Thrift Activity Farm equipment finance with Johnson Reed

Milton-Keynes-based Thrift Farm wanted to add an outdoor area to accompany new animal paddocks and barns to keep young visitors entertained and engaged. The outdoor play area extends the options for visitors and makes it a better overall attraction for the area. Thrift Farm has been supporting adults with learning difficulties for over 40 years … Read more

Johnson Reed equipment finance for The Pocket sports bar and club Rotherham

With other locations across South Yorkshire, Pete Eyre decided to expand his range of sports clubs and bars to include one in Rotherham, with some help from Johnson Reed. Pete wanted to create a sports bar with a full offering, including a pool hall, multiple TV screens, an external terrace with screens, as well as … Read more

eActiv, the brainchild of successful Operator Steve Watts, who after successfully renovating and turning an old, outdated gym in Egham, Surrey into a modern, welcoming and hugely popular health lounge promoting an effective, fun and intelligent way to get results, wanted to improve and expand, by doing the same again and opening another lounge in … Read more

Often, fitness SMEs and personal trainers can’t compete with the big gyms that are kitted out with new, transformative machinery. Getting such equipment can be a leap of faith if you aren’t sure they can bring in the profits to cover the cost. InBody, however, wanted more up-and-coming brands to give themselves an edge in … Read more

In the fish and chip market, fryers are a key measure of quality. So when Christopher Richardson drew up plans to update his third-generation takeaway site, we knew just what to do…  For over 40 years, Richardson’s Fish Bar has been a firm fixture in Fleetwood. Christopher’s father and grandfather passed it on to him, … Read more

Big orders were rolling in for Ian Alderson’s innovative outdoor building brand. To boost production, he came to Johnson Reed… We’ve known Ian Alderson for several years, back when he was starting to build garden rooms and make a living from it. Just five years later, this had evolved to Modular Leisure Buildings – a … Read more

Sarah Vanstone had dreams of opening a unique health food business in Colindale. However, she needed extra funding, and we were happy to help… At home with her newborn, Sarah Vanstone came up with the idea of a visionary, clean-lifestyle smoothie café in a great location with no competitors. Her business would be the first … Read more

Dr. Frances H Mikuriya wanted to combine her experience as a leading trainer with her training as an architect to bring her vision of the future of fitness to life. To do so, she had to bulk up her finances. That wasn’t a problem for us… In a short space of time, Body Machine Performance … Read more

When Martin’s business began to outgrow its old premises in Congleton, we were able to deliver freedom for future investment. But Rumba, a high-end café and bar brand, had so much more to offer as we uncovered its full potential… Rum specialists are hard to come by. Martin Holmes and his team, however, had been … Read more

Few technologies are more in demand than laser hair treatment. SS Skincare’s clinics were doing well, yet needed a larger arsenal to keep up with the increase in demand in the North West. Enter Johnson Reed, as a smarter form of finance… SS Skincare, a skin treatment centre, has been running in Manchester since 2016. … Read more