ET Business Funding Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 10 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions
Active company since 2012
Accounts filed up to 5 April 2026

Website, phone number and address

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Website

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

07880 192734
Address

Office 3A, Austin House, Sanderson Arcade, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 1NS, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When eagatrust.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 07880 192734 is
Who else gives the postcode NE61 1NS

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.

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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)

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: 08026173 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 11 April 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office: Second Floor Citygate, St James' Boulevard, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4JE, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Activities of other membership organisations not elsewhere classified (SIC 94990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
John William Clough	Director	May 1959	4 Nov 2013	19 other companies
Peter David White	Director	Jul 1962	4 Nov 2013	9 other companies
Richard Donald Marr	Director	Jun 1973	10 Aug 2016	10 other companies
Seamus James Gerard Mcaleavey	Director	Nov 1956	29 Mar 2017	10 other companies
UNW COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED	Corporate secretary	Not published	24 Mar 2016	–

Other companies run by these 4 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: 37
closed down: 17
went insolvent: 3

In the full report: all 37 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
The 3 that went into liquidation or administration
The 2 on the FCA register
The 7 companies these 4 directors run together
All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 5 April 2026Full accountsNot audited

Turnover

£0

Same as £0

Profit before tax

−£6,290

Down £1,890 from −£4,400

Net assets

£49.8k

−11% from £56.1k

Cash at bank

£157k

−2.9% from £161k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

Every year from 2020 to 2026
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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 08026173. 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

ET Business Funding’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (25)

2017

11 April 2017

Eaga Partnership Trustee Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Eaga Partnership Trustee Two Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

7 October 2016

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

FCA register

2012

11 April 2012

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 25 events

All 25 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 18

Firms connected to ET Business Funding

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

connected firms: 2
share its postcode: 2
past links: 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
2 past links through former directors

Firms like ET Business Funding

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

In Morpeth

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In the Newcastle (NE) postcode area

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37 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
7 years of accounts, charted
All 25 events in its history
2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is ET Business Funding Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, ET Business Funding Limited (FRN 727134) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is ET Business Funding’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07880 192734 and the website eagatrust.com for ET Business Funding. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is ET Business Funding a scam or clone?

ET Business Funding 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 ET Business Funding?

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

Who owns ET Business Funding?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of ET Business Funding: Eaga Partnership Trustee Limited (25–50% of shares) and Eaga Partnership Trustee Two Limited (25–50% of shares).

Who runs ET Business Funding?

Companies House lists 4 directors of ET Business Funding: John William Clough, Peter David White, Richard Donald Marr and Seamus James Gerard McAleavey.

How long has ET Business Funding been in business?

The company was formed on 11 April 2012, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2016.

What do ET Business Funding’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 5 April 2026, show turnover of £0 (same as £0) and profit before tax of −£6,290 (down £1,890 from −£4,400).