Appointed representative
This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.
Responsible principal firm
AFS Compliance Ltd Reference number: 625035 View firm →What does this mean?
- An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
- Core Business Finance Limited (FRN 1039191) is an AR of AFS Compliance Ltd (FRN 625035). When you use Core Business Finance's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Core Business Finance, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
- Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
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.
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Clock House, Dogflud Way, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7UD, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07872 071370 is
- Who else gives the postcode GU9 7UD
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Asset Finance Solutions Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through AFS Compliance Ltd, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
- 16556554 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 2 July 2025 (1 year old)
- Registered office
- Clock House, Dogflud Way, Farnham, GU9 7UD, England
- Nature of business
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- Financial leasing (SIC 64910)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Thomas Hayman | Director | Jan 1979 | 2 Jul 2025 | 6 other companies |
| Jonathan Paul Stephen Holloway | Director | Nov 1978 | 29 Aug 2025 | None |
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
- 6
- closed down
- 2
- 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 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
Key dates in its history
Core Business Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
29 August 2025
- Jonathan Paul Stephen Holloway became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
9 August 2025
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2 July 2025
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Mark Thomas Hayman became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 7 events
- All 7 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 2
Firms connected to Core Business Finance
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Core Business Finance. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share its postcode
- 2
- past link
- 1
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Core Business Finance
Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.
In Farnham
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- 6 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 7 events in its history
- 2 connected firms, 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
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk