Westminster Bridge Park Plaza was a far quieter place this November as, for the first time in the Association’s history, the NACFB hosted our annual Patron awards virtually, combined with the Association’s Commercial Broker Awards.
Over 450 attendees joined us for our first ever Virtual Awards on 26th November 2020, hosted by husband and wife comics Marcus Brigstocke & Rachel Parris. Attendees joined in the celebrations using the live chatbox and interactive Photo Booth.
View the full list of all 31 award winners below.
Patron Awards
| Asset Finance Lender of the Year | Close Brothers Business Finance |
| BDM Team of the Year | Allica Bank |
| Business Bank of the Year | Lloyds Bank |
| Buy-to-Let Lender of the Year | LendInvest |
| CBILS Provider of the Year | Funding Circle |
| Commercial Mortgage Lender of the Year | Allica Bank |
| Development Lender of the Year | United Trust Bank |
| Factor & Invoice Discounter of the Year | Lloyds Bank |
| Most Innovative Lender of the Year | Redwood Bank |
| Rising Star of the Year | Jemima Hayes, MFS |
| Short-term Lender of the Year | Shawbrook Bank |
| Socially Responsible Lender of the Year | Unity Trust Bank |
| Specialist Lender of the Year | Redwood Bank |
| Unsecured Lender of the Year | Funding Circle |
| Patron of the Year | Allica Bank |
| Significant Contribution Award | Patrick Magee, British Business Bank |
Commercial Broker Awards
| Asset Broker of the Year | Radar Finance & Leasing Ltd |
| Bridging Broker of the Year | Knox Capital Solutions Ltd |
| Broker Innovation Award | Synergi Partner Finance Ltd |
| Buy to Let Broker of the Year | Vantage Finance |
| Cashflow Broker of the Year | South West Business Finance |
| Commercial Mortgage Broker of the Year | Arc & Co. |
| Deal of the Year | Bespoke Business Finance LLP |
| Development Broker of the Year | Mantra Consultancy & Capital Ltd |
| Factor & Invoice Discounter Broker of the Year | Reach Commercial Finance |
| Leasing Broker of the Year Award | Bluestone Leasing Ltd |
| Life Time Contribution Award | Kevin Jones |
| Motor Finance Broker of the Year | Charles & Dean |
| SME Champion Award | Claratus Commercial Finance Ltd |
| Sole Trader of the Year | Bridgedevelopment Property Finance Ltd |
| Young Broker of the Year Award | Nick Neophytou, Mantra Consultancy & Capital Ltd |
For those that missed out on the celebrations, a recording of our Virtual Awards is available to rewatch using the link below.