We’re delighted to announce that we’ve begun work with a brand new Chip Shop in Runcorn called Sean’s Plaice. Introduced through an approved supplier, one of the UK’s largest frying range manufacturers Hopkins Catering Equipment Ltd, a family business in Leeds. Johnson Reed financed Sean with his mother and father, all of them acting as … Read more
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Johnson Reed have begun working with a new business in the print sector – based in Lancashire – called Anilox Laser Technology. We have helped provide finance for a laser engraving kit for Anilox. Anthony Jewell, Director of Anilox Laser Technology, had secured a silent partner to back him and his new idea and his … Read more
The biggest Play Centre in the UK – underneath Manchester’s ski slope – from established Liverpool based operator called Yellow Submarine seized on the opportunity to sign a long lease in the iconic location of Manchester’s Trafford Center. The play center will be located underneath the ski slope and will have the UK’s largest slide. … Read more
Cyrano Ltd are one of the UK’s premier suppliers of sunbeds, collagen beds, and tanning lotions, sporting an extensive range of domestic and commercial sunbeds from the exclusive Hapro Luxura range.
When we were asked to finance 4 sunbeds for Cyrano, we knew our experience in the salon and beauty sector was going to be an asset in helping achieve the capital required. We helped finance the beds – a combined value £28,000 – over a 4 year fixed term, with no upfront deposit required.
The monthly payments and no upfront costs meant the sunbeds could be delivered immediately and start paying for themselves straight away, without requiring a huge outlay in capital expenditure.
In the past couple of weeks directors here at Johnson Reed have met and had talks with the directors of a League 2 football club about securing financing for expansion. While we can’t discuss the details too much at this stage, we have been asked to help secure financing a new community-led leisure complex at … Read more
Hotel Consultancy HVS, based in London, has concluded in its annual round-up of hotel trading that the key to an improved 2012 outlook for the UK’s hotel industry will depend largely on the availability of debt to fund hotel transactions and complete long overdue refurbishments. HVS outlined the sector’s turbulent 2011 as a modest rise … Read more
Sipra Dib opened Play Arena, a large Family Entertainment Centre with a soft play area in Sheffield in August. The multi-faceted business offers a huge variety of play events for a wide range of age groups and abilities. Babies, toddlers and older children have their own exclusive soft play areas, including a huge soft play … Read more
We have been working closely with many types of organisations in the public sector, and increasingly we’ve started working with schools to provide new equipment and resources, even in cash-strapped situations. We are ideal to help schools with acquiring new equipment because we can offer operating lease contracts, which means the school can comply with … Read more
One of the sectors we always enjoy working with is the Soft Play sector, and we relish each opportunity we get to operate here and provide financing for soft play centers. We recently started working with Drake’s Den, a Plymouth based business operating since December 2009. We were first approached by Paul and Trudy Selvester … Read more
As part of the Government’s work on credit easing, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has set up a non-bank lending taskforce. It will be chaired by Tim Breedon, Chief Executive of Legal & General Group plc. The taskforce has been commissioned to examine structural and behavioural barriers to the development of … Read more