Car Benefit Finance Limited

Reference number: 718034

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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 carbenefitsolutions.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0161 826 0000 is, and the 3 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode BL8 2DA
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Other names (1)

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

  • Car Benefit Solutions Trading name

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.
Show FCA detail (6 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt Administration
  • Debt-counselling
  • 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)

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
04721345
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 April 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office
The Barracks, 400 Bolton Road, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 2DA
Nature of business
  • Other credit granting not elsewhere classified (SIC 64929)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Dennis Studholme Director Dec 1949 2 Apr 2003 33 other companies
Neil Kevin Davies Director Aug 1964 2 Apr 2003 5 other companies
Martin Joseph Maguire Director May 1967 2 Apr 2003 6 other companies
Paul Stephen Taylor Director Jun 1975 22 Nov 2005 6 other companies
Paul Stephen Taylor Secretary Not published 22 Nov 2005 6 other companies

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
33
closed down
17
are FCA-registered
9

In the full report: all 33 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 9 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 6 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Car Benefit Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (13)

2016

29 April 2016

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

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Car Benefit Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2003

2 April 2003

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Car Benefit Finance

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

connected firms
7
share a director
7
share its phone number
3

In the full report: all 7 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (7), the same phone number (3), the same postcode (6)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 2 past links through former directors
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Firms like Car Benefit Finance

Other firms of the same type (lender), nearest first.

In Bury

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  • 33 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 13 events in its history
  • 7 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Car Benefit Finance Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Car Benefit Finance Limited (FRN 718034) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Car Benefit Finance’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0161 826 0000 and the website carbenefitsolutions.co.uk for Car Benefit Finance. 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 3 other FCA firms.
Is Car Benefit Finance a scam or clone?
Car Benefit 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 Car Benefit Finance?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Car Benefit Finance handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Car Benefit Finance to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Car Benefit Finance?
Car Benefit Finance is owned by Car Benefit Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Car Benefit Finance?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Car Benefit Finance: Dennis Studholme, Neil Kevin Davies, Martin Joseph Maguire and Paul Stephen Taylor.
How long has Car Benefit Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 2 April 2003, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2016.
Does Car Benefit Finance use any other names?
It trades as Car Benefit Solutions.

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