Equipment Finance case study

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When you start down the road of looking for business finance, it can be a daunting task. The finance industry is full of options and avenues of gaining capital, and often the choices are very complicated.

That is one of the reasons why we set up as a dedicated equipment leasing provider 15 years ago. We know and understand the power of leasing as a finance option, and since we started we have helped over 8,000 companies benefit from leasing their equipment, rather than outright purchase or other forms of finance.

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When it comes to dealing with businesses, we have worked with both small one-man bands, and large multi-national corporations. Sitting somewhere in the middle there are franchisees like TaxAssist Accountants, the UK’s well known franchise of knowledgeable tax accountants. The franchise has grown to over 200 franchisees, servicing more than 47,000 clients nationwide!

We have worked with a few different TaxAssist franchisees over the years, helping to provide equipment finance for new ranges of both IT hardware and software, to allow them to remain current with IT standards and continue to offer their services to their clients.

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Here at Johnson Reed we have an ideal that we live by: Common Sense Underwriting.

What does that mean? It means that we deal with all of our requests for finance with a common-sense approach when it comes to whether or not we provide finance to a would-be customer.

As part of this approach, we appreciate that often we get requests for finance for equipment and assets which are beyond the traditional scope of lending. Sure, we get a lot of gym equipment, catering equipment, kitchen refurbishments, that kind of thing, but we also get a lot of unusual things.

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The Chancellor George Osborne missed an opportunity to use business rates to help small and medium-sized businesses, including indoor play operators, in the UK, says Mark Johnson of equipment finance specialist Johnson Reed. The Chancellor had been under increasing pressure from within the Cabinet to extend business rate relief beyond next year, but confirmed during … Read more

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If you’re an equipment vendor, it can pay handsome dividends if you partner with a leading finance house like Johnson Reed. We can help you win business in so many ways. If you team up with us, it means that you can offer your clients instant benefits. We’ve been doing it for 12 years now, … Read more

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On November 10th 2011, HSBC announced it will be participating in the Government’s Regional Growth Fund (RGF), and initiative to support businesses that are recruiting. The £25 million which HSBC will receive from the fund will be used to support English small and medium sized businesses to hire new employees, and purchase assets such as … Read more

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If you’re considering setting up a Franchise, we can help you source finance for both new and established businesses. We have a great deal of experience in working with businesses in many sectors, including retail, catering, and fast food. We will combine our experience and knowledge of your sector to ensure getting finance is as … Read more

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What is ‘Quirky Kit Finance’? Quite simply, it’s a breath of fresh air in the world of asset finance. Here at Johnson Reed we like to break the mould by funding non-standard assets that traditional lenders, such as banks, don’t always like; in other words, quirky kit that’s often seen to have little or no … Read more