We arrange van finance for businesses that need it done properly.
Business Van Finance is a trading style of First Oak Capital Limited. We're a Hampshire-based commercial finance brokerage with access to over 100 UK lenders - and we handle every enquiry personally.
About Business Van Finance
Business Van Finance is a trading style of First Oak Capital Limited (registered at Companies House, company number 14170340). We're a Hampshire-based commercial finance broker arranging van finance for UK businesses across a wide range of sectors and assets. We are fully authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 984955), giving you the peace of mind that you're dealing with a professional, compliant brokerage.
We started arranging van finance because we kept seeing the same problem: business owners searching specifically for van finance, landing on generic broker websites, and just not getting the specialist help they needed. We built this site to fix that.
We work with a panel of over 100 UK lenders and take a very hands-on approach. A real specialist handles your enquiry from your first contact right through to funding. No automated decisions, and absolutely no passing you around.
Why use a broker instead of going direct?
Going direct to a lender means one set of criteria. Going through us means access to over 100.
We do the searching for you
Instead of applying to multiple lenders yourself and accumulating hard credit searches, we identify the most suitable options from our panel before any application is even submitted.
We know which lenders to approach
Not every lender suits every business. We know exactly which lenders are most likely to approve your profile, which saves you time and protects your credit file.
One point of contact throughout
You'll deal with one specialist from your first enquiry right through to funding. No call centres, and no being passed from person to person.
Why use a specialist broker instead of a van dealer?
When you walk into a dealership, the salesperson's priority is selling the van. The finance they offer is just a tool to get the deal over the line. Dealers typically work with one or two lenders, and those lenders often focus on personal finance rather than commercial funding. This means they struggle to help new businesses, limited companies without years of accounts, or directors with a poor credit history.
Furthermore, dealer finance rarely offers commercial flexibility like VAT deferral, which allows you to defer paying the upfront VAT on a hire purchase agreement until the end of your VAT quarter. Because their lender pool is so restricted, dealer finance is often more expensive than what a specialist commercial broker can source from the wider market.
We work with over 100 UK lenders. This means we match your business to the right funder, rather than just the one that happens to be on the dealer's system.
Popular van makes we finance
We arrange finance for all major van makes and models. Don't see yours? Call us on 01730 777 736.
The people behind Business Van Finance
Every enquiry is handled personally. You won't speak to a call centre or get an automated response. Here's who you'll be dealing with.
Guy Prince
Director, First Oak Capital Limited
Guy has over 30 years of experience arranging commercial finance for UK businesses, with a particular focus on asset and vehicle finance for SMEs.
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Roland Tedder
Senior Finance Broker
Roland has over 30 years of experience arranging van finance for business owners in the UK. He can also arrange other types of business loan.
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Alex Prince
Finance Broker
Having recently finished studying Business and Finance at college, Alex is already making a significant impact. He is dedicated to helping business owners secure the best possible van finance deals with a modern, proactive approach.
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