Cynergy Business Finance Limited

Reference number: 956645

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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.

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

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    3 Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M3 3EB, United Kingdom

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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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
8 April 2021 (5 years old)
Registered office
4th Floor One New Change, London, EC4M 9AF, England
Nature of business
  • Credit granting by non-deposit taking finance houses and other specialist consumer credit grantors (SIC 64921)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michael Peter Newman Director Sep 1961 6 Oct 2021 1 other company
Nicholas Gerald Fahy Director Oct 1967 6 Oct 2021 1 other company
David James Golding Director Feb 1970 6 Oct 2021 1 other company
Edward James Winterton Director Jan 1975 6 Oct 2021 30 other companies
Jillian Margaret Jones Director Sep 1963 1 Jan 2022 None
Richard Charles Hallett Director Feb 1966 9 Jul 2026 None
Susannah Rose-Innes Secretary Not published 19 Jun 2025 –

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
32
closed down
8
are FCA-registered
18

In the full report: all 32 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 18 on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 6 directors run together
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

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

2021

16 September 2021

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

8 April 2021

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Cynergy Bank PLC took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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Firms connected to Cynergy Business Finance

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
past links
11

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 11 past links through former directors
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  • 32 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 1 background check on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 13 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Cynergy Business Finance Limited FCA authorised?
Cynergy Business Finance Limited (FRN 956645) 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.
Is Cynergy Business Finance a scam or clone?
Cynergy Business Finance 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 Cynergy Business Finance?
Money you hand to Cynergy Business Finance 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 Cynergy Business Finance?
Cynergy Business Finance is owned by Cynergy Bank PLC, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 8 April 2021.
Who runs Cynergy Business Finance?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Cynergy Business Finance: Michael Peter Newman, Nicholas Gerald Fahy, David James Golding, Edward James Winterton, Jillian Margaret Jones and Richard Charles Hallett.
How long has Cynergy Business Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 8 April 2021.

Sources and links

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