About us

Hello, I’m Stuart Burn founder of Performance Finance. I’d briefly like to tell you how and why I began our business so you understand our values and what we wish to achieve.

Performance Finance was formed to provide the healthcare sector with truly independent financial products that provide both exceptional value and great peace of mind.

I first became involved with finance in 1986 and began to specialise with healthcare in 1993. As this market developed I noticed the requirements of practices became more expensive and complex. I also noticed that a bank could quickly feel ‘over exposed’ to a client. This would mean that after developing a relationship with a lender, the client would often feel let down by a sudden withdrawal of support or reference to being ‘fully committed’.

This saw many clients having to forge new relationships elsewhere and then juggling several relationships at once to gain the financial backing they required.

Back in 2004, it was clear to me that a truly independent approach would serve healthcare professionals much better and by providing the facilities of several lenders we could offer better value for money and improved quality.

By focussing on strong service levels through well trained, experienced advisors we could deliver a long lasting relationship to our clients who will appreciate our 4 core principles: Independence, Value, Quality and Service.

2005, saw Performance Finance start to trade and it quickly established itself as a key provider of finance for Dentists, Vets and Opticians.

Since then the onset of a global recesion through 2009 and 2010 has seen the banking and finance world almost completely destablise. Funds have been difficult to source and many banks have simply shut up shop.

During this time however, Performance Finance, has increased its lending with a 12% improvement in lending in 2010 and a further 14% increase in 2011. With the backdrop of the wider economy still very gloomy we were delighted to post such positive results.

Our clients have clearly benefited from our 4 core principles; Independence, Value, Quality and Service and we hope to show these same principles when you talk us directly. 

Stuart Burn