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
Natasha Lee
Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Robert Banbury
Business Development Manager
Bristol, Taunton
Lifecycle
Andrew Knowles
Director
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Mariam Asif
Junior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Ryan Holdsworth
Director
Sheffield, Rotherham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Harry Gallivan
Administrator
Liverpool
Restructuring and Insolvency
Josh Bower
Manager
Manchester
Funding
Structured debt solutions
Lorraine Webley
Office Support
Birmingham
Support
Andrea Harper
Audit and Risk Manager
Manchester
Business Services
Oliver Kennedy
Assistant Manager
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Helen Hutchinson
Administrator
Liverpool
Restructuring and Insolvency
Carl Faulds
Group Head of Restructuring and Insolvency Operations
Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Paula Smith
Solicitor | Director - Head of Legal
Manchester
Exec Team, Leonard Curtis Legal
Company & commercial
Michael Woodward
Senior Administrator
Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Dan Bell
Head of Broker Relations
Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance
Funding
Newsource Commercial Finance
Sam Wakeman
Junior Administrator
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Darren Robinson
Head of Business Development
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Emma Brown
Membership Manager
Bury
Business Services
Virtualnonexecs
Natalie Walker
Senior Property Administrator
Leeds, York
Restructuring and Insolvency
Kay Gee
Senior Consultant
Manchester
Business Services
Advisory services - property & construction
Gus Fiennes
Junior Administrator
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Charlotte Bradley
Marketing & Communications Executive
Manchester
Marketing
Zara Mehmood
Management Accountant
Bury
Finance
Rachel Roscoe
Junior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Personal insolvency
Jade Roberts
Marketing and Events Executive
Manchester
Marketing
Amelia Blythe
Assistant Manager
Leeds, York
Restructuring and Insolvency
Heather Deson
Team Support Administrator
Birmingham
Support
Khalid Suli
Senior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Karolina Peets
Business Advisory Analyst
Manchester
Funding
Business advisory
Helen Murray
Senior Relationship Manager
Birmingham, Worcester, Wolverhampton
Lifecycle
Andrew Pitts
Director
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Amber Walker
Manager
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Robyn Snape
Senior Relationship Manager
Preston
Lifecycle
Wendy Harrison
Office Administrator
Bury
Support
Jane Matthewman
Assistant Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Personal insolvency
Eleanor Doyle
Legal Executive
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
Insolvency
Stewart Goldsmith
Director
Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Adrian Graham
Director
Sheffield, Rotherham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Marc Palmer
Manager
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Neil Bennett
Director
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Jenny Fell
Solicitor
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
Company & commercial
Martin Maloney
Director
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Ellise Townsend
Senior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Beth Eagles
Design and Digital Marketing Executive
Manchester
Marketing
Mala Patel
Manager
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Samantha Fishwick
Compliance Senior
Bury
Compliance
Chloe Hobson
Senior Administrator
Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Jason Martin
Senior Manager
Leeds, York
Restructuring and Insolvency
Iain Nairn
Director
Gateshead
Restructuring and Insolvency
Ross Heald
Junior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Mike Critchley
Non-Executive Director
Bury
Business Services
Virtualnonexecs
Awaes Ali
Business Advisory Analyst
Manchester
Funding
Business advisory
Matthew Naylor
Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Katharine Downs
Finance Manager
Hampshire
Finance
Rebecca Angell
Marketing Executive
London
Marketing
Anthony Flannigan
Business Development Manager
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
Alex Cadwallader
Director - Head of South and Offshore
London
Exec Team, Restructuring and Insolvency
Lucy Abbott
Senior Manager
Birmingham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Timothy Kendrick
Administrator
Gateshead
Restructuring and Insolvency
Andrew Bayley
Director
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Abi Conah
Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Charlotte John
Manager
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Matthew Wright
Director
Guernsey
Restructuring and Insolvency
Offshore services
Julie Hogan
Senior Support
Bury
Support
Francesca Mutton
Team Support Administrator
London
Support
Gareth Kinneavy
Senior Manager
Barlborough
Restructuring and Insolvency
Anbrin Sadaf
Office Support
Bury
Support
Danielle Shore
Director
Sheffield, Rotherham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Emma Edgar
Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Gavin Snell
Non-Executive Chairman
Bury
Exec Team
Sarah MacInnes
Optimise Client Manager
Manchester
Business Services
George Piggott
Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Lee Corrigan
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Aaminah Dadabhoy
Senior Administrator
Preston
Restructuring and Insolvency
Nick Myers
Director
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Natalie Rigby
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Nicola Carlton
Senior Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Steve Muncaster
Director
Liverpool
Restructuring and Insolvency
Donna Crompton
Director
Liverpool, Chester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Dave Nash
Office Administrator and Systems Support
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
Mike Dinnell
Structured Debt Manager
Liverpool
Funding
Structured debt solutions
Andrew Poxon
Director – Head of North and Scotland
Bury, Manchester
Exec Team, Restructuring and Insolvency
Zak Travis
IT Support Engineer
Bury
IT
Hilary Pascoe
Director
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Nara Fullbrook
HR Business Partner
Bury
HR
Rachael McCusker
Senior Solicitor
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
Tom Booth
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Catherine Ormerod
Supervisor
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Hasan Patel
Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Eve Johnson
Junior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Deborah Lockwood
Director
Sheffield, Rotherham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Charlotte Thompson
Administrator
Bristol
Restructuring and Insolvency
Joe Thompson
Assistant Manager
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Aaron Blake
Head of Group Reporting
Bury
Finance
Paula Castle
Brand and Communications Director
Manchester
Marketing
Zahidur Miah
Senior Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Andrew Gregory
Solicitor | Director - Chairman
Manchester
Leonard Curtis Legal
Insolvency, Dispute resolution
Conor Jones
Advisory Analyst
Manchester
Funding
Business advisory
Steve Dunwell
Director
Barlborough
Funding
Commercial finance brokerage
Lewis Farrin-Berry
Junior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
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