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
Paul Haworth
Head of Group Risk and Compliance
Bury
Compliance
Darren Robinson
Head of Business Development
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Mala Patel
Manager
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Deborah Lockwood
Director
Sheffield, Rotherham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Yasin Hussain
Administrator
Preston
Restructuring and Insolvency
Ellie Woodhouse
Director - Funding Operations
Manchester
Funding
Toby Gibbons
Assistant Manager
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Mark Hickford
Director
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Becky Owen
Head of Funding
Manchester
Exec Team, Funding
Ben Powell
Business Advisory Analyst
Manchester
Funding
Business advisory
Zaynah Anjam
Business Development Insights Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Ed Fenwick
M&A Manager
London
M&A Advisory
Kristie Bowden
Trainee Cashier
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Jon Shaw
Specialist Funding Relationship Manager
Leeds
Funding
Newsource
Dave Nash
Office Administrator and Systems Support
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
James Parsonage
Senior Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Mike Fortune
Director
Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Lorraine Webley
Office Support
Birmingham
Support
Mike Parkinson
Completions Coordinator
Bury
Funding
Commercial finance brokerage
Daniel Jeanes
Business Development Manager
Cardiff
Lifecycle
Rochelle Schofield
Director
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Katharine Lawrenson
Solicitor | Director - Head of Insolvency
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
Insolvency
Sophie McDonough
Senior Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Beth Nelson
Administrator
Sheffield
Restructuring and Insolvency
Megan Singleton
Director
Preston
Restructuring and Insolvency
Neil Wright
Memberships Manager | Consultant
Bury
Business Services
Virtualnonexecs
Rob Venables
PR Coordinator
Manchester
Marketing
Amber Holt
Finance Support Administrator
Guernsey
Finance
Offshore services
Adiya Akylbekova
Head of Strategic Projects
Bury
Finance
Alison McLauchlan
Manager
Liverpool
Restructuring and Insolvency
Martin Maloney
Director
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Paul Sharpe
Funding Relationship Manager
Liverpool
Funding
Commercial finance brokerage
Laura Ashton
Talent Acquisition Partner
Bury
HR
Maciej Gomola
Junior Administrator Apprentice
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Maxwell Shelton
Business Advisory Analyst
Manchester
Funding
Business advisory
Victoria Cleary
Administrator
Liverpool
Restructuring and Insolvency
Stephen Jones
Business Development Manager
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Steven Eyre
Manager
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Restructuring Advisory
Daniel Szczerkowski
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Harish Bhojwani
Manager
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Personal insolvency
Rachael Johns
Manager
Bury
Compliance
Natalie Rigby
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Neil Hoad-Vrolijk
Senior Manager
Gateshead
Restructuring and Insolvency
Joshua White
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Gus Fiennes
Administrator
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Matt Jackson
Associate
Manchester
Business Services
Advisory services - property & construction
Neil Bennett
Director
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Cameron Ford
Senior Administrator
Birmingham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Thomas Burton
Junior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Liz Welch
Director
Birmingham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Cate Lord
HR Assistant
Bury
HR
Mike Dinnell
Structured Debt Manager
Liverpool
Funding
Structured debt solutions
Jas Mall
Specialist Funding Relationship Manager
Birmingham
Funding
Commercial finance brokerage
Christian Waller
IT Director
Bury
IT
Dane O'Hara
Director - Head of Restructuring Advisory
Thames Valley, London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Restructuring Advisory, Corporate Insolvency
Robert Dunleavy
Manager
Guernsey
Restructuring and Insolvency
Chris Duffill
Director of Advisory Services
Manchester
Business Services
Liam Griffin
Advisory Director
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Restructuring Advisory
Sam Wakeman
Junior Administrator
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Richard Pinder
Director
Barlborough
Restructuring and Insolvency
Joanne Stubbs
Account Manager
Bury
Business Services
Virtualnonexecs
Tom Booth
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Eleanor Doyle
Legal Executive
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Ryan Holdsworth
Director
Sheffield, Rotherham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Elaine Holland
Assistant Manager
Sheffield, Rotherham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Rik Heap
Director
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Aidan Tucker
Director
Jersey, Isle of Man
Restructuring and Insolvency
Offshore services
Michelle Oliver-Tomlinson
Manager
Birmingham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Conor Jones
Advisory Analyst
Manchester
Funding
Business advisory
Charlotte Diamond
Marketing & Communications Executive
Manchester
Marketing
Colin Mills
Director of Data
Bury
IT
George Piggott
Senior Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Helen Hales
Senior Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Cameron Harrison
Business Development Executive
Thames Valley, London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Bradley Jordan
Trainee Insolvency Administrator
Guernsey
Restructuring and Insolvency
Offshore services
Catherine Ormerod
Assistant Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Megan Birks
Junior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Rachna Sood
Learning and Development Business Partner
Bury
HR
Lillia Kristina Hodgson
Accounts Assistant
Bury
Finance
Katharine Downs
Finance Manager
Hampshire
Finance
Amber Walker
Manager
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Jenny Fell
Senior Solicitor
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
Corporate
Bill Bordill
Director
Manchester
Business Services
Advisory services - property & construction
Rebecca Angell
Senior Marketing Executive
London
Marketing
Michael Broadbent
Site Support Engineer
Bury
IT
Ashley Petty
Manager
Jersey
Restructuring and Insolvency
Offshore services
Gareth Kinneavy
Senior Manager
Barlborough
Restructuring and Insolvency
Aaron Blake
Head of Group Reporting
Bury
Finance
Joe Higgins
Junior Administrator
Gateshead
Restructuring and Insolvency
Amelia Heeds
Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Sam Kaye
Administrator
Birmingham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Emma Edgar
Senior Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Katie Carroll
Assistant Manager - Cashier
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Henry Dickinson
Senior Administrator
Sheffield
Restructuring and Insolvency
Kieran Brennan
Senior Consultant
Manchester
Business Services
Property & Construction Advisory
Tracy Gardner
Associate Director of Advisory Services – Property and Construction
Manchester
Business Services
Advisory services - property & construction
Adam Hembrough
Head of Development
Bury
Business Services
Virtualnonexecs
Alison Britner
Group Operations Manager
Bury
Support
Andrew Poxon
Director – Head of North and Scotland
Bury, Manchester
Exec Team, Restructuring and Insolvency
Deborah Hooton
Solicitor | Senior Associate
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
Insolvency, Debt recovery
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