Dsg Financial Services Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 11 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions
Active company since 1988

Website, phone number and address

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Website

dsgfs.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0161 406 3931
Address

Unity House, Bird Hall Lane, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK3 0UX, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When dsgfs.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0161 406 3931 is
Who else gives the postcode SK3 0UX

Other names (20)

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

Connected Car Finance Trading name: A name it trades under now.
DSG Connected Trading name: A name it trades under now.
DSG Finance Trading name: A name it trades under now.
DSG Group Trading name: A name it trades under now.
DSG Prestige Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Igneous Asset Finance Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Igneous Leisure Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Magnitude Finance Trading name: A name it trades under now.
carzoo.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Connected Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
DSG Asset Finance Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Fairway Car Finance Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Flow Car Finance Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
leasing.cars Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Motor Loans Direct Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
motorloansdirect.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
UK Motor Loans Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
ukmotorloans.com Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Unity Facilities Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Zen Finance Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

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.

Show FCA detail (4 permissions)

Credit Broking
Debt Adjusting
Debt Administration
Debt-counselling

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: 02313903 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 7 November 1988 (37 years old)
Registered office: Promethean House Hercules Business Park, Bird Hall Lane, Stockport, SK3 0UX, England
Nature of business: Business and domestic software development (SIC 62012)
Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Richard Matthew Hoggart	Director	Dec 1971	7 Dec 1998	8 other companies
Mark David Archer Gow	Director	Sep 1968	1 Apr 2004	3 other companies
David Quate	Director	Jan 1971	28 Jan 2016	3 other companies
Richard Matthew Hoggart	Secretary	Not published	31 May 2008	8 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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: 9
closed down: 3
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 9 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register
The 3 companies these 3 directors run together
All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Dsg Financial Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (47)

2016

6 April 2016

Dsg 1988 Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

16 July 2015

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

FCA register

1988

7 November 1988

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 47 events

All 47 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 9

Firms connected to Dsg Financial Services

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

connected firm: 1
share a director: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Dsg Financial Services

Other firms of the same type (debt collector), nearest first.

In the Stockport (SK) postcode area

Capitalstackers LimitedStockportAuthorised Peak Collections LimitedMacclesfieldAuthorised

Elsewhere in the UK

Experian Refi Outsource Services LimitedNottinghamAuthorised Barclays Security Trustee LimitedLondonAuthorised Funding Circle LtdLondonAuthorised Paymentsense LimitedLondonAuthorised

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9 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 47 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Dsg Financial Services Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Dsg Financial Services Limited (FRN 649675) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2015 and works as a debt collector. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Dsg Financial Services’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0161 406 3931 and the website dsgfs.com for Dsg Financial Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Dsg Financial Services a scam or clone?

Dsg Financial Services 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 Dsg Financial Services?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Dsg Financial Services handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Dsg Financial Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Dsg Financial Services?

Dsg Financial Services is owned by Dsg 1988 Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs Dsg Financial Services?

Companies House lists 3 directors of Dsg Financial Services: Richard Matthew Hoggart, Mark David Archer Gow and David Quate.

How long has Dsg Financial Services been in business?

The company was formed on 7 November 1988, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2015.

Does Dsg Financial Services use any other names?

It trades as Connected Car Finance, DSG Connected, DSG Finance, DSG Group and DSG Prestige, and 3 more names. It has previously used 12 other names, including carzoo.co.uk, Connected and DSG Asset Finance.