# James Espley

> James Espley is a debt financing investor at OakNorth backing Health Care and Home Services. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [OakNorth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oaknorth-bank-0a76)
- Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/james-espley-07919810b

James Espley is a debt financing investor at OakNorth in Leeds focused on Health Care and Home Services. James Espley is the Director of Property and Debt Finance at OakNorth Bank.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Home Services | 1 | 50% |
| Environmental Consulting | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Springfield Healthcare | Springfield Healthcare Group, an independent provider of domiciliary care in Yorkshire and Humberside, UK. Led by Chairman, Graeme Lee, Springfield Healthcare was established in 1967 as a single family-run care home and has since grown steadily, now providing care to nearly 2,000 clients each day. | $10.4M | Debt Financing | Jun 21, 2021 |  |
| Springfield Healthcare | Springfield Healthcare Group, an independent provider of domiciliary care in Yorkshire and Humberside, UK. Led by Chairman, Graeme Lee, Springfield Healthcare was established in 1967 as a single family-run care home and has since grown steadily, now providing care to nearly 2,000 clients each day. | $10.4M | Debt Financing | Jun 21, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [OakNorth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oaknorth) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [OakNorth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oaknorth-bank-0a76) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About OakNorth

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Launched in September 2015, OakNorth Bank provides fast, flexible and accessible debt finance (from £500k to £45m) to fast-growth businesses. Through leveraging OakNorth’s Credit Intelligence Suite, OakNorth Bank has become the fastest-growing business in Europe according to the Financial Times (FT 1000 2020), and has performance metrics thatplace it amongst the top 1% of banks globally. It has lent over £5bn to hundreds of businesses across the UK, and the multiplier effect of these loans has led to the creation of tens of thousands of new homes and jobs across the UK.

5 contacts available at OakNorth.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Greg Manson | Associate Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-manson |
| James Espley | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-espley-6677 |
| Damien Hughes | Director, Property Finance | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/damien-hughes |
| Joel Perlman | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joel-perlman |
| Rajesh Gupta | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rajesh-gupta-ff57 |

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## FAQ

### What does James Espley invest in?

James Espley invests primarily in Health Care, Home Services and Environmental Consulting startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did James Espley last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for James Espley closed in Jun 2021. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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