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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Phone number
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Address
Meadow View, Shirley Heights, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7ES, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When golfcredit.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 07594 800080 is
- Who else gives the postcode FY6 7ES
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Magnum Credit Guard Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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)
Limits on what they may do
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The Firm must not conduct any regulated activities via an Introducer Appointed Representative and/or Appointed Representative, and must not appoint an Introducer Appointed Representative and/or Appointed Representative.
1. Golf Credit Ltd must not conduct any regulated activities via an Appointed Representative, which includes an Introducer Appointed Representative, without the prior written consent of the Authority. 2. Golf Credit Ltd must not appoint any new Appointed Representative, which includes any Introducer Appointed Representative, without the prior written consent of the Authority.
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
- 02997160 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 1 December 1994 (31 years old)
- Registered office
- Meadow View, Shirley Heights, Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7ES, England
- Nature of business
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- Other credit granting not elsewhere classified (SIC 64929)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond John Davis | Director | Jul 1953 | 1 Dec 1994 | 6 other companies |
| Simon Glynn Booth | Director | Aug 1973 | 30 Mar 2026 | None |
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
- 6
- closed down
- 4
- still active
- 2
In the full report: all 6 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
- All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Golf Credit’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
30 March 2026
- Simon Glynn Booth gained significant control
Companies House
2024
19 December 2024
- FCA imposed a requirement (The Firm must not conduct any regulated activities via an Introducer Appointed Representative and/or Appointed Representative, and must not appoint an Introducer Appointed Representative and/or Appointed Representative.)
FCA register
2017
15 November 2017
- Changed its registered name from "Magnum Credit Guard Ltd"
FCA register
2016
24 August 2016
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
6 April 2016
- Raymond John Davis took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
1994
1 December 1994
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 15 events
- All 15 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 6
Firms like Golf Credit
Other firms of the same type (lender), nearest first.
In Poulton-le-Fylde
In the Blackpool (FY) postcode area
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- 6 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 15 events in its history
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk