First Holiday Finance Ltd

Reference number: 721551

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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

    020 8176 0007

  • Address

    Hallswelle House, 1 Hallswelle Road, London, NW11 0DH, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 020 8176 0007 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NW11 0DH
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Other names (1)

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

  • FHF Trading name

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
07532241
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 February 2011 (15 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David John Fairbrother Director Oct 1966 1 May 2015 3 other companies
MAPA MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED Corporate secretary Not published 16 Feb 2011 –

Other companies run by its director

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other companies
3
still active
2
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£569k

−24% from £747k

Profit before tax

£171k

−60% from £428k

Net assets

£5.85m

+3% from £5.68m

Cash at bank

£27.9k

+14% from £24.5k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 to 2024
  • Both charts, 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 07532241. 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

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

Key events (10) All events (25)

2025

1 December 2025

  • Pritesh Ramesh Desai gave up control

Companies House

2020

4 August 2020

  • Christina Lillian Rawlinson gave up control

Companies House

2017

14 December 2017

  • Janice Kinnish gave up control

Companies House

2016

12 May 2016

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

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Christina Lillian Rawlinson took control (75–100% of shares)
  • James Cunningham-Davis took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Janice Kinnish took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Pritesh Ramesh Desai took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2011

16 February 2011

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 25 events

  • All 25 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 25 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is First Holiday Finance Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, First Holiday Finance Ltd (FRN 721551) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is First Holiday Finance’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8176 0007 for First Holiday Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is First Holiday Finance a scam or clone?
First Holiday 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 First Holiday Finance?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how First Holiday Finance handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about First Holiday Finance to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns First Holiday Finance?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of First Holiday Finance: Mr James Cunningham-Davis (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Miss Christina Lillian Rawlinson, Miss Janice Kinnish and Mr Pritesh Ramesh Desai.
Who runs First Holiday Finance?
Companies House lists one director of First Holiday Finance: David John Fairbrother.
How long has First Holiday Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 16 February 2011, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2016.
What do First Holiday Finance’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show turnover of £569k (−24% from £747k) and profit before tax of £171k (−60% from £428k).
Does First Holiday Finance use any other names?
It trades as FHF.

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