Sorbus Finance is based in Chesterfield, 12 miles from Sheffield city centre, and serves businesses across South Yorkshire's largest city. From advanced manufacturers on the Lower Don Valley to digital agencies in the city centre, we can consider hire purchase and finance lease options from our panel of 150+ UK lenders.
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 Sheffield, South Yorkshire businesses. We have lenders who specialise in each sector.
Sheffield's steel and advanced manufacturing heritage runs deep. From Sheffield Forgemasters to the AMRC ecosystem, we arrange CNC machine finance, fabrication equipment HP, and tooling finance for manufacturers across the Lower Don Valley and beyond.
Sheffield's tech sector, anchored by the Digital Campus and innovation hubs at Kollider and Electric Works, uses asset finance for servers, cloud infrastructure, workstations, and workspace fit-out. We understand the asset types and funding cycles of technology businesses.
Sheffield's major regeneration pipeline and housing programme drives strong demand for plant finance. We arrange excavator HP, telehandler finance, HGV loans, and scaffold system finance for South Yorkshire contractors.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals supply chain, dental groups, and private clinics across the city use asset finance for diagnostic equipment, dental chairs, imaging systems, and fit-out of clinical premises.
Sheffield's position at the centre of the M1/M18/A1 road network makes it a hub for logistics and distribution. We finance HGV fleets, vans, specialist vehicles, and refrigerated trailers for Sheffield operators.
From restaurants in the Cultural Industries Quarter to leisure facilities at Don Valley, Sheffield's hospitality sector uses asset finance for commercial kitchen equipment, furniture, fit-out, and leisure assets.
New or used, single asset or a full fleet. If it has a useful business life, we can usually find a lender for it.
Based 12 miles away in Chesterfield, we understand Sheffield's industrial landscape, its key employer base, and the lenders who specialise in South Yorkshire's dominant sectors: advanced manufacturing, construction, and digital.
We have relationships with lenders who understand the asset types and IP-heavy nature of advanced manufacturing businesses in Sheffield's innovation cluster, including new technology equipment and high-spec machining centres.
Sheffield businesses often find bank asset finance slow and inflexible. As an independent broker we pre-assess applications, submit to the most suitable lender first, and typically deliver a credit decision within 24–48 hours.
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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Who you could speak to
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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