Financial company moves to office in Rooksbridge, Somserset
KD Group, a Somerset company which specialises in bridging lending within the commercial, rural and development sectors, has moved into a new office at The Stables Business Park in Rooksbridge.
Led by Karen Philips, the company was established in 2015 and has to date provided more than £30m in funding to UK businesses. These have been mainly used for commercial property development, and the funding amounts have typically been between £35,000 and £1.5m.
Philips says: "We started in the Highbridge Enterprise Centre, which is an excellent facility for start-up businesses.
"The business and the portfolio has expanded beyond expectations over the last 18 months and the next step was a move to larger premises, which will give more day to day working space, dedicated meeting rooms and unlimited parking.
"The new location is extremely convenient – just off the A38 and a few minutes from Junction 22 of the M5.
"The Stables Business Park will also accommodate future growth plans: the wide range of office suites available, together with the Park’s very flexible approach to leases, means that we can readily move to larger premises here as the business expands."
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