NACFB announces Commercial Broker Awards 2022 shortlist

Recognising excellence within the NACFB intermediary community, the Association is delighted to announce the shortlist for this year’s Commercial Broker Awards.

Commenting on the number of worthy entries received, NACFB managing director, Norman Chambers, said: “The number of entries received was astounding and the quality which was extremely high made both judging and determining the shortlist very difficult.”

The shortlist was determined by an impartial judging panel made up of 13 industry experts, all chosen for their understanding of the sector. 

NACFB Patrons will now be invited by email to choose their preferred Member in each category. Voting opens today and closes on Monday 22nd August 2022. To determine the winners and the highly commended, the judges’ selections will be combined with the votes from Patrons and 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 winners will be announced and presented with trophies at an awards ceremony which is being held on the afternoon of Friday 23rd September at Edgbaston Cricket Ground. Details of how to purchase tickets is detailed below the shortlist.

This year’s shortlist is:

Asset & Leasing Broker of the Year

  • Alpha Asset Finance Ltd   

  • Bluestone Leasing Ltd    

  • Claratus Commercial Finance Ltd

  • KeySME Ltd

  • Knox Capital Solutions (KCS) 

  • Newable Finance  

  • PMD Business Finance      

Broker Innovation Award

  • Asset Finance Solutions (UK) Ltd

  • Funding Friends Ltd     

  • Philip Meek Commercial  

  • Pilot Fish Finance       

  • Propp Ltd   

  • Xander Wealth Commercial Finance

Broker Network of the Year

  • Alpha Asset Finance Ltd  

  • AFS Group Ltd  

  • Brokerplan (White Rose Finance)

  • Empire Finance Ltd

  • Goldwire Financial Solutions Ltd    

  • John Charcol         

  • New Leaf Distribution           

Buy-to-Let Broker of the Year

  • Commercial Finance Partnership  

  • Mortgages for Business 

  • Philip Meek Commercial  

  • South West Business Finance

  • The Business Mortgage Company (TBMC)

  • Vantage Finance  

Cashflow Broker of the Year

  • Astmoor Finance Ltd

  • Choice Business Loans

  • Commercial Finance Partnership

  • Go-Factor Ltd   

  • Halo Corporate Finance Ltd

  • KeySME Ltd   

  • Pilot Fish Finance    

  • Reach Commercial Finance Ltd         

Commercial Mortgage Broker of the Year

  • Arc & Co. 

  • Bespoke Business Finance

  • Blue Badger Financial Ltd (t/a Synergy Commercial Finance)                

  • Excellion Advisors LLP    

  • Mortgages for Business

  • Samera Finance Ltd                  

  • Swoop Finance        

  • Watts Commercial Finance Ltd

Covid Recovery Award

  • Approved Business Finance Ltd         

  • Beta Commercial Finance Ltd

  • Choice Business Loans   

  • Crown Business Finance Ltd

  • Fluidly

  • Lime Consultancy         

  • Synergi Partner Finance (t/a Synergi Finance)          

Deal of the Year

  • Arc & Co. 

  • Causon Business Finance

  • Charles & Dean

  • Christie Finance

  • Funding Track  

  • PMD Business Finance

  • Synergi Partner Finance (t/a Synergi Finance)         

  • Think Business Loans    

Development Broker of the Year

  • Arc & Co.   

  • Bridgedevelopment Property Finance Ltd 

  • Positive Commercial Finance

  • Finance 4 Business 

  • Newsource Commercial Finance Ltd   

  • Pilot Fish Finance   

  • Sirius Finance

Digital Broker of the Year

  • Alpha Asset Finance Ltd

  • Fluidly

  • Pitch 4 Finance (t/a Yellowstone Finance group)

  • Swoop Finance

  • Synergi Partner Finance (t/a Synergi Finance)        

  • Think Business Loans          

Factoring & Invoice Discounting Broker of the Year

  • Go-Factor Ltd 

  • Goodman Corporate Finance

  • Hilton-Baird Financial Solutions Ltd

  • KeySME Ltd      

  • PMD Business Finance

  • Reach Commercial Finance Ltd

  • Simply Factoring Brokers Ltd     

Rising Star of the Year

  • Patrick Carberry – Astmoor Finance Ltd 

  • Tom Naidu – Claratus Commercial Finance Ltd       

  • Matt Hawcroft– Commercial Finance Partnership 

  • Rob Williams – Cornerstone Finance Group 

  • Ben Lavin – Empire Finance Ltd          

  • Josh Timbrell – Q Commercial Finance          

  • Nicki Cholefko – South West Business Finance

  • Chantelle Chambers – Synergi Partner Finance (t/a Synergi Finance)     

  • Emma Ross – Watts Commercial Finance Ltd  

  • George Sanford – VIBE Specialist Finance  

Short-term Finance Broker of the Year

  • Black Book Finance

  • Bridgedevelopment Property Finance Ltd           

  • Finance 4 Business

  • LDNfinance

  • Propp Ltd

  • Vantage Finance 

  • VIBE Specialist Finance 

SME Champion Award

  • Beta Commercial Finance Ltd              

  • Blue Badger Financial Ltd (t/a Synergy Commercial Finance)

  • Central Business Development Ltd

  • HH Business Finance

  • KeySME Ltd              

  • Think Business Loans       

  • Yorvik Business Finance Ltd

Sole Trader of the Year

  • Bridgedevelopment Property Finance Ltd                

  • Darkwood Commercial Finance Ltd

  • DMK Finance

  • Icthus Consultants              

  • Lime Consultancy

  • Premier SME Funding Ltd    

  • Redwood Business Finance Ltd             

  • Sanctuary Financial Planning

 

Currently, tickets to the ceremony are on sale only to NACFB Member brokers and at a special early bird price of £90 each or £900 for a table of 10 – a 50% discount. Tickets can be purchased here. From Monday 5th September full price tickets will be made available to Patrons.

The NACFB wishes to thank both Members and Patrons for their support and participation in this prestigious event.

Becky McGarrity