Sorbus Finance is a UK-wide commercial finance broker, based in Chesterfield, helping businesses across Leeds and West Yorkshire access asset finance, hire purchase, and business loans remotely. We have no Leeds office, but our extensive panel includes more than 150 lenders. No upfront fees.
As an independent broker, we can consider hire purchase, finance lease, and business loan options from our extensive panel of 150+ UK lenders, including specialist providers. No upfront fees.
We arrange the full range of commercial finance, matched to the cashflow, asset type, and tax position of your business.
Tax information: Sorbus Finance is not a tax adviser. Any references to tax treatment, capital allowances, or tax deductibility on this page are provided for general information only and do not constitute tax advice. Tax treatment depends on your individual circumstances and may be subject to change. Please seek advice from a qualified accountant or tax professional before making any financial or purchasing decisions.
From established manufacturers to growing SMEs, we understand the asset finance needs of Leeds, West Yorkshire businesses. We have lenders who specialise in each sector.
Leeds is the UK's second largest financial centre outside London, with West Yorkshire's Business, Financial and Professional Services cluster targeting 50,000 new jobs over the next decade as part of the "Northern Square Mile" strategy. Professional services firms, including law, accountancy, financial advisory, and fintech, use asset finance for office fit-out, IT infrastructure, server hardware, and specialist software systems. We understand the asset types relevant to financial and professional services businesses and have lenders who price technology and fit-out assets competitively.
The Leeds City Region Enterprise Zone, located minutes from the city centre with direct motorway access, provides a focused location for manufacturing and engineering investment. Businesses in the Enterprise Zone and the wider Leeds manufacturing base use hire purchase for CNC machinery, fabrication tools, precision engineering equipment, and production lines. We have dedicated manufacturing finance lenders on our panel who understand the residual values and useful lives of engineering assets.
Leeds sits at the heart of the M62/M1 motorway network, making it a major logistics and distribution hub. Fleet operators, third-party logistics businesses, and distribution companies across West Yorkshire use asset finance for HGVs, trailers, refrigerated vehicles, and warehouse handling equipment. We compare terms across dedicated transport finance lenders, not the same commercial loan rate a bank applies to every asset type.
Leeds has one of the most active residential and commercial development pipelines in the north. Construction companies and contractors use hire purchase for excavators, telehandlers, scaffolding systems, cranes, and specialist plant. We arrange construction equipment finance for West Yorkshire contractors from sole traders to regional developers.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest in Europe, creating a significant independent healthcare supply chain: dental groups, private clinics, diagnostics providers, and medical equipment suppliers. Medical and dental equipment can be financed through specialist healthcare asset finance products on our panel, often with more flexible structures than NHS procurement routes.
Leeds city centre, from the Victoria Quarter to Kirkgate Market and the growing South Bank, supports a significant retail and hospitality base. Commercial kitchen equipment, refrigeration, audio-visual fit-out, and leasehold improvements can all be financed through asset purchase or lease. We work with hospitality finance lenders who understand the cyclical cashflow patterns of the sector.
New or used, single asset or a full fleet. If it has a useful business life, we can usually find a lender for it.
The Leeds City Region Enterprise Zone creates focused capital investment for manufacturing businesses. We have lenders on our panel experienced with Enterprise Zone-located businesses and the specific asset types, including CNC, precision engineering, and industrial equipment, that attract capital allowance benefits under hire purchase.
Leeds's financial services and professional services base means firms with regulated or compliance-heavy structures. We understand the borrower profiles of professional services businesses and have lenders who assess them appropriately, rather than declining because the business lacks physical assets to secure against.
We serve Leeds businesses entirely remotely. No branch visit, no waiting for a local business manager. For most standard applications we return a credit decision within 24–48 hours. More complex deals, such as multi-asset, high-value, or specialist structures, take longer, but we'll always set honest timescales.
In almost all circumstances we do not charge a broker fee. Should a broker fee be chargeable you will be made aware clearly in advance and it will be agreed in writing before you proceed. Read our Initial Disclosure.
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The client got same-day approval in principle and completed the entire process, from application to handover, within 72 hours, preserving cash flow through the balloon st…
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We secured funding at an attractive 9.9% APR to fund the acquisition of 8 new MG3 SE Hybrid cars that will be available for the brand new registration plate on the 1st Se…
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A conversation with a broker
You talk to a real Sorbus broker about the business, the purpose and what is affordable. No application at this stage.
Credit placement
If you choose to go further, we prepare the case and decide which lenders on our panel of 150+ are worth approaching.
Lender assessment
The lender, not Sorbus, underwrites and makes the credit decision. Approval is never guaranteed.
Documentation
If a lender offers terms and you accept, we help coordinate agreements and payout paperwork with you.
Every step after the first is optional. You can stop after the conversation. Sorbus is a broker, not a lender.
Client journey · Cleaning services · Asset Finance
Funding Secured for Renault Traffic Van for Cleaning Services Business
Finance was secured at 14.9% APR, and the vehicle was funded within three days. This enabled the customer to replace their existing van well within the two-week deadline and maintain continuity of their cleaning business operations.
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