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
Debra Brodie
Compliance Office Support
Bury
Compliance
Ed Fenwick
M&A Manager
London
M&A Advisory
Edward Sparks
Administrator
Sheffield
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Helen Hutchinson
Administrator
Liverpool
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Kathryn Ferns
Manager
Bury
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Personal insolvency
Dave Hulbert
Director
Manchester
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Dispute resolution
Gareth Kinneavy
Senior Manager
Barlborough
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Sam Hackett
Administrator
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Lucy Abbott-Giles
Senior Manager
Birmingham
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Jason Martin
Senior Manager
Leeds, York
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Mike Fortune
Director
Hampshire
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Chloe Hobson
Senior Administrator
Hampshire
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Samantha Fishwick
Compliance Senior
Bury
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Dan Bell
Head of Broker Relations
Leeds
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Administrator
Bury
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Emma Hartley
Assistant Manager
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Administrator
Bristol
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David Manning
Manager
Hampshire
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Martin Maloney
Director
Bury
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Membership Manager
Bury
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Assistant Manager
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Administrator
Dorset, Hampshire
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Director
Bury
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Cheryl Richards
Manager
Hampshire
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Rachael Johns
Manager
Bury
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Richard Bruton
Funding Relationship Manager
London
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Associate Director
Manchester
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Membership Manager
Bury
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Assistant Manager
Bury
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Senior Relationship Manager
Preston
Donna Crompton
Director
Liverpool, Chester
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Junior Administrator
Gateshead
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Business Advisory Analyst
London
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Office Support
Bury
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Adam Dilworth
Trainee Data Analyst
Bury
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Samuel Wood
Senior Manager
London
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Senior Manager
Manchester
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Head of Corporate Development
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Administrator
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Senior Administrator
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Raul Mer
Administrator
London
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Junior Administrator
Gateshead
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Christine Bailey
Office Support
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Ben Hopwood
Assistant Manager
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Kirsty Swan
Associate Director
Birmingham
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Yasin Hussain
Administrator
Preston
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Toby Gibbons
Assistant Manager
London
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Joanne Tipper
Senior Business Development Manager
Chester
Chris Beevers
Head of Search
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Amelia Heeds
Administrator
Manchester
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Senior Administrator
Manchester
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Nara Fullbrook
Senior Manager
Bury
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Senior Manager
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Assistant Manager
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Assistant Manager
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Business Advisory Analyst
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Manager
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Administrator
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Solicitor
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Funding Relationship Manager
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Business Development Executive
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Senior Manager
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Completions Coordinator
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Junior Administrator
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Senior Administrator
Bury
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IT Support Engineer
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Specialist Funding Relationship Manager
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IT Manager
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Senior Consultant
Manchester
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Director
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Service Desk Engineer
Bury
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Director
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Head of Group Reporting
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Administrator
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Senior Solicitor
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Manager
London
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Trainee Cashier
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Structured Debt Manager
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Director
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Manager
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Director of Data
Bury
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Junior Administrator
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Manager
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Director
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Manager
London
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Personal insolvency
James Parsonage
Senior Manager
Bury
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Laura McCubbin
Talent Acquisition Partner
Bury
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Paul Haworth
Head of Group Compliance
Bury
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Lorraine Webley
Office Support
Birmingham
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Allan Murt
Associate
Manchester
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Manager
Bury
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