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
Sterling House, Green Court, Truro Business Park, Threemilestone, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 9LF, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When starassetfinance.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01872 272900 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Who else gives the postcode TR4 9LF
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Star Asset Finance Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- STAR Asset Finance Group Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers 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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- Credit Broking
- 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 number
- 04315993 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Public limited company
- Incorporated
- 2 November 2001 (24 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
- Nature of business
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- Financial leasing (SIC 64910)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Paul Caunter | Director | Dec 1971 | 20 Mar 2009 | None |
| Sean Michael Devoy | Director | Feb 1967 | 29 Nov 2018 | 8 other companies |
| Jason Timothy Thorne Hurwitz | Director | Nov 1979 | 28 Jul 2026 | 6 other companies |
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
- 11
- still active
- 11
- are FCA-registered
- 3
In the full report: all 11 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 3 on the FCA register
- The 3 companies these 3 directors run together
- All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Ignition Credit’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
16 April 2025
- Marie-Louise Mallin stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2018
7 December 2018
- Star Asset Finance Limited gave up control
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Anthony Granville Mallin took control (75–100% of shares)
- Marie-Louise Mallin became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Star Asset Finance Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2015
16 July 2015
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2001
2 November 2001
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 29 events
- All 29 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 17
Firms connected to Ignition Credit
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Ignition Credit. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 5
- share a director
- 3
- share its phone number
- 1
In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Ignition Credit
Other firms of the same type (lender), nearest first.
In the Truro (TR) postcode area
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- 11 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 29 events in its history
- 5 connected firms, named, and who links them
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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