Claim 4 Misleading Financial Advice Limited

Reference number: 930769

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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 claim4.claims first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0800 138 1616 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LS15 8BD
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Other names (34)

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

  • C4MFA Trading name
  • Car Finance Review Team Trading name
  • Claim 4 Trading name
  • Claim4.claims Trading name
  • Claim 4 Finance Trading name
  • Claim 4 Investment Trading name
  • Claim 4 MFA Trading name
  • Claim 4 Misleading Investment Advice Trading name
  • Claim 4 Misleading Pension Advice Trading name
  • Claim 4 My Car Trading name
  • Claim 4 My Car Finance Trading name
  • Claim 4 My Investment Trading name
  • Claim 4 My PCP Trading name
  • Claim 4 My Pension Trading name
  • Claim 4 Pension Trading name
  • Claim 4 Your Car Trading name
  • Claim 4 Your Car Finance Trading name
  • Claim Your Money Back Trading name
  • Get Your Money Trading name
  • Housing Resolution UK Trading name
  • Investment Claim Trading name
  • Motor Resolve Trading name
  • My Investment Claim Trading name
  • My Pension Claim Trading name
  • SJP Claims Trading name
  • SJP Reclaim Trading name
  • Your Car Claim Trading name
  • Check My Car Finance Former trading name
  • Fredrick Edwards Claims Former trading name
  • Rejected PPI Claim Former trading name
  • We Love Claims Former trading name
  • www.checkmycarfinance.com Former trading name
  • www.rejectedppiclaim.com Former trading name
  • www.weloveclaims.com Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Claims management No FSCS cover
    Money you pay a claims company is not FSCS protected, but FCA rules cap what it may charge you for a financial services claim. Complaints about this firm go to the Financial Ombudsman Service free of charge.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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
12268101
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
17 October 2019 (7 years old)
Registered office
24 C/O Burton Varley, The Counting House, 24 Richmond Road, Altrincham, WA14 2TT, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Vaughn William Thomas Director Mar 1987 5 Jun 2020 4 other companies

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
4
closed down
1
still active
3

In the full report: all 4 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
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Dormant company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£5,000

Same as £5,000

These accounts were filed as dormant: the company reported no significant trading in the period.

Net assets

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 12268101. 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

Claim 4 Misleading Financial Advice’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (60)

2026

26 January 2026

  • Michael Rothwell no longer has significant control

Companies House

2021

15 December 2021

  • Ian Ellis no longer has significant control

Companies House · FCA register

2020

7 September 2020

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

FCA register

23 June 2020

  • Michael Rothwell gained significant control

Companies House

8 June 2020

  • Ian Ellis gained significant control

Companies House

5 June 2020

  • Michael Rothwell gave up control
  • Vaughn William Thomas became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2019

17 October 2019

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Michael Rothwell took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 60 events

  • All 60 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 60 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Claim 4 Misleading Financial Advice Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Claim 4 Misleading Financial Advice Limited (FRN 930769) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since September 2020 and works as a claims management firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Claim 4 Misleading Financial Advice’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 138 1616 and the website claim4.claims for Claim 4 Misleading Financial Advice. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Claim 4 Misleading Financial Advice a scam or clone?
Claim 4 Misleading Financial Advice 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 Claim 4 Misleading Financial Advice?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Claim 4 Misleading Financial Advice handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Claim 4 Misleading Financial Advice to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Claim 4 Misleading Financial Advice?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Claim 4 Misleading Financial Advice: Mr Vaughn William Thomas (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Michael Rothwell and Mr Ian Ellis.
Who runs Claim 4 Misleading Financial Advice?
Companies House lists one director of Claim 4 Misleading Financial Advice: Vaughn William Thomas.
How long has Claim 4 Misleading Financial Advice been in business?
The company was formed on 17 October 2019, and has held its current FCA authorisation since September 2020.
What do Claim 4 Misleading Financial Advice’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show net assets of £5,000 (same as £5,000).
Does Claim 4 Misleading Financial Advice use any other names?
It trades as C4MFA, Car Finance Review Team, Claim 4, Claim4.claims and Claim 4 Finance, and 22 more names. It has previously used 7 other names, including Check My Car Finance, Fredrick Edwards Claims and Rejected PPI Claim.

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