Dalbeattie Finance Company Limited

Reference number: 722510

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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 dalbeattiefinance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01556 610243 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DG5 4AJ
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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.
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  • 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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 February 1956 (70 years old)
Registered office
15/33 Maxwell Street, Dalbeattie, DG5 4AJ
Nature of business
  • Financial leasing (SIC 64910)
  • 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
David Peter Ireland Director Apr 1961 1 Jun 1990 1 other company
Douglas John Dorian Johnstone Director Dec 1966 Not published 1 other company
David Peter Ireland Secretary Not published Not published 1 other company

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other company
1
still active
1
run together
1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Dalbeattie Finance Company’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

28 May 2025

  • Helen Isobel Niven Johnstone no longer holds 25–50% of the votes

Companies House

2018

21 September 2018

  • Douglas John Dorian Johnstone became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Helen Isobel Niven Johnstone gained 25–50% of the votes

Companies House

2016

22 April 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

1956

4 February 1956

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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Firms like Dalbeattie Finance Company

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In the Dumfries (DG) postcode area

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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 20 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Dalbeattie Finance Company Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Dalbeattie Finance Company Limited (FRN 722510) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Dalbeattie Finance Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01556 610243 and the website dalbeattiefinance.co.uk for Dalbeattie Finance Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Dalbeattie Finance Company a scam or clone?
Dalbeattie Finance Company 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 Dalbeattie Finance Company?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Dalbeattie Finance Company handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Dalbeattie Finance Company to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Dalbeattie Finance Company?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Dalbeattie Finance Company: Mr Douglas John Dorian Johnstone (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Ms Helen Isobel Niven Johnstone.
Who runs Dalbeattie Finance Company?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Dalbeattie Finance Company: David Peter Ireland and Douglas John Dorian Johnstone.
How long has Dalbeattie Finance Company been in business?
The company was formed on 4 February 1956, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2016.

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