Appointed representative
This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.
- Appointed for 2 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2023
- Accounts filed up to 31 March 2026
Responsible principal firm
AFS Compliance Ltd Reference number: 625035 View firm →What does this mean?
- An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
- ALLIED BUSINESS FINANCE LIMITED (FRN 1009452) is an AR of AFS Compliance Ltd (FRN 625035). When you use ALLIED BUSINESS FINANCE's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from ALLIED BUSINESS FINANCE, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
- Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
Website, phone number and address
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Magpiehill Park, Dunlop Road, Stewarton, Ayrshire, KA3 3ES, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07734 106060 is
- Who else gives the postcode KA3 3ES
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Asset Finance Solutions Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through AFS Compliance Ltd, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
FCA disciplinary action and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action.
The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- SC790558 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 27 November 2023 (2 years old)
- Registered office
- Magbiehill Park, Dunlop Road, Stewarton, Ayrshire, KA3 3ES, Scotland
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Davidson Murray | Director | Jan 1955 | 27 Nov 2023 | 1 other company |
| Ian Alexander Thain | Director | Dec 1964 | 9 Jan 2024 | 1 other company |
| Conor Patrick Fitzsimmons | Director | Aug 1990 | 15 Feb 2024 | 1 other company |
| Brian Kilpatrick | Director | Aug 1981 | 15 Feb 2024 | 2 other companies |
| Duncan Robin Murray | Director | Nov 1981 | 15 Feb 2024 | 1 other company |
| William James Smith | Director | Feb 1967 | 15 Feb 2024 | 4 other companies |
Other companies run by these 6 directors
A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.
- other companies
- 9
- closed down
- 2
- run together
- 1
In the full report: all 9 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 1 company these 6 directors run together
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£2,157
+28% from £1,688
Employees (average)
0
Same as 0
Owed within a year
£110
Down £282 from £392
Net assets
About these figures
- Turnover
- Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
- Profit before tax
- What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
- Net assets, or total equity
- Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
- Total assets and total liabilities
- Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
- Cash at bank
- Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
- Owed within a year, owed after a year
- Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.
There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company SC790558. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.
Key dates in its history
Allied Business Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
28 February 2024
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
15 February 2024
- Brian Kilpatrick gained significant control
- Conor Patrick Fitzsimmons gained significant control
- Duncan Robin Murray gained significant control
- Ian Alexander Thain gained significant control
- Rdm Business Finance Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- William James Smith gained significant control
Companies House
2023
27 November 2023
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Robin Davidson Murray gained significant control
Companies House
In the full report: all 16 events
- All 16 events in its history (9 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 6
Firms connected to Allied Business Finance
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Allied Business Finance. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- no longer authorised
- 1
- share its postcode
- 3
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Allied Business Finance
Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.
In Stewarton
In the Kilmarnock (KA) postcode area
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- 9 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 16 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk