Meet the team

Accredo is a privately owned commercial finance company that has been trading for over 20 years. Refreshingly independent, we work with approved professional introducers, typically to find funding solutions for clients experiencing difficulty with more traditional lenders.

Our introducers can write more business using Accredo thanks to our flexible lending, industry-leading commission rates and rapid turnaround times. We consider every application for a secured business loan on its individual merits, enabling introducers to provide offers for new-starts, for clients with difficult credit profiles and for established businesses.

At Accredo our decisions are made by experienced and empathetic people, not computers. We examine risk and security in its widest sense, taking in all the facts and the ‘bigger picture’ value of a borrower’s proposal. This means that we can give brokers that extra crucial option when all the other lending doors appear closed. Factor in our streamlined application process and fast decisions, and Accredo truly is a valuable alternative for business-critical funding.

Accredo at a glance:

Secured business loans from a principal lender
Knowledgeable and experienced team
Personal approach to every application
Decisions in under three working hours

Our Management Team

Geoff Willis

Commercial Director

Responsibilities include, credit, risk, compliance and recoveries.

Izzie Laughton

Operations Director

Responsible for all systems, processes, HR, facilities and premises management.

Philip Chesterfield

Managing Director

Overall strategy, risk and treasury.

Glen Garton

Sales Director

Product development, broker awareness and communication.

Our Customer Service Team

Our experienced team will work with you at every stage of your proposals with the aim of progressing each one to a committed deal.

Charles Atkinson

Client & Broker Services Manager

Charles is responsible for progressing accepted proposal to committed deals. Working with brokers to ensure you are always up to date with our products, services and how best to utilise the Accredo offering. Prior to joining us in 2017 Charles worked for 7 years as a broker himself so he can easily empathise with issues and help find solutions to most problems.

Jolene Blazic

Secured Lending Team Leader

Jolene's responsibilities include instructing solicitors, raising and collating signed paperwork, liaising with external parties and progressing deals to payout.

She has a background in conveyancing administration, so is well practiced at pulling all the parts of a deal together and speaking to the relevant parties to drive the deal to a speedy completion.

Louise Robertson

Underwriting Liaison

Louise’s role is to be the link between brokers and our underwriters, ensuring every proposal has the best possible chance of being accepted.
After 7 years in our Admin team, Louise understands all the elements of our new business process. She is therefore able to explain acceptance conditions and decline reasons as well as help track down any additional information to get your proposal accepted.

Megan Brook

Marketing & Operations Co-ordinator

Megan joined us in 2019 in a role that crosses both customer services and marketing. A background in property negotiation and client services mean Megan is ideally suited to ensure the process from proposal to payout is as smooth and hassle-free as possible.

Megan also works with Izzie on database management and is responsible for our marketing activities.

Our insights

Our people are experts in finance generally and the business funding sector specifically. These insights offer fascinating windows into the industry, topical events and market trends, among other subjects – all allowing Accredo to share its expertise with you.

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Our success stories

We’ve collected together some case studies that illustrate the range of businesses our funding has helped – and the various reasons business-owners have for turning to Accredo.