Claratus Commercial Finance Limited

Reference number: 675461

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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 claratus.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07595 530377 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TN11 9BH
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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
  • 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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 November 2014 (11 years old)
Registered office
Hilden Park House 79 Tonbridge Road, Hildenborough, Tonbridge, TN11 9BH, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Simon James Clarke Director Nov 1981 4 Nov 2014 2 other companies
Nicholas Christopher Ray Director Feb 1980 4 Nov 2014 2 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 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
3
closed down
1
run together
1

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 2 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 June 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£83.6k

+78% from £46.9k

Cash at bank

£145k

+82% from £79.9k

Employees (average)

8

−11% from 9

Owed within a year

£87.1k

−22% from £111k

Assets and liabilities

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.

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

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 09295127. 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

Claratus Commercial Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2021

12 November 2021

  • Claratus Employee Ownership Trustee Ltd became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Nicholas Christopher Ray stopped being a part-owner
  • Simon James Clarke stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2020

30 September 2020

  • Be Offices Limited stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Be Offices Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Nicholas Christopher Ray became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Simon James Clarke became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

28 October 2015

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

FCA register

2014

4 November 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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Firms connected to Claratus Commercial Finance

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
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
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Firms like Claratus Commercial Finance

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

In Tonbridge

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 20 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Claratus Commercial Finance Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Claratus Commercial Finance Limited (FRN 675461) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2015 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Claratus Commercial Finance’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07595 530377 and the website claratus.com for Claratus Commercial Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Claratus Commercial Finance a scam or clone?
Claratus Commercial 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 Claratus Commercial Finance?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Claratus Commercial Finance handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Claratus Commercial Finance to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Claratus Commercial Finance?
Claratus Commercial Finance is owned by Claratus Employee Ownership Trustee Ltd, which holds 50–75% of shares, 50–75% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 12 November 2021. Before that, it was controlled by Be Offices Limited, Mr Simon James Clarke and Mr Nicholas Christopher Ray.
Who runs Claratus Commercial Finance?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Claratus Commercial Finance: Simon James Clarke and Nicholas Christopher Ray.
How long has Claratus Commercial Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 4 November 2014, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2015.
What do Claratus Commercial Finance’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £83.6k (+78% from £46.9k) and cash at bank of £145k (+82% from £79.9k).

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