Etta Finance Ltd

Reference number: 1045930

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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

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

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    40 Newlyn Way, Portsolent, Portsmouth, PO6 4TL, United Kingdom

In the full report: 1 background check

  • Who else gives the postcode PO6 4TL
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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 number
14742478
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 March 2023 (3 years old)
Registered office
Etta Finance Limited Lytchett House 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6FA, England
Nature of business
  • Financial leasing (SIC 64910)
  • Other credit granting not elsewhere classified (SIC 64929)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Edward Charles Ockleford Director Apr 1986 20 Mar 2023 3 other companies
Ashley Ian Milne Director Oct 1985 20 May 2023 17 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 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
20
closed down
4
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 20 companies, 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 2 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£5,243

−74% from £19.8k

Cash at bank

£17.3k

+190% from £5,960

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£515k

+234% from £154k

Assets and liabilities

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 14742478. 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

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

2026

12 January 2026

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2024

14 February 2024

  • Ashley Ian Milne became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2023

20 May 2023

  • Ashley Ian Milne appointed as a director

Companies House

20 March 2023

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Edward Charles Ockleford became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Edward Charles Ockleford appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Etta Finance

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Etta 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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  • 20 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 1 background check on its contact details
  • All 6 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Etta Finance Ltd FCA authorised?
Etta Finance Ltd (FRN 1045930) 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 Etta Finance a scam or clone?
Etta 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 Etta Finance?
Money you hand to Etta 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 Etta Finance?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Etta Finance: Mr Ashley Ian Milne (25–50% of shares) and Mr Edward Charles Ockleford (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Etta Finance?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Etta Finance: Edward Charles Ockleford and Ashley Ian Milne.
How long has Etta Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 20 March 2023.
What do Etta Finance’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £5,243 (−74% from £19.8k) and cash at bank of £17.3k (+190% from £5,960).

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