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
Mark Colman
Director
Preston
Restructuring and Insolvency
Davitt Lynch
Director
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Megan Birks
Junior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Emma Brown
Membership Manager
Bury
Business Services
Virtualnonexecs
John Crolla
Senior Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Summer Hume
Junior Administrator
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Sophie McDonough
Senior Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Adiya Akylbekova
Head of Strategic Projects
Bury
Finance
Helen Murray
Senior Relationship Manager
Birmingham, Worcester, Wolverhampton
Catherine Ormerod
Supervisor
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Lucy Abbott
Senior Manager
Birmingham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Mark Gledhill
Senior Manager
Leeds, York
Restructuring and Insolvency
Ramez Wakileh
Digital Marketing Executive
Manchester
Marketing
Tom Booth
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Ben Powell
Business Advisory Analyst
Manchester
Funding
Business advisory
Joe Thompson
Assistant Manager
Manchester
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Ben Ainsworth
Junior Insolvency Administrator
Bury
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Mike Critchley
Non-Executive Director
Bury
Business Services
Virtualnonexecs
Russell Villanueva
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Anthony Bailey
Manager
Liverpool
Restructuring and Insolvency
Emma Hartley
Supervisor
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Matthew Wright
Director
Guernsey
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Offshore services
Janine Holloway
Management Accountant
Bury
Finance
Cameron Harrison
Business Development Executive
Thames Valley, London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Sidhra Qadoos
Assistant Manager
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Ethan Sanders
Junior Administrator
Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Caitlin Baron
Marketing and Communications Executive
Manchester
Marketing
Matthew Madden
IT Manager
Bury
IT
Adam Hembrough
Head of Development
Bury
Business Services
Virtualnonexecs
Dane O'Hara
Director - Head of Restructuring Advisory
Thames Valley, London
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Alison Taylor
Business Advisory Lead
Birmingham
Funding
Business advisory
Evie Foulkes
Trainee Administrator
Hampshire
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Karolina Peets
Business Advisory Analyst
London
Funding
Business advisory
Oliver Rose
Junior Administrator
Manchester
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Emma Edgar
Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Ellie Woodhouse
Director - Funding Operations
Manchester
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Richard Pinder
Director
Barlborough
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Sarah MacInnes
Optimise Client Manager
Manchester
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Sam Kaye
Junior Administrator
Birmingham
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Deborah Patrick
Senior Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Joanne Stubbs
Account Manager
Bury
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Virtualnonexecs
Grace Cabangal
Assistant Accountant
Bury
Finance
Daniel Whitaker
Junior Administrator
Jersey
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Charlotte Bradley
Marketing & Communications Executive
Manchester
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Jason Martin
Senior Manager
Leeds, York
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Richard Bruton
Funding Relationship Manager
London
Funding
Commercial finance brokerage
Lorraine Webley
Office Support
Birmingham
Support
Jon Miles
Administrator
Liverpool
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Jonathan Roberts
Solicitor | Director
London
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Corporate
Sofia-Mairi Karousi
Senior Administrator
Bristol
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James Hall
Associate Director - Head of Data
Bury
IT
Chris Rodger
Group Financial Controller
Bury
Finance
Finnlay Walsh
Senior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Jane Carey
Associate Director
Bury
Compliance
Yamin Vahaluwala
Senior Data Analyst
Bury
IT
Mark Craven
Director
Leeds
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Amber Holt
Finance Support Administrator
Guernsey
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Offshore services
Darren Grimshaw
Associate Director
Bury
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Personal insolvency
Sarah Gray
Business Development Manager
Gateshead
Jack Ewton
Junior Administrator
Gateshead
Restructuring and Insolvency
Phil Deyes
Director
Beverley, Leeds, York
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Sophie Coates
Junior Administrator
Manchester
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Zahidur Miah
Senior Administrator
Manchester
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Carl Faulds
Group Head of Restructuring and Insolvency Operations
Hampshire
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Aaminah Dadabhoy
Senior Administrator
Preston
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Neil Hoad-Vrolijk
Senior Manager
Gateshead
Restructuring and Insolvency
Heather Deson
Team Support Administrator
Birmingham
Support
Charlie Bunting
Trainee Solicitor
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
Corporate insolvency
Toby Rolls
Head of M&A Advisory - Director
London
Thomas Burton
Junior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Andrew Knowles
Director
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Eleanor Carmichael
Events Manager
Manchester
Marketing
Amelia Smith
Administrator
Dorset, Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Nella Lawrence
Legal Secretary
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
Steve Markey
Director
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Kristie Bowden
Trainee Cashier
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Sarah Harnett
Administrator
Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Laurence Ollerton
Assistant Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Katy McAndrew
Director
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Nick Myers
Director
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Joe Douglas
Associate Director - Business Advisory
Manchester
Funding
Business advisory
Rachael McCusker
Senior Solicitor
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
Chris Cunnane
Relationship Manager
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Megan Singleton
Director
Preston
Restructuring and Insolvency
Sam Wakeman
Junior Administrator
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Anbrin Sadaf
Office Support
Bury
Support
Charlie Ottewill
Manager
Manchester
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Shannon Jones
Senior Administrator
Sheffield, Rotherham
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Mala Patel
Manager
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Rob Venables
PR Coordinator
Manchester
Marketing
Ellise Townsend
Senior Administrator
Bury
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Steven Eyre
Advisory Manager
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Restructuring Advisory
Harish Bhojwani
Manager
London
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Personal insolvency
Mike Fortune
Director
Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Oliver Kennedy
Assistant Manager
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Rachel Crossley
Administrator
Sheffield, Rotherham
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Matthew Naylor
Administrator
Manchester
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Ryan Holdsworth
Director
Sheffield, Rotherham
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Legal Executive
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
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Assistant Manager
Leeds, York
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