Help to Buy (Wales) Limited

Reference number: 741589

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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 gov.wales first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0800 093 7937 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LL13 7YL
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Other names (1)

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

  • Help to Stay Wales Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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 (1 permission)
  • 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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
27 September 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office
Unit J Yale Business Village, Ellice Way, Wrexham, LL13 7YL, Wales
Nature of business
  • Credit granting by non-deposit taking finance houses and other specialist consumer credit grantors (SIC 64921)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David James Staziker Director Sep 1969 27 Sep 2013 40 other companies
Elen Wyn Jones Director Oct 1976 4 Nov 2015 1 other company
Giles Alexander Thorley Director Jun 1967 4 Apr 2016 251 other companies
Rhian Jenna Elston Director Sep 1979 17 Sep 2026 17 other companies
Elizabeth Anne Hitchings Secretary Not published 1 Dec 2022 –

Other companies run by these 4 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
256
closed down
158
went insolvent
11

In the full report: all 256 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 11 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • The 36 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Help to Buy (Wales)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

22 June 2026

  • Development Bank Of Wales PLC no longer has significant control

Companies House

2018

7 March 2018

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

Companies House

2016

26 July 2016

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

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Development Bank Of Wales PLC gained significant control

Companies House

2013

27 September 2013

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 21 events

  • All 21 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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Firms connected to Help to Buy (Wales)

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

connected firms
5
share a director
2
share its postcode
5

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 256 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 21 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Help to Buy (Wales) Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Help to Buy (Wales) Limited (FRN 741589) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2016. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Help to Buy (Wales)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 093 7937 and the website gov.wales/help-buy-wales for Help to Buy (Wales). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Help to Buy (Wales) a scam or clone?
Help to Buy (Wales) 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 Help to Buy (Wales)?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Help to Buy (Wales) handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Help to Buy (Wales) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Help to Buy (Wales)?
Help to Buy (Wales) is owned by Dbw Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 7 March 2018. Before that, it was controlled by Development Bank Of Wales PLC.
Who runs Help to Buy (Wales)?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Help to Buy (Wales): David James Staziker, Elen Wyn Jones, Giles Alexander Thorley and Rhian Jenna Elston.
How long has Help to Buy (Wales) been in business?
The company was formed on 27 September 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2016.
Does Help to Buy (Wales) use any other names?
It trades as Help to Stay Wales.

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