Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
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
Fusion House, Katharine Way, Bretton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 8BG, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 0330 343 8473 is, and the 12 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode PE3 8BG
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
- Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
Limits on what they may do
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Voluntary Requirement
1. The Firm must not, without prior written consent of the FCA, take any steps (whether directly or through any other person) that would result in the total number of in force policies exceeding the policy limit. 2. The Firm must maintain an agreed sum of funds.
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
- 02706280 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 13 April 1992 (34 years old)
- Registered office
- Fusion House Katharine Way, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8BG, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Activities of financial services holding companies (SIC 64205)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Emma Jane Rawlinson | Director | Sep 1980 | 7 Mar 2025 | 36 other companies |
| Feilim Mackle | Director | Jul 1967 | 1 Aug 2025 | 21 other companies |
| Tushar Surendra Patel | Director | Oct 1972 | 1 Aug 2025 | 30 other companies |
| Kartina Tahir Thomson | Director | May 1976 | 18 Sep 2025 | 19 other companies |
| Mark Winlow | Director | Apr 1962 | 2 Jan 2026 | 3 other companies |
| Christopher James Payne | Secretary | Not published | 29 Apr 2022 | – |
Other companies run by these 5 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
- 44
- closed down
- 5
- are FCA-registered
- 16
In the full report: all 44 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 16 on the FCA register
- The 30 companies these 5 directors run together
- All 40 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Bfsl’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
9 October 2026
- Markerstudy Group Limited gave up control
- Markerstudy Retail Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2025
6 October 2025
- FCA imposed a requirement (Voluntary Requirement)
FCA register
2023
5 January 2023
- Bisl Limited gave up control
- Markerstudy Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2016
30 June 2016
- Bisl Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
27 May 2016
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1992
13 April 1992
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 88 events
- All 88 events in its history (9 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 77
Firms connected to Bfsl
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Bfsl. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 12
- share a director
- 12
- share its phone number
- 11
In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (12), the same phone number (11), the same postcode (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Bfsl
Other firms of the same type (lender), nearest first.
In Peterborough
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- 44 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 88 events in its history
- 12 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