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About Us

Since 1990 we have been an innovative and agile company working with manufacturers, resellers and distributors.
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1990

Our birth

Shire Leasing was launched by Joint Chairmen and cousins Martin Smith and John Worton.

2001

Automated underwriting

Shire prides itself on making the process as smooth as possible for the customer. That’s why in 2001 automated underwriting was introduced, which at that time only banks were using. From then on, a significant proportion of its supplier business went through the online channel. With an auto accept capability, a transaction could be sealed in as little as 6 seconds, and pre-approved deals were also introduced.

2009

Shire Online

Our unique, secure online programme management tool, Leaseman Online, was launched. Revamped in 2015, Shire Online allows our approved suppliers to have all the information they need available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from business volumes to end of lease. It is a proposal system, which provides instant finance decisions, online documentation and insightful reports and analysis
of your customers.

2014
Shire Online app on iPhone screenshot

Shire iPhone app is launched

Our approved vendors can now use the Shire iPhone App to create or view proposals and calculate competitive rates on the go.

E-Signatory

Documents are now available to sign online, making the proposal completion process much quicker.

2015

Click2Finance

Our bespoke online payment option can be integrated into your web shop, giving your customers the option to buy on lease.

British Business Bank investment

Shire Leasing PLC is financially supported by the government-owned British Business Bank. The British Business Bank matched our current private funders and invested an additional £40 million into Shire Leasing.

2016

Leasing World award winner

Shire Leasing PLC was named as Independent Lessor of the Year at the Leasing World Awards 2016.

The Independent Lessor of the Year award exhibits the continuous successes of Shire Leasing PLC, and the ever-evolving commitment to support British SMEs obtain alternative finance options to acquire business critical equipment.

LeasingWorld Awards 2016 winner

Diversity Champion of the Year

Another achievement recognised, Shire Leasing PLC were declared as Diversity Champion of the Year by the Leasing Foundation.

We provide a great deal of commitment to our staff training and development, both male and female. Shire were awarded for our commitment to a sustainable framework to recruit and develop women at every stage of their careers.

LF Diversity Champion of the Year in 2016
2017

New £37.4m ENABLE Funding facility

The British Business Bank agreed a new £37.4m ENABLE Funding facility with Shire Leasing to boost asset finance for smaller businesses. The transaction follows on from the £40m block line funding provided by the British Business Bank’s commercial arm – British Business Bank Investments Ltd – in late 2014.

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Top Hybrid Funder of the Year

We were proudly awarded as Top Hybrid Funder of the Year at the 2017 Leasing World Awards.

The award recognises Shire Leasing as the leading company that has most successfully increased their Own Book funding portfolio and has now surpassed the 50% barrier of own-book to brokered deals, a great achievement for a truly independent company.

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2018

Innovator of the Year

Shire was awarded with ‘Innovator of the Year’ at the Leasing World Awards. The award is testament to the innovation at Shire Leasing, a key value that is rooted within the company and the basis for previous industry breakthroughs, such as record-breaking auto-decision speeds and advanced e-signatory processes

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2019

Outstanding Operations Team

Shire Leasing were handed the trophy for Leasing World’s ‘Outstanding Operations Team’, awarded to the department or team that demonstrates the most dedication to driving up standards in customer service. Malcolm Workman also took away the COO of the Year award.

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Leasing World Service Excellence Awards 2019 winner

Top Independent Lessor of the Year

Another big win for the year, as Shire win Top Independent Lessor at the 2019 Leasing World Awards. Coinciding this, our company solicitor Hemesh Chohan won the Next Generation award!

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Top independent lessor winner - Leasing World Awards 2019
2020

Celebrating 30 years

On 2nd of March 2020, Shire Leasing reached it’s 30th year of trading. Over the course of 30 years, the company has grown from a start-up, founded by two cousins, into one of the largest independently owned funders in the UK.

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Shire Leasing drives clean air initiative

Shire Leasing PLC was appointed by Bath & North East Somerset Council to deliver the UK’s first financial assistance scheme to support businesses affected by the introduction of clean air zones to invest in lower emission vehicles.

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Our vision

To provide a market-leading service through innovation and expertise, delivering flexible funding solutions for British businesses.

Our values

Service
Honesty
Innovation
Relationships
Efficiency
Service
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 We apply our knowledge and expertise to provide a professional and consistent service to all our customers.

Honesty
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We offer an honest and accountable service, which is key to the integrity of our business.

Innovation
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We promote innovation through a team of dedicated, motivated and well-trained staff, instilling confidence in our customers and colleagues.

Relationships
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We build lasting relationships with customers and colleagues through a flexible and approachable attitude.

Efficiency
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We offer reliable, accurate and consistent processes that support our customers’ business needs.

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Shire Leasing PLC is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for certain types of consumer credit lending and credit related activities that are regulated under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.  For certain types of products Shire act as a lender and a broker and for some products we act as a broker only.

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