Custom Business Finance Ltd

Reference number: 770539

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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

PMD Leasing Limited Reference number: 716412 Authorised 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.
  • Custom Business Finance Ltd (FRN 770539) is an AR of PMD Leasing Limited (FRN 716412). When you use Custom Business Finance's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Custom 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    0114 442 8008

  • Address

    Suite 2, Riverside Business Exchange, Phoenix Riverside, Rotherham, S60 1FL, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 0114 442 8008 is
  • Who else gives the postcode S60 1FL
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Other names (3)

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

  • Custom Asset Finance Trading name
  • Asset Finance Solutions Former trading name
  • Synergy Commercial Finance Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through PMD Leasing Limited, 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, free
    You 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
10526526
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
15 December 2016 (9 years old)
Registered office
Suite 2 Riverside Business Exchange, Phoenix Riverside, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 1FL, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Christopher Paul Mangle Director Apr 1979 15 Dec 2016 2 other companies
Martin Taylor Director Apr 1981 12 Sep 2017 2 other companies
David James Catling Director May 1981 10 Nov 2017 3 other companies
Thomas Ian Brown Director Mar 1986 2 Apr 2026 2 other companies
Robert Stephen Dermody Director Aug 1980 2 Apr 2026 2 other companies
Nicholas James Dumper Director Aug 1987 2 Apr 2026 3 other companies

Other companies run by these 6 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
still active
6
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 6 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • The 5 companies these 6 directors run together
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£6,135

−64% from £17.0k

Employees (average)

5

Same as 5

Owed within a year

£84.3k

−23% from £109k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2024
  • 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 10526526. 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

Custom Business Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (20)

2026

2 April 2026

  • Christopher Paul Mangle stopped being a part-owner
  • David James Catling stopped being a part-owner
  • Martin Taylor stopped being a part-owner
  • Pmd Business Finance Holdings Limited became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2017

30 November 2017

  • David James Catling became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

1 October 2017

  • Martin Taylor became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

30 January 2017

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

15 December 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Christopher Paul Mangle became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Custom Business Finance

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

connected firms
2
share a director
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 20 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Custom Business Finance Ltd FCA authorised?
Custom Business Finance Ltd (FRN 770539) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Custom Business Finance?
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. Custom Business Finance Ltd (FRN 770539) is an AR of PMD Leasing Limited (FRN 716412). When you use Custom Business Finance's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Custom 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.
What is Custom Business Finance’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0114 442 8008 for Custom Business Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Custom Business Finance a scam or clone?
Custom Business 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 Custom Business Finance?
Protection works through PMD Leasing Limited, the principal firm responsible for Custom Business Finance's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Custom Business Finance?
Custom Business Finance is owned by Pmd Business Finance Holdings Limited, which holds 50–75% of shares, 50–75% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 2 April 2026. Before that, it was controlled by Mr David James Catling, Mr Martin Taylor and Mr Christopher Paul Mangle.
Who runs Custom Business Finance?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Custom Business Finance: Christopher Paul Mangle, Martin Taylor, David James Catling, Thomas Ian Brown, Robert Stephen Dermody and Nicholas James Dumper.
How long has Custom Business Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 15 December 2016.
What do Custom Business Finance’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show net assets of £6,135 (−64% from £17.0k).
Does Custom Business Finance use any other names?
It trades as Custom Asset Finance. It has previously used 2 other names: Asset Finance Solutions and Synergy Commercial Finance.

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