Meet The Team
Business Development
Rachel Mackenzie
Business Development Director
(North) Designate
Contact Number: 07557 403847 or 01757 289885
Helen Dale
Business Development Manager
(West Midlands)
Contact Number: 07384 465165 or 01757 289885
Carey Scargill
Business Development Manager
(Yorkshire)
Contact Number: 07584 088109 or 01757 289885
Sarah Aylward
Business Development Manager
(East Anglia)
Contact Number: 07557 519187 or 01757 289885
Steve Norton
Business Development Manager
(Lincs and Cambs)
Contact Number: 07501 956417 or 01757 289885
Kelly West
Business Development Manager
(East Midlands)
Contact Number: 07776 057212 or 01757 289885
Management and Operations
Non-Executive Directors
Previous Funding Examples
OSBF’s largest loan to date. A second loan to a successful house builder
Business/Sector: Residential House Building
Location: Grimsby
Funding Line: £1.2m
Term: 18 months
Product: Property Development Funding
Previous Funding Examples
The first loan to a regional house builder facilitating the development of 13 properties on the site of an old pub
Business/Sector: Residential House Building
Location: Grimsby
Funding Line: £1.1m
Term: 18 months
Product: Development Funding
Previous Funding Examples
OSBF funded the refurbishment of the bakery shop and consolidation of other debts
Business/Sector: Baker
Location: Bury
Funding Line: £53k
Term: 24 months
Product: Working Capital Finance
Previous Funding Examples
Introduced by Lloyds Bank, our loan funded additional working capital for this mobile phone mast installer
Business/Sector: Telecoms
Location: Bolton
Funding Line: £225k
Term: 6 months
Product: Working Capital Finance
Previous Funding Examples
The support of OSBF resulted in this rapidly growing company securing a lending offer which matched their expansion plans
Business/Sector: Distribution
Location: Harrogate
Funding Line: £100k
Term: 24 months
Product: Invoice Finance
Previous Funding Examples
The brokerage of the loan allowed a local accountant to buy 50% of the practice that he worked for
Business/Sector: Accountant
Location: Wetherby
Funding Line: £130k
Term: 6 months
Product: Professional Practice Loan
Previous Funding Examples
OSBF identified a specialist construction finance provider to enable the company to move funders and grow their business
Business/Sector: Construction
Location: Doncaster
Funding Line: £200k
Term: 24 months
Product: Invoice Finance
Previous Funding Examples
When the client encountered financial difficulty OSBF found them an independent provider for their future requirements
Business/Sector: Recruitment
Location: Sheffield
Funding Line: £600k
Term: 24 months
Product: Invoice Finance
Previous Funding Examples
Following an introduction from a business partner OSBF were asked to negotiate favourable terms for a new mortgage.
Business/Sector: Printing
Location: Bristol
Funding Line: £850k
Term: 15 years
Product: Commercial Mortgage
Previous Funding Examples
A competitively tendered fixed asset loan allowed the client to purchase specialist plant to facilitate its growth plans
Business/Sector: Flower Distribution
Location: South Lincolnshire
Funding Line: £75k
Term: 36 months
Product: Fixed Asset Funding
Previous Funding Examples
Following a pre-pack, OSBF identified an independent lender to provide the phoenix company with working capital
Business/Sector: Rail
Location: Selby
Funding Line: £100k
Term: 12 months
Product: Invoice Finance
Previous Funding Examples
Our finance brokerage provided a client, which traded in difficult countries, with a facility where other brokers had failed
Business/Sector: Labour Supply
Location: Doncaster
Funding Line: £800k
Term: 12 months
Product: Invoice Finance
Previous Funding Examples
OSBF identified a fixed asset provider who offered savings on the clients invoice finance facility by completing in parallel.
