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First Enterprise (Enterprise Loans East Midlands)

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First Enterprise is a not-for-profit, FCA-regulated lender providing start-up and business loans to small businesses across the UK, with a focus on underserved and underrepresented communities. It lends up to £250,000 to start-ups and growing businesses.

First Enterprise (Enterprise Loans East Midlands) is an investor headquartered in Nottingham, United Kingdom, founded in 1989. It invests directly in companies, from seed to growth, in manufacturing, recreation, healthcare and professional Services. Its stated cheque size is Up to £250,000. 5257 portfolio companies, as it reports.

Layer
Direct investor
Type
Other
Stage
Seed – Growth
Headquarters
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Invests in
East Midlands, South East Midlands, West Midlands, UK
Sectors
Manufacturing, Recreation, Healthcare, Professional Services, Engineering, Technology, Childcare, Retail
Cheque size
Up to £250,000
Founded
1989
Portfolio
5257 companies

Team, as First Enterprise (Enterprise Loans East Midlands) publishes it

  • Hassan Ahmed Executive Chairman
  • Leslie Ayoola Board Member
  • Shamsher Chohan Board Member
  • Ernest Wright Board Member
  • Azad Choudhry Board Member
  • Nasim Chaudhry Board Member
  • Mohammed Rashid Board Member
  • Daniel Carrico Executive Director
  • Danielle Davis Deputy Director
  • Caroline Everett Head of Finance
  • Abdullah-Isa Amole Portfolio & Risk Manager
  • Michael Fletcher Head of Underwriting

Names and roles exactly as listed on first-enterprise.co.uk. Nothing else about these people is recorded.

Where this comes from

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Record 19646 · added 2026-10-27 · link last verified 2026-10-27 · confidence high

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