Capital Equipment Finance Ltd

Reference number: 728170

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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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  • When cefltd.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07741 313986 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BS3 2UQ
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit 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.
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  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling

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
09264050
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
14 October 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
Unit 4 Smoke Lane Industrial Estate, Smoke Lane, Bristol, BS11 0YA, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Robin Nicholas Powell Director May 1969 17 Jul 2020 37 other companies
Jason Lee Powles Director Aug 1978 17 Jul 2020 24 other companies
Martin Balman Director Aug 1979 1 Dec 2024 None

Other companies run by these 3 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
38
closed down
12
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 38 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • The 23 companies these 3 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 September 2024Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£4.74m

+16% from £4.09m

Cash at bank

£27.9k

−69% from £91.4k

Employees (average)

5

Same as 5

Owed within a year

£379k

+9.6% from £346k

No turnover or profit for the year to 30 September 2024: the accounts print them but do not tag them. The last tagged figures are £1.39m turnover and £854k profit, for the year to 30 September 2023.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2024
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 09264050. 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

Capital Equipment Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (12) All events (21)

2024

30 November 2024

  • Paul Balman no longer has significant control

Companies House

2019

17 May 2019

  • Molson Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

17 April 2019

  • Molson Equipment Services Limited gave up control

Companies House

2017

23 January 2017

  • Jonathan Mark Wilson stopped being a part-owner
  • Molson Group Limited gave up control

Companies House

21 January 2017

  • Molson Equipment Services Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

1 May 2016

  • Molson Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

28 April 2016

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

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Jonathan Mark Wilson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Paul Balman gained significant control

Companies House

2014

14 October 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 21 events

  • All 21 events in its history (12 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms connected to Capital Equipment Finance

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

connected firms
2
share a director
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 38 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 21 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Capital Equipment Finance Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Capital Equipment Finance Ltd (FRN 728170) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2016 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Capital Equipment Finance’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07741 313986 and the website cefltd.co.uk for Capital Equipment Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Capital Equipment Finance a scam or clone?
Capital Equipment 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 Capital Equipment Finance?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Capital Equipment Finance handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Capital Equipment Finance to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Capital Equipment Finance?
Capital Equipment Finance is owned by Molson Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 17 May 2019. Before that, it was controlled by Paul Balman, Jonathan Mark Wilson and Molson Equipment Services Limited.
Who runs Capital Equipment Finance?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Capital Equipment Finance: Robin Nicholas Powell, Jason Lee Powles and Martin Balman.
How long has Capital Equipment Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 14 October 2014, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2016.
What do Capital Equipment Finance’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2024, show net assets of £4.74m (+16% from £4.09m) and cash at bank of £27.9k (−69% from £91.4k).

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