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 your local team on 01489 550440 or 01202 712810.
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
Lakh Singh
Business Development Executive
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Sophie McDonough
Senior Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Jon Shaw
Specialist Funding Relationship Manager
Leeds
Funding
Newsource
Rachael Johns
Manager
Bury
Compliance
Andrew Knowles
Director
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Kieran Brennan
Senior Consultant
Manchester
Business Services
Property & Construction Advisory
Tom Young
Administrator
Preston
Restructuring and Insolvency
Mike Fortune
Director
Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Alison Taylor
Business Advisory Lead
Birmingham
Funding
Business advisory
Robert Banbury
Business Development Manager
Bristol, Taunton
Neil Hoad-Vrolijk
Senior Manager
Gateshead
Restructuring and Insolvency
Robyn Snape
Senior Relationship Manager
Preston
Ed Fenwick
M&A Manager
London
M&A Advisory
Sarah Hewitt
Director - Funding Partnerships
Bury, Manchester
Funding
Commercial finance brokerage
Adam Hembrough
Head of Development
Bury
Business Services
Virtualnonexecs
Louise Nadine
Case Manager
Leeds
Funding
Newsource
Rochelle Schofield
Director
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Beth Taylor
Office Support
Bury
Support
Allison Whyborn
Compliance Assistant Manager
Bury
Compliance
George Piggott
Senior Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Katie Carroll
Assistant Manager - Cashier
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Nicola Harcombe
Assistant Manager
Bristol
Restructuring and Insolvency
Monty Nash
Junior Administrator
Bristol
Restructuring and Insolvency
Matthew Wright
Director
Guernsey
Restructuring and Insolvency
Offshore services
Chris Duffill
Director of Advisory Services
Manchester
Business Services
Joanne Tipper
Senior Business Development Manager
Chester
Ian Lomas
Consultant
Manchester
Business Services
Advisory services - property & construction
Ashley Petty
Manager
Jersey
Restructuring and Insolvency
Offshore services
Dan Ormerod
Director
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Amber Hussain
Office Support
Bury
Support
Helen Murray
Senior Relationship Manager
Birmingham, Worcester, Wolverhampton
Josh Bower
Structured Debt Manager
Manchester
Funding
Structured debt solutions
Eleanor Doyle
Chartered Legal Executive
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Sam Kaye
Administrator
Birmingham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Marc Palmer
Manager
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Ben Powell
Business Advisory Analyst
Manchester
Funding
Business advisory
Lillia Kristina Hodgson
Accounts Assistant
Bury
Finance
Neil Bennett
Director
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Jane Matthewman
Assistant Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Personal insolvency
Dane O'Hara
Director - Head of Restructuring Advisory
Thames Valley, London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Restructuring Advisory, Corporate Insolvency
Ellise Townsend
Senior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Josh Green
Junior Administrator
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Sarah Harnett
Administrator
Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Siann Huntley
Director
Taunton Cardiff
Restructuring and Insolvency
Eve Johnson
Junior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Heather Deson
Team Support Administrator
Birmingham
Support
Annelise Videira
Assistant Manager
Guernsey
Restructuring and Insolvency
Shannon Jones
Assistant Manager
Sheffield, Rotherham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Alnur Miah
Manager
Preston
Restructuring and Insolvency
Thomas Burton
Junior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Rachel Roscoe
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Personal insolvency
Toby Gibbons
Assistant Manager
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Charlie Ottewill
Manager
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Richard Turvey
Director
Manchester
Business Services
Nara Smithbrook
HR Business Partner
Bury
HR
Neil Wright
Memberships Manager | Consultant
Bury
Business Services
Virtualnonexecs
Aidan Tucker
Director
Jersey, Isle of Man
Restructuring and Insolvency
Offshore services
Jermaine Corbin
Business Development Representative
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Cameron Ford
Senior Administrator
Birmingham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Leonard Gerber
Director
Isle of Man, Guernsey
Restructuring and Insolvency
Kristie Bowden
Trainee Cashier
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Zaynah Anjam
Business Development Insights Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Stephen Hartshorne
Senior Manager
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Syed Islam
Management Accountant
Bury
Finance
Sam Hackett
Administrator
Barlborough
Restructuring and Insolvency
Nia Park
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Bill Bordill
Director
Manchester
Business Services
Advisory services - property & construction
Sherrelle Scott
Solicitor | Director
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
Corporate
Debra Brodie
Compliance Office Support
Bury
Compliance
Lucy Abbott-Giles
Senior Manager
Birmingham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Ben Bardsley
Assistant Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Rebecca Lawton
Office Administrator
Bury
Support
Joph Young
Director
Worcester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Klaudia Turonek
Office Administrator
Manchester
Support
Chris Knott
Director
Stoke
Restructuring and Insolvency
Charlie Bunting
Trainee Solicitor
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
Corporate
Leah Ranjan
Junior Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Joe Higgins
Junior Administrator
Gateshead
Restructuring and Insolvency
Cheryl Richards
Manager
Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Natalie Rigby
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Simra Banaras
Junior Administrator
Gateshead
Restructuring and Insolvency
Bethany Osmond
Senior Manager
Guernsey
Restructuring and Insolvency
Offshore services
Oliver Rose
Junior Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Isabelle Messenger
Senior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Alana Mills
Senior Business Development Manager
Barlborough, Loughborough
Conor Jones
Business Advisory Analyst
Manchester
Funding
Business advisory
Paul Haworth
Head of Group Risk and Compliance
Bury
Compliance
Steve Dawson
Senior Consultant
Manchester
Business Services
Property & Construction Advisory
James Parsonage
Senior Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Rik Heap
Director
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Nick Jones
Associate
Manchester
Business Services
Property & Construction Advisory
Nadine Swettenham
Senior Manager
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Evie Foulkes
Trainee Administrator
Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Russell Villanueva
Senior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Catherine Reynolds
HR Director
Bury
HR
John Buchanan
Associate Director
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Corporate Insolvency, Restructuring Advisory
Oliver Kennedy
Manager
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Helen Sutherland
Paralegal
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
Matt Jackson
Associate
Manchester
Business Services
Advisory services - property & construction
Danielle Shore
Director
Sheffield, Rotherham
Restructuring and Insolvency
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