Glenside Finance Limited

Reference number: 741319

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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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When glensidefinance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01942 466035 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WA12 0JQ
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Other names (2)

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

  • Glenside Motor Finance Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Glenside Finance Ltd. Former name: A name it was registered under before.

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 (6 permissions)
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • 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

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
7 February 1990 (36 years old)
Registered office
9 The Parks, Newton-Le-Willows, WA12 0JQ, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mark Alan Hopton Director Jun 1966 29 Jun 2020 18 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
18
closed down
15
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 18 companies, named

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

Year to 31 July 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£694k

−7.2% from £747k

Cash at bank

£24.3k

−50% from £48.8k

Owed within a year

£1.23m

−51% from £2.53m

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 02468136. 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

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

2021

5 October 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "Glenside Finance Ltd."

FCA register

2018

14 June 2018

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over
  • Glenside Leasing And Asset Finance (Holdings)Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • James Norman Pike no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

20 September 2016

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

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • James Norman Pike gained significant control

Companies House

1990

7 February 1990

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

  • All 22 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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Firms connected to Glenside Finance

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

connected firms
4
share a director
1
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Glenside Finance

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

In Newton-le-Willows

In the Warrington (WA) postcode area

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  • 18 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 22 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Glenside Finance Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Glenside Finance Limited (FRN 741319) 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 no limits on its permissions.
What is Glenside Finance’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01942 466035 and the website glensidefinance.co.uk for Glenside Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Glenside Finance a scam or clone?
Glenside 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 Glenside Finance?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Glenside Finance handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Glenside Finance to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Glenside Finance?
Glenside Finance is owned by Glenside Leasing And Asset Finance (Holdings)Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 14 June 2018. Before that, it was controlled by Mr James Norman Pike.
Who runs Glenside Finance?
Companies House lists one director of Glenside Finance: Mark Alan Hopton.
How long has Glenside Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 7 February 1990, and has held its current FCA authorisation since September 2016.
What do Glenside Finance’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show net assets of £694k (−7.2% from £747k) and cash at bank of £24.3k (−50% from £48.8k).
Does Glenside Finance use any other names?
It trades as Glenside Motor Finance. It has previously used the name Glenside Finance Ltd..

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