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Shire Leasing is the largest privately owned funding house in the UK for B2B equipment leasing and asset finance. At Shire Leasing we take a personal approach to our services. We aim to provide a market-leading service through innovation and expertise, delivering flexible funding solutions for British businesses.

Trustworthy Source

Shire Leasing has been a reliable finance source since 1990. Shire’s 150 employees have an unrivalled knowledge and are trusted by more than 60,000 customers each year.

£90 million own book

With an Own Book of over £90m and extensive lines of credit with other funders Shire has the syndication capability to deliver funding that is tailored to your needs.

Dedicated Support

We believe in building and sustaining relationships. Your dedicated account manager and admin support team deliver a professional and personal service to support you and your team.

Charities, awards and recognition

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Our Services

Shire Leasing. Innovative, experienced, trusted & proud

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Automated finance decisions in as little as 6 seconds

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Dedicated, professional and experienced employees

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Every year we support over 60,000 customers

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Helping British Businesses for 27 years

Trusted by over 60,000 British SMEs

Own Book and Broker

With a circa £90m Own Book facility, along with a panel of funders, we are able to find the best solution to meet your needs.

Innovative Tools

With tools such as e-signatory and Shire Online, our processes save you time.

In-house Underwriting

Each deal is looked at by our Credit team, meaning we make the decisions that can enable more acceptances.

Dedicated Account Team

Your business will be assigned a committed team to support you every step of the way.

British Business Bank Partner

Since 2014, we have been a partner with the Government-owned British Business Bank to help further support British SMEs.

Corporate Social Responsibility

With a dedicated CSR Committee, we strive to make an overall positive impact on society.

Our affiliations

We are proudly affiliated with a number of organisations. Our affiliations allow us to provide a higher service and standard to British SMEs and ensure our services are regulated by relevant authorities.

British Business Bank

The British Business Bank has matched our current private funders and invested an additional £40 million into Shire Leasing

Financial Conduct Authority

Shire Leasing PLC is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority

The Finance & Leasing Association

Member of the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA)

National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers

Member of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB)

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£37.4 Million agreed to support SMEs

The British Business Bank has provided us with a £37.4m facility to increase funding to SMEs.

Get the equipment you need to grow

We help businesses finance important equipment purchases so that they can keep up with demand.

Funding British businesses since 1990

Helping equipment suppliers offer their customers leasing arrangements and enabling businesses to invest in the equipment they need.

Supporting agile businesses

In today's connected world, our portfolio of applications, tools and platforms enable modern businesses to thrive.