County Asset Finance Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 9 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions
Active company since 1995

Website, phone number and address

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Website

countyfinancegroup.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01455 200150
Address

11 Midland Court, Central Park, Leicester Road, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4PN, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When countyfinancegroup.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01455 200150 is
Who else gives the postcode LE17 4PN

Other names (2)

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

County Finance Group Trading name: A name it trades under now.
County Practice Finance Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers 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.

Show FCA detail (7 permissions)

Credit Broking
Debt Adjusting
Debt-counselling
Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
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)
Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

Limits on what they may do

Not permitted to canvass off trade premises

The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises

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: 03068154 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 14 June 1995 (31 years old)
Registered office: Unit 11 Midland Court, Central Park, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4PN
Nature of business: Financial leasing (SIC 64910)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Dawn Belinda Tingay	Director	May 1964	15 Aug 2003	10 other companies
Darren Andrew Shaw	Director	May 1971	1 Nov 2012	7 other companies
Christopher Laurie Malthouse	Director	Oct 1966	1 Jul 2025	18 other companies
Dawn Belinda Tingay	Secretary	Not published	2 Sep 1999	10 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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: 22
closed down: 10
are FCA-registered: 2

In the full report: all 22 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 2 on the FCA register
The 9 companies these 3 directors run together
All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

County Asset Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (24)

2016

6 December 2016

Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

6 April 2016

Christopher Laurie Malthouse became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
Christopher Laurie Malthouse stopped being the majority owner
County Finance Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
David Winton Harding became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
David Winton Harding stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

1995

14 June 1995

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 24 events

All 24 events in its history (9 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 11

Firms connected to County Asset Finance

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

connected firms: 5
share a director: 1
share its postcode: 4

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (4)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
1 past link through former directors

Firms like County Asset Finance

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

In Lutterworth

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In the Leicester (LE) postcode area

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22 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 24 events in its history
5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is County Asset Finance Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, County Asset Finance Limited (FRN 741073) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.

What is County Asset Finance’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01455 200150 and the website countyfinancegroup.co.uk for County Asset Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is County Asset Finance a scam or clone?

County Asset 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 County Asset Finance?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how County Asset Finance handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about County Asset Finance to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns County Asset Finance?

County Asset Finance is owned by County Finance Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Christopher Laurie Malthouse and Mr David Winton Harding.

Who runs County Asset Finance?

Companies House lists 3 directors of County Asset Finance: Dawn Belinda Tingay, Darren Andrew Shaw and Christopher Laurie Malthouse.

How long has County Asset Finance been in business?

The company was formed on 14 June 1995, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2016.

Does County Asset Finance use any other names?

It trades as County Finance Group and County Practice Finance.