Appointed representative
This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.
Responsible principal firm
AFS Compliance Ltd Reference number: 625035 View firm →What does this mean?
- An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
- Ice Finance Ltd (FRN 990937) is an AR of AFS Compliance Ltd (FRN 625035). When you use Ice Finance's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Ice Finance, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
- Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
Website, phone number and address
Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
2A Rhyddyn Hill, Caergwrle, Wrexham, Flintshire, LL12 9EE, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07825 182862 is
- Who else gives the postcode LL12 9EE
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Asset Finance Solutions Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Business Finance House Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Christopher Lannin Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through AFS Compliance Ltd, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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
- 17172131 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 21 April 2026 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- Yr Hen Banc Business Centre 29-31 High Street, Caergwrle, Wrexham, LL12 9EU, Wales
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher John Lannin | Director | Jun 1976 | 21 Apr 2026 | None |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that its director runs no other company
Key dates in its history
Ice Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
4 August 2026
- Changed its registered name from "Christopher Lannin"
FCA register
21 April 2026
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Christopher John Lannin took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2023
31 January 2023
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
In the full report: all 7 events
- All 7 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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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