About us

Close Marine Finance is part of the Close Brothers Group plc and began operating in December 2004. Through Air and General Finance, Close Brothers has provided dedicated and highly successful private aircraft financing since 1976. This experience and expertise is now available to the UK marine leisure market.

Close Marine Finance has been created to give the highest level of service to our customers by:

• Providing a fast decision making process to ensure a smooth, easy route to boat owning.
  
  
• Adopting a balanced view when considering requests for finance; by taking into account the value of the vessel along with the traditional income/accounts approach.
  
  
• Controlling the complete documentation process in-house to ensure that purchase and delivery deadlines are met and finance is available when required.

Close Marine Finance offer bespoke financing plans to suit virtually any requirement – from yachts to motor vessels, from £25,001 to over £1 million – including Equity Release, Short Term and Interest Only facilities. We can also provide loans in US dollars and Euros, in addition to Sterling – for more information, go to our marine finance page.

Close Brothers’ dedication has resulted in Air and General becoming the UK’s leading financier of General Aviation aircraft. By providing the best possible customer service, we aim to build the same reputation for Close Marine Finance.