Christie Finance secures a six-figure funding package for children’s home operator
Christie Finance is pleased to announce the successful arrangement of a funding package for a growing children’s home operator in Nottingham. The facility has enabled the client to acquire a third property, accelerating its expansion plans.
The client opened their first children’s home in late 2025, followed by a second earlier this year. The client initially approached Christie Finance to refinance existing mortgages. During the funding process, Ashley Clements at Christie Finance identified an opportunity to release equity from the client’s existing assets and raise additional capital for expansion. A tailored funding package was obtained to allow the group to achieve their growth ambitions earlier than planned.
The transaction presented a number of funding challenges as the business remained in its early stages, its historic accounts reflected start-up costs and had limited trading history. Ashley Clements at Christie Finance, therefore supported the proposal with robust management information, detailed forecasts and an independent valuation that underpinned the client’s growth plans.
The owner, Stuart Bell, comments, “The service I received from Ashley at Christie Finance was great. He talked us through the process in full, kept us up to date throughout and delivered exceptional funding that will allow us to grow our service and continue to provide support to children and young people in our community.”
Ashley Clements, Associate Director at Christie Finance, comments, “It was a pleasure working with Stuart and the team to source the funding required to assist with the growth of this business. Their dedication and desire to provide exceptional service provision in their local community is clear to see and was integral to obtaining the funding. I wish them all the very best and look forward to working with them in the future”.