Recognising excellence in the intermediary community, the NACFB is delighted to announce the shortlist for this year’s Commercial Broker Awards.
In addition to members of the NACFB team, eleven industry experts made up the judging panel, all chosen for their expertise and understanding of the sector.
The winners will be announced and presented with trophies at an awards ceremony which is being held on the afternoon of Wednesday 29th September at Edgbaston Cricket Ground – the day before Commercial Finance Expo 2021.
Commenting on the astounding number of worthy entries received, NACFB managing director, Norman Chambers, said: “The quality and quantity made both judging and determining the shortlist very difficult.”
This year’s full shortlist can be found below:
Asset Broker of the Year
- Alpha Asset Finance
- Bluestone Leasing
- Oracle Asset Finance
- PMD Business Finance
- Time Finance
Bridging Broker of the Year
- Arc & Co.
- Finance 4 Business
- Knox Capital Solutions
- Mantra Capital Group
- Peritus Corporate Finance
- Pure Property Finance
- Vantage Finance
- VIBE Finance
Broker Innovation Award
- Lime Consultancy
- Peritus Corporate Finance
- PMD Business Finance
- Rangewell
- Sorodo
- Synergi Partner Finance
- The Property Finance Collective
Buy-to-Let Broker of the Year
- Jonathan Smith & Partners
- Knox Capital Solutions
- Mortgages for Business
- Think Business Finance
- Vantage Finance
- VIBE Finance
Cashflow Broker of the Year
- Beacon Finance
- Central Business Finance
- Choice Business Loans
- Go-Factor
- Reach Commercial Finance
CBILS Broker of the Year
- Bathgate Business Finance
- Christie Finance
- Drummond Finance
- Halo Corporate Finance
- Independent Banking Consultants
- Kingston Capital Finance
- Messenger Property Finance
- Rangewell
- Reach Commercial Finance
- Wharf Financial
Commercial Mortgage Broker of the Year
- Arc & Co.
- Bespoke Business Finance LLP
- Knox Capital Solutions
- Mantra Capital Group
- Mortgages for Business
- Omega Commercial Solutions
- Peritus Corporate Finance
- Philip Meek Commercial
- Samera Finance
- Watts Commercial Finance
- Vantage Finance
Deal of the Year
- Bespoke Business Finance LLP
- Cornerstone Commercial Finance
- Lime Consultancy
- Oracle Asset Finance
- Reach Commercial Finance
- South West Business Finance
- Full Metal Finance
- Wharf Financial (Berwick St)
- Zoom Finance
Development Broker of the Year
- Arc & Co.
- Aureum Finance
- Black Book Finance
- Finance 4 Business
- Hallcroft Finance
- LDNfinance
- Mantra Capital Group
- Sirius Property Finance
- Totum Finance
Factoring & Invoice Discounting Broker of the Year
- Beacon Finance
- Go-Factor
- Goodman Corporate Finance
- Hilton-Baird Financial Solutions
- PMD Business Finance
- Reach Commercial Finance
- TSF Finance
Leasing Broker of the Year
- Landlord Smart
- Lease United Kingdom
- Newable Finance
- Synergi Partner Finance
Rising Star
- All Finance Solutions (Rebecca Masterson)
- Blaise Commercial Finance (Claudine Reynolds)
- Charles & Dean (James Wood)
- Christie Finance (Shaun Watts)
- Crown Business Finance (Jake Batham)
- Finance 4 Business (James Danks)
- Kingston Capital Finance (Chantelle Chambers)
- The Property Finance Collective (Rebecca Skellet)
- Tower Leasing (Owen Rich)
- VIBE Finance (Kelly Rule)
- Watts Commercial Finance (Dean Thomson)
- Wharf Financial (Marc Champ)
SME Champion Award
- Approved Business Finance
- Christie Finance
- Fundinground
- Goldwire Financial Solutions
- Oracle Asset Finance
- PMD Business Finance
Sole Trader of the Year
- Bridgedevelopment Property Finance
- Icthus Consultants
- Lochend Finance
- Jonathan Smith & Partners
- Next Step Asset Finance
Judging process
Each judge was assigned up to three categories and asked to choose their top three entries for each based on strict criteria. Brokers had to provide clear evidence of adding value to clients. In particular, the judges looked at where a broker had applied innovative structuring on a complex or difficult deal alongside taking into consideration the impact on the client’s business, the lender-broker dynamic, and the ability to get a deal over the line. The same criteria were given to Members who chose to submit an entry.
To determine the winners, runners-up and the highly commended, the judges’ selections will be combined with the votes from NACFB lender Patrons. Patron voting opens on Monday 19th July for two weeks. To ensure fairness, a maximum of five representatives from each Patron will be entitled to vote in each category. If more than five votes are cast by a Patron, only the first five will be counted.
The external judging panel included:
- Ryan Fowler, Publishing Editor, Mortgage Introducer
- Lee Tillcock, Editor, Moneyfacts Group Plc
- Bob Lefroy, CEO & Group Editor, Business Money
- David Newborough, Head of Audit and Business Services, Ashgates Corporate Services Ltd
- Russ Lewis, Specialist Director, NACFB
- Simon Goldie, Director of Advocacy, Finance & Leasing Association
- Alex Waterman, Principal, Invoice Finance & Asset Based Lending, UK Finance
- Alicia Pattihis, Partner, Philip Ross Solicitors
- Robin Skuse, Editor, Broker World
- Vic Jannels, CEO, The Association of Short Term Lenders Limited
- Ray Cohen, Director, Jackson Cohen Associates
NACFB Commercial Broker Awards 2021 ceremony
Currently, tickets to the ceremony are on sale only to NACFB Member brokers and at a special early bird price of £75 each or £750 for a table of 10 – a 50% discount. Tickets can be purchased here using the code NACFBBROKER50. From Wednesday 1st September full price tickets will be made available to Patrons.
The NACFB wishes to thank both Member and Patrons for their support and participation in this prestigious event.