Alternative Business Funding Limited

Reference number: 719957

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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.

Responsible principal firm

AFS Compliance Ltd Reference number: 625035 Authorised 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.
  • ALTERNATIVE BUSINESS FUNDING LIMITED (FRN 719957) is an AR of AFS Compliance Ltd (FRN 625035). When you use ALTERNATIVE BUSINESS FUNDING's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from ALTERNATIVE BUSINESS FUNDING, 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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When alternativebusinessfunding.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01275 813700 is, and the 13 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode BS20 0DD
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Other names (2)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Synergy Commercial Finance Trading name
  • Alternative Business Funding Ltd Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection 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, free
    You 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
09044377
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 May 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
The Pavilions Eden Park, Ham Green, Bristol, BS20 0DD
Nature of business
  • Business and domestic software development (SIC 62012)
  • Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Ellis Organ Director Sep 1963 16 May 2014 5 other companies
Adam Jason Tavener Director Jun 1962 16 May 2014 7 other companies
John Evans Director Dec 1981 1 May 2024 None
Julien Tavener Director Apr 1961 1 May 2024 None
Thomas Edward Chambers Secretary Not published 17 May 2014 –

Other companies run by these 4 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
10
closed down
4
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 10 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • The 2 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£1.06m

Up £148k from −£1.21m

Cash at bank

£39.6k

+84% from £21.4k

Employees (average)

5

+67% from 3

Owed within a year

£1.14m

−35% from £1.77m

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £1.06m more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

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 09044377. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Alternative Business Funding’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (15)

2025

6 March 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Alternative Business Funding Ltd"

FCA register

2019

30 April 2019

  • Adam Jason Tavener stopped being a part-owner
  • Funder Finder Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Neil Greenaway stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

14 October 2016

  • Adam Jason Tavener became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Neil Greenaway became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

9 October 2015

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2014

16 May 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

  • All 15 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Alternative Business Funding

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Alternative Business Funding. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
12
no longer authorised
1
share a director
3

In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same phone number (12), the same postcode (10)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 10 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 15 events in its history
  • 12 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Alternative Business Funding Limited FCA authorised?
Alternative Business Funding Limited (FRN 719957) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Alternative Business Funding?
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. Alternative Business Funding Limited (FRN 719957) is an AR of AFS Compliance Ltd (FRN 625035). When you use Alternative Business Funding's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Alternative Business Funding, 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.
What is Alternative Business Funding’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01275 813700 and the website alternativebusinessfunding.co.uk for Alternative Business Funding. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 13 other FCA firms, one of which is no longer authorised.
Is Alternative Business Funding a scam or clone?
Alternative Business Funding is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Alternative Business Funding?
Protection works through AFS Compliance Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Alternative Business Funding's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Alternative Business Funding?
Alternative Business Funding is owned by Funder Finder Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 30 April 2019. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Adam Jason Tavener and Mr Neil Greenaway.
Who runs Alternative Business Funding?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Alternative Business Funding: Ellis Organ, Adam Jason Tavener, John Evans and Julien Tavener.
How long has Alternative Business Funding been in business?
The company was formed on 16 May 2014.
What do Alternative Business Funding’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show net assets of −£1.06m (up £148k from −£1.21m) and cash at bank of £39.6k (+84% from £21.4k).
Does Alternative Business Funding use any other names?
It trades as Synergy Commercial Finance. It has previously used the name Alternative Business Funding Ltd.

Sources and links

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