Carrington Dean Group Limited

Reference number: 674395

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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

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When carringtondean.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0141 565 1300 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode G2 1NQ
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Other names (18)

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

  • Carrington Dean Trading name
  • Scottish Debt Advice Trading name
  • www.ivaplan.co.uk Trading name
  • www.ukdebtexpertscotland.co.uk Trading name
  • www.yourbaillifexpert.co.uk Trading name
  • www.yourdebtexpert.com Trading name
  • yourdebt-expert.co.uk Trading name
  • dadsoutofdebt.co.uk Former trading name
  • debt-insider.co.uk Former trading name
  • iva-plan.co.uk Former trading name
  • mumsoutofdebt.co.uk Former trading name
  • scottish-debt-advice.org.uk Former trading name
  • scottishdebtadvisor.co.uk Former trading name
  • thebigdebtpayoff.co.uk Former trading name
  • theukdebtexpert.co.uk Former trading name
  • www.scottishdebtservices.co.uk Former trading name
  • www.uk-debtadvice.co.uk Former trading name
  • Your Debt Expert Former 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.
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  • 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
SC225672
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
26 November 2001 (24 years old)
Registered office
76 Renfield Street, Glasgow, G2 1NQ, Scotland
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Pearse John Flynn Director Dec 1963 13 Sep 2017 5 other companies
John Corcoran Director Oct 1976 2 Feb 2026 None
Danielle Caitlin Flynn Director Apr 1990 2 Feb 2026 1 other company
Taylor Ross Flynn Director Jan 1993 2 Feb 2026 2 other companies
Nancy Reid Secretary Not published 13 Sep 2017 –

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
6
closed down
3
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 6 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 one on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 4 directors run together
  • All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£12.2m

+28% from £9.50m

Cash at bank

£42.6k

+52% from £28.0k

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£7.02m

−30% from £10.1m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company SC225672. 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

Carrington Dean Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (53)

2017

13 September 2017

  • Board replaced: all 3 directors left and 2 new directors took over
  • Creditfix Investments Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Mary Dean stopped being a part-owner
  • Peter Christopher Dean stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2016

28 November 2016

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

FCA register

1 July 2016

  • Mary Dean became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Peter Christopher Dean became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2001

26 November 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 53 events

  • All 53 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 14
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Firms connected to Carrington Dean Group

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Carrington Dean Group

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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 53 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Carrington Dean Group Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Carrington Dean Group Limited (FRN 674395) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2016 and works as a debt advice or management. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Carrington Dean Group’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0141 565 1300 and the website carringtondean.com for Carrington Dean Group. 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 one other FCA firm.
Is Carrington Dean Group a scam or clone?
Carrington Dean Group 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 Carrington Dean Group?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Carrington Dean Group handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Carrington Dean Group to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Carrington Dean Group?
Carrington Dean Group is owned by Creditfix Investments Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 13 September 2017. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Peter Christopher Dean and Mrs Mary Dean.
Who runs Carrington Dean Group?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Carrington Dean Group: Pearse John Flynn, John Corcoran, Danielle Caitlin Flynn and Taylor Ross Flynn.
How long has Carrington Dean Group been in business?
The company was formed on 26 November 2001, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2016.
What do Carrington Dean Group’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £12.2m (+28% from £9.50m) and cash at bank of £42.6k (+52% from £28.0k).
Does Carrington Dean Group use any other names?
It trades as Carrington Dean, Scottish Debt Advice, www.ivaplan.co.uk, www.ukdebtexpertscotland.co.uk and www.yourbaillifexpert.co.uk, and 2 more names. It has previously used 11 other names, including dadsoutofdebt.co.uk, debt-insider.co.uk and iva-plan.co.uk.

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