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
Neil Bennett
Director
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Mike Fortune
Director
Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Rachel Roscoe
Junior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Personal insolvency
Donna Crompton
Director
Liverpool, Chester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Wendy Harrison
Office Administrator
Bury
Support
Laura Archbold
Business Manager | Consultant
Bury
Business Services
Virtualnonexecs
Nicola Harcombe
Assistant Manager
Bristol
Restructuring and Insolvency
Lee Corrigan
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Stephen Jones
Business Development Manager
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Jon Miles
Administrator
Liverpool
Restructuring and Insolvency
John Crolla
Senior Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Lauren Fitton
Associate Director
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Megan Birks
Junior Administrator Apprentice
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Richard Pinder
Director
Barlborough
Restructuring and Insolvency
Luqmaan Said
Administrator
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Phil Trueman
Specialist Business Development Manager
Beverley, Leeds, York
Funding
Commercial finance brokerage
Aaminah Dadabhoy
Senior Administrator
Preston
Restructuring and Insolvency
Christian Waller
IT Director
Bury
IT
Kristie Bowden
Trainee Cashier
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Beth Eagles
Design and Digital Marketing Executive
Manchester
Marketing
Bradley Sanderson
Senior Administrator
Barlborough
Restructuring and Insolvency
David Tovey
Manager
Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Debra Brodie
Compliance Office Support
Bury
Compliance
Steve Dunwell
Director
Barlborough
Funding
Commercial finance brokerage
Ellise Townsend
Senior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Robyn Snape
Senior Relationship Manager
Preston
Lifecycle
Eleanor Carmichael
Events Manager
Manchester
Marketing
Mariam Asif
Junior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Heather Deson
Team Support Administrator
Birmingham
Support
Samuel Wood
Senior Manager
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Tracy Gardner
Associate Director of Advisory Services – Property and Construction
Manchester
Business Services
Advisory services - property & construction
Timothy Kendrick
Administrator
Gateshead
Restructuring and Insolvency
Jennifer Moore
Solicitor | Director - Head of Corporate and Commercial
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
Corporate and commercial
Christine Bailey
Office Support
Preston
Support
Lucy Abbott
Senior Manager
Birmingham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Deborah Lockwood
Director
Sheffield, Rotherham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Toby Gibbons
Assistant Manager
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
James Nixon
Business Development Executive
Leeds, Beverley, Huddersfield, York
Lifecycle
Cameron Harrison
Business Development Executive
Thames Valley, London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Karen Cockcroft
Senior Team Support
Bury
Support
Andrew Pitts
Director
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Joanne Stubbs
Account Manager
Bury
Business Services
Virtualnonexecs
Michael Wain
Head of Memberships | Consultant
Bury
Business Services
Virtualnonexecs
Matthew Wright
Director
Guernsey
Restructuring and Insolvency
Offshore services
Ben Bardsley
Supervisor
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Michael Broadbent
Site Support Engineer
Bury
IT
Emma Hartley
Senior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Oliver Kennedy
Assistant Manager
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Sarah MacInnes
Optimise Client Manager
Manchester
Business Services
Sean Ward
Associate Director
Cardiff, Bristol
Restructuring and Insolvency
John Buchanan
Associate Director
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Corporate Insolvency, Restructuring Advisory
Elaine Holland
Senior Administrator
Sheffield, Rotherham
Restructuring and Insolvency
David Brown
Chief Operating Officer
Bury
Exec Team
Samantha Burke
Personal Assistant / Office Manager
Leeds, York
Support
Andrew Gregory
Solicitor | Director - Chairman
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
Insolvency, Dispute resolution
Sam Hackett
Administrator
Barlborough
Restructuring and Insolvency
Beth Nelson
Administrator
Sheffield
Restructuring and Insolvency
Zak Travis
IT Support Engineer
Bury
IT
Ben Powell
Business Advisory Analyst
Manchester
Funding
Business advisory
Dan Booth
CEO
Manchester
Exec Team
Alnur Miah
Manager
Preston
Restructuring and Insolvency
Monty Nash
Junior Administrator
Bristol
Restructuring and Insolvency
Siann Huntley
Director
Taunton Cardiff
Restructuring and Insolvency
Syed Islam
Accounts Supervisor
Bury
Finance
Diane Shovelton
Compliance Director
Bury
Compliance
Krish Singh
Learning and Development Manager
Bury
HR
Alison Britner
Group Operations Manager
Bury
Support
Sam Wakeman
Junior Administrator
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Daniel Whitaker
Junior Administrator
Jersey
Restructuring and Insolvency
Danielle Shore
Director
Sheffield, Rotherham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Sarah Mann
Director of Operations | Consultant
Bury
Business Services
Virtualnonexecs
Cameron Ford
Senior Administrator
Birmingham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Aaron Blake
Head of Group Reporting
Bury
Finance
Liz Welch
Director
Birmingham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Shannon Jones
Senior Administrator
Sheffield, Rotherham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Conor Jones
Advisory Analyst
Manchester
Funding
Business advisory
Megan Singleton
Director
Preston
Restructuring and Insolvency
Russell Villanueva
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Kieran Higson
Manager
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Jonathan Roberts
Solicitor | Director
London
Leonard Curtis Legal
Corporate and commercial
Jade Roberts
Marketing and Events Executive
Manchester
Marketing
Mike Dillon
Director
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Ian Lomas
Consultant
Manchester
Business Services
Advisory services - property & construction
Toby Cooper
Manager
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Amy Mehers
Director - Head of Personal Insolvency
Bury
Exec Team, Restructuring and Insolvency
Personal insolvency
Davitt Lynch
Director
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Harry Matthews-Roberts
Manager
Jersey
Restructuring and Insolvency
Offshore services
Deborah Patrick
Senior Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Andrew Bayley
Director
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Nella Lawrence
Legal Secretary
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
Jordan Sawicz
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Sarah Harnett
Administrator
Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Tanaka Makawa
Business Development Manager
London
Lifecycle
George Piggott
Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Brian Walters
Director
Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance
Funding
Newsource Commercial Finance
Sidhra Qadoos
Assistant Manager
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Oliver Cherry
Manager - Advisory
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Restructuring Advisory, Performance Advisory
Joshua Young
Apprentice Business Advisory
Manchester
Funding
Business advisory
Mike Dinnell
Structured Debt Manager
Liverpool
Funding
Structured debt solutions
Cheryl Richards
Manager
Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
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