TSF Finance services include invoice finance, asset finance, VAT loans, unsecured loans, commercial mortgages and bridging finance.

Ms Moyes joins the firm from RBS, Ian Close is an experienced restructuring and debt recover consultant and Lee Muir is a former professional football player.

TSF Finance founder and director, Alan Anderson, said: “Bringing Stephanie, Lee and Ian into the team marks a significant step in our ambition to establish TSF Finance as the biggest independent broker in Scotland. They each bring a wealth of experience from their diverse backgrounds. This is the first phase of our growth plans and we aim to be in a position to announce further new appointments in the next six months.

“The ethos of TSF Finance is that we are passionate about supporting local business. Since launch early last year, our growth has been entirely organic and we aim to exceed £35 million in funding in the next 12 months.

“At TSF, we challenge the traditional funding model and see ourselves as strategic partners for SME clients in Scotland. The business was set up because we saw a gap in the market for businesses looking for independent advice to finance their growth ambitions.”