Fimdon Finance Limited

Reference number: 738367

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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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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    0161 723 1628

  • Address

    80 Blackburn Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M26 2JW, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 0161 723 1628 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode M26 2JW
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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.
Show FCA detail (5 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • 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
29 March 1973 (53 years old)
Registered office
Lancaster House, 78 Blackburn St, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2JW
Nature of business
  • Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 77110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mark Ashley Whiting Director May 1964 2 Nov 1992 25 other companies
Russell Peter Whiting Director Aug 1966 1 Dec 2010 18 other companies
Mark Ashley Whiting Secretary Not published 24 Jan 2024 –

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other companies
29
still active
29
are FCA-registered
3

In the full report: all 29 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 3 on the FCA register
  • The 14 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£2.61m

+1.2% from £2.58m

Cash at bank

£97.1k

+169% from £36.1k

Owed within a year

£776k

+86% from £416k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 01105159. 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

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

2025

12 September 2025

  • Associated Credits Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

9 September 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

6 April 2016

  • Wrenwood Leasing Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1973

29 March 1973

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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Firms connected to Fimdon Finance

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

connected firms
3
share a director
3
share its phone number
2

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Fimdon Finance

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

In Manchester

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  • 29 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 16 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Fimdon Finance Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Fimdon Finance Limited (FRN 738367) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since September 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Fimdon Finance’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0161 723 1628 for Fimdon Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 2 other FCA firms.
Is Fimdon Finance a scam or clone?
Fimdon Finance 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 Fimdon Finance?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Fimdon Finance handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Fimdon Finance to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Fimdon Finance?
Fimdon Finance is owned by Associated Credits Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 12 September 2025.
Who runs Fimdon Finance?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Fimdon Finance: Mark Ashley Whiting and Russell Peter Whiting.
How long has Fimdon Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 29 March 1973, and has held its current FCA authorisation since September 2016.
What do Fimdon Finance’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show net assets of £2.61m (+1.2% from £2.58m) and cash at bank of £97.1k (+169% from £36.1k).

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