Intelligent Financing Limited

Reference number: 710117

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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 intelligent-loans.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0333 344 3460 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CF24 5EA
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Other names (5)

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

  • iLoans Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Intelligent Loans Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Intelligent-Loans.com Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Time Loan Finance Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • Time Finance Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Advise on or arrange mortgages · Arrange equity release FSCS may apply
    Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
  • 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.
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  • Acting as a CBTL advisor
  • Acting as a CBTL arranger
  • Advising on a home reversion plan
  • Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
  • Arranging (bringing about) a home reversion plan
  • Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt-counselling
  • Making arrangements with a view to a home reversion plan
  • Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
  • Providing Credit Information Services

Limits on what they may do

  • Not permitted to canvass off trade premises
    The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises

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
6 January 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office
House 1 The Maltings, East Tyndall Street, Cardiff, CF24 5EA, Wales
Nature of business
  • Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alun Llewellyn Winter Director Jun 1977 6 Jan 2010 3 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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other companies
3
closed down
3

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 May 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£703k

−7.6% from £761k

Cash at bank

£251k

−1.4% from £255k

Employees (average)

10

−9.1% from 11

Assets and liabilities

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 07117511. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Intelligent Financing’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2022

22 November 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "Time Loan Finance Limited"

FCA register

1 November 2022

  • Intelligent Financing (Holdings) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Time Finance PLC gave up control

Companies House

2020

14 December 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "Intelligent Financing Limited"

FCA register

2017

24 April 2017

  • Alun Llewellyn Winter stopped being a part-owner
  • Robert Oliver Coles stopped being a part-owner
  • Time Finance PLC took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Alun Llewellyn Winter became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Robert Oliver Coles became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

27 October 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2010

6 January 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 36 events

  • All 36 events in its history (13 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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Firms like Intelligent Financing

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In the Cardiff (CF) postcode area

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 36 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Intelligent Financing Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Intelligent Financing Limited (FRN 710117) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2015 and works as a mortgage adviser or broker. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Intelligent Financing’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0333 344 3460 and the website intelligent-loans.com for Intelligent Financing. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Intelligent Financing a scam or clone?
Intelligent Financing 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 Intelligent Financing?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Intelligent Financing to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Intelligent Financing?
Intelligent Financing is owned by Intelligent Financing (Holdings) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 1 November 2022. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Alun Llewellyn Winter, Mr Robert Oliver Coles and Time Finance PLC.
Who runs Intelligent Financing?
Companies House lists one director of Intelligent Financing: Alun Llewellyn Winter.
How long has Intelligent Financing been in business?
The company was formed on 6 January 2010, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2015.
What do Intelligent Financing’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 May 2025, show net assets of £703k (−7.6% from £761k) and cash at bank of £251k (−1.4% from £255k).
Does Intelligent Financing use any other names?
It trades as iLoans, Intelligent Loans and Intelligent-Loans.com. It has previously used 2 other names: Time Loan Finance Limited and Time Finance.

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