Business/Sector: Waste
Location: Selby
Funding Line: £80k
Term: 36 months
Product: Fixed Asset Purchase
Previous Funding Examples
The brokerage of the loan allowed a local accountant to buy into the practice that he wanted to join
Business/Sector: Accountant
Location: Wakefield
Funding Line: £25k
Term: 36 months
Product: Professional Practice Loan
Previous Funding Examples
By re-financing the fixed assets the client was able to pay the outstanding deferred consideration for the business
Business/Sector: Flood Repair/Pest Control
Location: Keighley
Funding Line: £75k
Term: 36 months
Product: Fixed Asset Re-Finance
Previous Funding Examples
The client had been badly treated by their current provided and, through a competitive tender, OSBF saved them £20k per year
Business/Sector: Waste
Location: Selby
Funding Line: £750k
Term: 24 months
Product: Invoice Finance
Previous Funding Examples
OSBF identified a fixed asset lender to re-finance a number of ice cream vans where the client had previously struggled
Business/Sector: Hospitality
Location: Bletchley
Funding Line: £150k
Term: 36 months
Product: Fixed Asset Re-Finance
Previous Funding Examples
Taking on the challenge of working for a disqualified director OSBF secured favourable terms with a third tier lender
Business/Sector: Warehousing
Location: Alfreton
Funding Line: £875k
Term: 15 years
Product: Commercial Mortgage
Previous Funding Examples
A fixed asset loan alongside a new invoice finance facility secured strategic sales growth for the client
Business/Sector: Cold Storage Warehousing
Location: Midlands
Funding Line: £1.2m
Term: 36 months
Product: Fixed Asset Funding
Previous Funding Examples
The invoice finance facility provider also funded a large fixed asset purchase enabling significant sales growth
Business/Sector: Cold Storage Warehousing
Location: Midlands
Funding Line: £6m
Term: 24 months
Product: Invoice Finance
Previous Funding Examples
OSBF successfully brokered to a new bank when incumbent lender wanted to shed the client
Business/Sector: Property
Location: Leeds
Funding Line: £3.8m
Term: 15 years
Product: Buy To Let Portfolio
Previous Funding Examples
This flexible and bespoke loan meant that our client could purchase, refurbish and sell a probate property
Business/Sector: Property Refurbishment
Location: Gainsborough
Funding Line: £193k
Term: 9 months
Product: Development Finance
Previous Funding Examples
OSBF managed the insolvency process and funded the asset buy back from the Administrator
Business/Sector: Flood Repair/Pest Control
Location: Keighley
Funding Line: £75k
Term: 12 months
Product: Pre-Pack Funding
Previous Funding Examples
An OSBF loan facility was put in place in just three days allowing the client to continue trading after a significant bad debt
Business/Sector: Insolvency Practitioner
Location: Lancashire
Funding Line: £45k
Term: 9 months
Product: Working Capital Funding
Previous Funding Examples
This loan ensured that the Managing Director could purchase the business from the current owners and secure its future
Business/Sector: Confectionery
Location: Hull
Funding Line: £350k
Term: 3 months
Product: MBI Funding
Previous Funding Examples
The working capital facility allowed the client to ease significant pressure from trade creditors
Business/Sector: Communications
Location: Warwickshire
Funding Line: £100k
Term: 12 months
Product: Working Capital Funding
Previous Funding Examples
OSBF provided this loan when others wouldn’t due to the sector. It enabled the client to deliver a significant order
Business/Sector: Construction
Location: Hull
Funding Line: £90k
Term: 6 months
Product: Growth Funding
Previous Funding Examples
OSBF funding meant that an experienced restaurateur could purchase a prestigious Sheffield eatery
Business/Sector: Restaurant
Location: Sheffield
Funding Line: £40k
Term: 12 months
Product: Pre-Pack Funding
Previous Funding Examples
Funding the deposit on a capital investment enabled the client to hit Christmas sales targets in a highly seasonal business
Business/Sector: Cold Storage Warehouse
Location: Derbyshire
Funding Line: £350k
Term: 5 months
Product: Growth Funding
Previous Funding Examples
This loan funded the VAT recovery on a large fixed asset purchase and working capital enabling this start up to thrive
Business/Sector: Brewery
Location: Sheffield
Funding Line: £100k
Term: 12 months
Product: Working Capital Funding
Previous Funding Examples
OSBF has supported the business since start up allowing the owners to create a unique family business
Business/Sector: Drive In Cinema
Location: North Yorkshire
Funding Line: £55k
Term: 18 months
Product: Growth Funding
Previous Funding Examples
Our property bridging facility allowed the client to ease significant pressure from trade creditors
Business/Sector: Property
Location: North Yorkshire
Funding Line: £100k
Term: 12 months
Product: Property Bridging
Previous Funding Examples
OSBF provided this loan within a week. It enabled the client to deliver a significant overseas order
Business/Sector: Engineering
Location: Coventry
Funding Line: £290k
Term: 9 months
Product: Working Capital Funding
Previous Funding Examples
The working capital facility allowed the client to survive following significant pressure from trade creditors
Business/Sector: Manufacturing
Location: Lancashire
Funding Line: £130k
Term: 18 months
Product: Working Capital Finance
Previous Funding Examples
Our loan enabled the housebuilder to develop an 8 property site that other lenders would not support
Business/Sector: Housebuilding
Location: Nottingham
Funding Line: £590k
Term: 18 months
Product: Development Finance
