CSI Leasing UK Limited: FCA regulated?

On the register, but not FCA authorised

This firm is registered with the FCA for anti-money-laundering checks only, which is why it appears on the register. That is not authorisation: the FCA does not oversee how it treats customers, and FSCS protection does not apply.

Registered for 18 years
No FCA actions
Active company since 1999
Accounts filed up to 31 December 2025

What does this mean?

Some businesses are required by law to have an anti-money-laundering supervisor. For this kind of business that supervisor is the FCA, and the registration is the only reason the firm appears on the FCA register.
What the FCA checks is narrow: that the firm identifies its customers, keeps records, and reports suspicious activity. It is the anti-crime paperwork behind a bank asking you for ID.
It does not check anything about you as a customer. Not whether the firm treats you fairly, not whether it is financially sound, not whether what it sells is any good. The FCA describes firms registered this way as “not authorised or subject to wider FCA regulation”.
So if the firm fails or treats you badly, there is no FSCS compensation, and the Financial Ombudsman Service usually cannot look at a complaint about unregulated business.

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.

Website

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

0114 232 9200
Address

CSI Leasing UK Limited, 1-2 Chambers Way, Newton Chambers Road, Thorncliffe Park, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 2PH, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When csileasing.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0114 232 9200 is
Who else gives the postcode S35 2PH

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

Money-laundering registration only
This firm is registered for anti-money-laundering supervision only. It is not FCA-authorised. Money you hand over is not protected by the FSCS, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.

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: 03693534 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 11 January 1999 (27 years old)
Registered office: 1-2 Chambers Way Newton, Chambers Road Thorncliffe, Park Chapeltown Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 2PH
Nature of business: Renting and leasing of office machinery and equipment (including computers) (SIC 77330)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Stephen George Hamilton	Director	Jun 1956	19 Feb 1999	1 other company
Barry Douglas Naylor	Director	Nov 1964	1 Nov 2000	3 other companies
James William Gunson	Director	Sep 1976	21 Dec 2017	2 other companies
Ian Robert Shaw	Director	Apr 1970	1 Oct 2018	4 other companies
Simon Jon Shepherd	Director	Nov 1967	1 Apr 2024	8 other companies

Other companies run by these 5 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: 10
closed down: 2
run together: 4

In the full report: all 10 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 4 companies these 5 directors run together
All 12 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Group accountsAudited

Turnover

£71.2m

+6.4% from £66.9m

Profit before tax

£5.22m

−19% from £6.43m

Net assets

£37.6m

+9.8% from £34.2m

Cash at bank

£6.38m

+97% from £3.24m

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

Every year from 2019 to 2025
Both charts, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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.

The figures for the year to 31 December 2025 were read from the printed accounts, because the filing does not tag them in a form that can be read automatically. They were checked against the accounts’ own totals.

These are group figures: the firm and the companies it owns, combined.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 03693534. 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

CSI Leasing UK’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (18)

2016

6 April 2016

Csi Leasing Inc took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2008

17 April 2008

Registered with the FCA

FCA register

1999

11 January 1999

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 18 events

All 18 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 15

Firms connected to CSI Leasing UK

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

connected firms: 2
share its postcode: 2

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

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10 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
6 years of accounts, charted
All 18 events in its history
2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is CSI Leasing UK Limited FCA authorised?

CSI Leasing UK Limited (FRN 481742) is registered with the FCA under the Money Laundering Regulations only. That is anti-money-laundering supervision, not FCA authorisation, and the FCA does not supervise the firm's conduct.

What is CSI Leasing UK’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0114 232 9200 and the website csileasing.co.uk for CSI Leasing UK. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is CSI Leasing UK a scam or clone?

CSI Leasing UK is genuinely on the FCA's money-laundering register, so it is not an outright fake, but registration is not authorisation, and scammers impersonate registered firms too. Verify contact details against the register before sending money.

Is my money safe with CSI Leasing UK?

Money you hand to CSI Leasing UK is not protected by the FSCS. Money-laundering registration carries no compensation scheme, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.

Who owns CSI Leasing UK?

CSI Leasing UK is owned by Csi Leasing Inc, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs CSI Leasing UK?

Companies House lists 5 directors of CSI Leasing UK: Stephen George Hamilton, Barry Douglas Naylor, James William Gunson, Ian Robert Shaw and Simon Jon Shepherd.

How long has CSI Leasing UK been in business?

The company was formed on 11 January 1999.

What do CSI Leasing UK’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £71.2m (+6.4% from £66.9m) and profit before tax of £5.22m (−19% from £6.43m).