Bluestone Consumer Finance Limited

Reference number: 716347

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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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When bluestonecm.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0114 212 8644 is
  • Who else gives the postcode S1 4QZ
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Other names (6)

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

  • BCM Trading name
  • Bluestone Trading name
  • Bluestone Credit Management Trading name
  • Bluestone Credit Management Limited Former name
  • Empingham Former trading name
  • Mail Safe Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (6 permissions)
  • Debt Administration
  • Debt-collecting
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • 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)
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

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
01028803
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
27 October 1971 (54 years old)
Registered office
32 Eyre Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 4QZ, England
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Peter Timothy Mcguinness Director Nov 1969 22 Apr 2014 15 other companies
Alistair James Jeffery Director Apr 1966 25 Mar 2019 16 other companies
Emily Bourke Secretary Not published 24 Mar 2020 –

Other companies run by these 2 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
19
closed down
11
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 19 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 12 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 23 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Bluestone Consumer Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (58)

2020

5 February 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "Bluestone Credit Management Limited"

FCA register

2016

22 December 2016

  • Bluestone Investment Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

25 August 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2011

21 September 2011

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 5 new directors took over

Companies House

1971

27 October 1971

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 58 events

  • All 58 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 43
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Firms connected to Bluestone Consumer Finance

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

connected firms
3
share its postcode
3
past link
1

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
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Bluestone Consumer Finance

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  • 19 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 58 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Bluestone Consumer Finance Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Bluestone Consumer Finance Limited (FRN 716347) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Bluestone Consumer Finance’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0114 212 8644 and the website bluestonecm.co.uk for Bluestone Consumer Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Bluestone Consumer Finance a scam or clone?
Bluestone Consumer Finance 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 Bluestone Consumer Finance?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Bluestone Consumer Finance handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Bluestone Consumer Finance to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Bluestone Consumer Finance?
Bluestone Consumer Finance is owned by Bluestone Investment Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 22 December 2016.
Who runs Bluestone Consumer Finance?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Bluestone Consumer Finance: Peter Timothy McGuinness and Alistair James Jeffery.
How long has Bluestone Consumer Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 27 October 1971, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2016.
Does Bluestone Consumer Finance use any other names?
It trades as BCM, Bluestone and Bluestone Credit Management. It has previously used 3 other names: Bluestone Credit Management Limited, Empingham and Mail Safe.

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