We did a case study back in February about TaxAssist Accountants, a Yorkshire-based franchise operation that offers their accountancy skills specifically to small businesses and taxpayers needing help with their tax returns in the UK. We’ve just offered some of our own IT finance assistance to one of their 220 branches with yet another finance … Read more
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We had a feeling that we were backing a winner recently when we arranged camera finance for some kit for a local photographer. Based on the outskirts of Manchester, James Russell Photography specialises in creating eye-catching commercial imagery. Working right across the North West, he crafts unique bespoke photographs for use in the PR, corporate, … Read more
At Johnson Reed, we’re just as interested in helping out with the smaller finance needs of companies as we are with the big boys. A recent example saw a small high street butcher coming to us because he needed some new mincing equipment. We understand the needs of caterers and the food retail sector, as … Read more
As a financial ombudsman, Croydon man Stuart Mok was for many years used to dealing with blue-chip companies in South London. Then he decided to change his lifestyle for the more relaxed profession of ‘chippy owner’. And Johnson Reed helped him along the way with his new career. Stuart’s father had always owned fish and … Read more
How about this for a review of Chris’s Fish Bar in Stafford? It’s from Big Red Directory.com: “Regular winner of Stafford’s best chippy and it’s plainly obvious why… generous portions of very high quality fish and chips… just got home with haddock and chips, £4.30 the fish, £1.40 the chips and the fish was hanging … Read more
When you’re catering for the entertainment needs of young children by setting up a soft play centre, it’s crucial to invest in safe and suitable kit. In the summer of 2010, Johnson Reed was delighted to help the Treasure Chest Soft Play Centre with start-up soft play equipment finance to ensure that only the best … Read more
Baffito’s Bar & Pizzeria is an exciting new venue that opened its doors for the first time in February 2012 in Warrington Cheshire. The owners are so confident about its future that they’re planning to launch another nine over the next three years (surely not all in Warrington? It would be good to give some … Read more
It seems the need to keep fit is ever-present, and if you suddenly get the urge to go mountaineering, Scotland is a good place to be. No, not the Cairngorms or the Grampians, but at the Gym 64 leisure centre in Fife. They’ve just taken delivery of Scotland’s first Freedom Climber – a revolutionary rotating … Read more
Many motorists on the M60 around Manchester have marvelled at the iconic Chill Factore building near the Trafford Centre. It’s been Manchester’s leading indoor real snow centre for some time, but now there’s much more than just skiing and snowboarding on offer. They are now concentrating on kids’ activities to provide great days out for … Read more
Bridgend in South Wales is situated near to some of the best beaches in the UK. But the good old British climate means that they’re not always appealing to visit. However, Johnson Reed has played a large part in making sure that the sun shines for 365 days of the year by financing £150,000 worth … Read more