright
Director
Guernsey
Restructuring and Insolvency
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Glee Pigozzi
Executive Assistant
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Eve Johnson
Junior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Lauren Fitton
Director
Bury
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Administrator
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