Castlight Ltd
Reference number: 797290
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No longer authorised
This firm is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed. Cover on business done while it was authorised generally still applies, and it cannot take on new regulated business. Authorisation ended 22 May 2018.
Website, phone number and address
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Last known website
castlightfinancial.com
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Last known phone number
0800 193 3547
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Last known address
6th Floor, 133 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G3 8HB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- When castlightfinancial.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0800 193 3547 is
- Who else gives the postcode G3 8HB
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Castlight Financial Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Past FCA permissions and consumer protection
- The record is closedCover you already have generally survives the cancellation: FSCS exists for firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading, as long as the business was done while it was authorised. New business with this firm has no cover at all, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.
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.
Concerns on the company record
- Companies House records this company as dissolved.
- This company has insolvency history on record.
- Company number
- 06793893 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Dissolved
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 16 January 2009 (17 years old)
- Registered office
- The Sir John Peace Building Experian Way, Ng2 Business Park, Nottingham, NG80 1ZZ, England
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David John Bates | Director | Jan 1981 | 15 Jun 2020 | 10 other companies |
| Ronan Hanna | Secretary | Not published | 25 Jun 2019 | – |
Other companies run by its director
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
- 10
- closed down
- 6
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 10 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- All 17 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Castlight’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
6 February 2024
- Company dissolved
Companies House
2021
20 August 2021
- No longer regulated by the FCA
FCA register
2019
25 June 2019
- Creditfix Holdings Limited gave up control
- Experian Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Martin Leonard no longer has significant control
- Philip Grady no longer has significant control
Companies House
2018
22 May 2018
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Status on the FCA register became "Cancelled - RAISP"
FCA register
15 May 2018
- Pearse John Flynn no longer has significant control
Companies House
3 February 2018
- Creditfix Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2016
4 July 2016
- Martin Leonard gained significant control
- Philip Grady gained significant control
Companies House
6 April 2016
- Nancy Reid gained significant control
- Nancy Reid no longer has significant control
- Pearse John Flynn gained significant control
Companies House
2013
21 December 2013
- Board replaced: its only director left and 2 new directors took over
Companies House
2009
16 January 2009
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 52 events
- All 52 events in its history (17 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 33
Firms connected to Castlight
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Castlight. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
- past link
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Castlight
Other firms of the same type (payment or money transfer firm), nearest first.
In Glasgow
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- 10 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- All 52 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, 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
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk