Hastings Financial Services Limited

Reference number: 969197

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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 hastingsdirectloans.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0333 321 9790 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TN39 3LW
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Other names (3)

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

  • Hastings Direct Trading name
  • Hastings Direct Loans Trading name
  • People's Choice 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.
Show FCA detail (3 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • 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
03690349
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
30 December 1998 (27 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Other credit granting not elsewhere classified (SIC 64929)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Tobias Adriaan Van Der Meer Director Mar 1977 1 Mar 2018 12 other companies
Adam Thomas Malcolm Director Oct 1987 1 Feb 2022 None
James John Hay Director May 1987 1 Jul 2024 12 other companies
Pamela Anne Middleton Secretary Not published 31 Aug 2024 –

Other companies run by these 3 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
8
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 20 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 4 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 19 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2021Dormant company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£2

Same as £2

Cash at bank

£2

Same as £2

These accounts were filed as dormant: the company reported no significant trading in the period.

Net assets

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 03690349. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Hastings Financial Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (50)

2022

6 October 2022

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

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Hastings Insurance Services Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

27 June 2014

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

2002

23 July 2002

  • Board replaced: its only director left and 3 new directors took over

Companies House

1998

30 December 1998

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 50 events

  • All 50 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 37
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Firms connected to Hastings Financial Services

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1
past link
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Hastings Financial Services

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

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  • 20 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 50 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Hastings Financial Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Hastings Financial Services Limited (FRN 969197) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2022 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Hastings Financial Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0333 321 9790 and the website hastingsdirectloans.com for Hastings Financial Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Hastings Financial Services a scam or clone?
Hastings Financial Services 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 Hastings Financial Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Hastings Financial Services handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Hastings Financial Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Hastings Financial Services?
Hastings Financial Services is owned by Hastings Insurance Services Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Hastings Financial Services?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Hastings Financial Services: Tobias Adriaan Van Der Meer, Adam Thomas Malcolm and James John Hay.
How long has Hastings Financial Services been in business?
The company was formed on 30 December 1998, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2022.
What do Hastings Financial Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2021, show net assets of £2 (same as £2) and cash at bank of £2 (same as £2).
Does Hastings Financial Services use any other names?
It trades as Hastings Direct, Hastings Direct Loans and People's Choice.

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