Crown & Bentley Commercial Finance Limited

Reference number: 918583

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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 crownandbentley.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0333 533 1330 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC3V 3LR
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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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  • 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
18 June 2019 (7 years old)
Registered office
3 Royal Court, Royal Exchange, London, EC3V 3LR, England
Nature of business
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Lorcan O'Murchu Director Dec 1975 18 Jun 2019 7 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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other companies
7
still active
7

In the full report: all 7 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 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£351k

+52% from £230k

Cash at bank

£529k

−34% from £799k

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

Owed within a year

£198k

+45% from £136k

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.

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

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 12056446. 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

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

2023

31 October 2023

  • Cbcf Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Crown & Bentley Holdings Limited gave up control

Companies House

2020

24 August 2020

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

FCA register

2019

18 June 2019

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Crown & Bentley Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 11 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Crown & Bentley Commercial Finance Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Crown & Bentley Commercial Finance Limited (FRN 918583) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2020 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Crown & Bentley Commercial Finance’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0333 533 1330 and the website crownandbentley.com/home for Crown & Bentley Commercial Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Crown & Bentley Commercial Finance a scam or clone?
Crown & Bentley 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 Crown & Bentley Commercial Finance?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Crown & Bentley Commercial Finance handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Crown & Bentley Commercial Finance to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Crown & Bentley Commercial Finance?
Crown & Bentley Commercial Finance is owned by Cbcf Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and held through a firm, since 31 October 2023. Before that, it was controlled by Crown & Bentley Holdings Limited.
Who runs Crown & Bentley Commercial Finance?
Companies House lists one director of Crown & Bentley Commercial Finance: Lorcan O'Murchu.
How long has Crown & Bentley Commercial Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 18 June 2019, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2020.
What do Crown & Bentley Commercial Finance’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £351k (+52% from £230k) and cash at bank of £529k (−34% from £799k).

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