Jigsaw Finance Limited

Reference number: 679612

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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 jigsawfinance.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01782 450745 is
  • Who else gives the postcode ST6 4BF
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Other names (34)

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

  • Car and Van Finance Trading name
  • carandvanfinance.co.uk Trading name
  • Car Finance First Trading name
  • Female Friendly Finance Trading name
  • good-car-credit Trading name
  • Jigsawfinance.com Trading name
  • Jigsaw Finance West Midlands Trading name
  • MOTORBIKEFINANCE4U Trading name
  • My Car Funder Trading name
  • Pink Lady Finance Trading name
  • The Caravan Financer Trading name
  • The Car Financer Trading name
  • The Horsebox Financer Trading name
  • The Leisure Financer Trading name
  • The Motorbike Financer Trading name
  • The Motorhome Financer Trading name
  • The Van Financer Trading name
  • Car-finance Former trading name
  • evfinancecompany Former trading name
  • evleasingcompany Former trading name
  • JigsawAutomotive Marketing Former trading name
  • Jigsaw AutomotiveMarketing.com Former trading name
  • Jigsaw Contract Hire Former trading name
  • Jigsaw Contract Hire.com Former trading name
  • Jigsaw Contracts Former trading name
  • Jigsaw Leasing Former trading name
  • Jigsaw Leasing.com Former trading name
  • Jigsaw Marketing Former trading name
  • Jigsaw Motor Finance Former trading name
  • Jigsaw Motor Finance.com Former trading name
  • Matrix Credit Former trading name
  • Matrix Leasing Former trading name
  • NCS Car Finance Former trading name
  • Your Car Loan Former 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
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling

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
04029232
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 July 2000 (26 years old)
Registered office
Genesis Centre Innovation Way, North Staffs Business Park, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 4BF
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Nigel John Hawkins Director Jan 1955 17 Jul 2000 9 other companies
Ian John Bullough Director Mar 1960 1 Jan 2001 26 other companies
Alexander Hurst Director Jan 1983 1 Nov 2023 4 other companies
James Andrew Weir Director Aug 1987 1 Oct 2024 4 other companies
Nigel John Hawkins Secretary Not published 17 Jul 2000 9 other companies

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
31
closed down
13
are FCA-registered
4

In the full report: all 31 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 4 on the FCA register
  • The 11 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 13 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£925k

+28% from £725k

Cash at bank

£179k

Up £179k from £100

Employees (average)

47

+15% from 41

Owed within a year

£790k

+43% from £552k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 04029232. 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

Jigsaw Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (81)

2024

30 September 2024

  • Ian John Bullough stopped being the majority owner
  • Longshoot Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Ian John Bullough became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2015

18 September 2015

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

FCA register

2000

7 July 2000

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 81 events

  • All 81 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 20
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Firms connected to Jigsaw Finance

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

connected firms
4
share a director
1
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 3 past links through former directors
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Get the full report on Jigsaw Finance

Everything on this page, plus everything locked above, in one dated PDF you can keep, file or send on.

  • 31 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 81 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Jigsaw Finance Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Jigsaw Finance Limited (FRN 679612) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since September 2015 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Jigsaw Finance’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01782 450745 and the website jigsawfinance.com for Jigsaw Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Jigsaw Finance a scam or clone?
Jigsaw Finance 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 Jigsaw Finance?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Jigsaw Finance handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Jigsaw Finance to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Jigsaw Finance?
Jigsaw Finance is owned by Longshoot Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 30 September 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Ian John Bullough.
Who runs Jigsaw Finance?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Jigsaw Finance: Nigel John Hawkins, Ian John Bullough, Alexander Hurst and James Andrew Weir.
How long has Jigsaw Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 7 July 2000, and has held its current FCA authorisation since September 2015.
What do Jigsaw Finance’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £925k (+28% from £725k) and cash at bank of £179k (up £179k from £100).
Does Jigsaw Finance use any other names?
It trades as Car and Van Finance, carandvanfinance.co.uk, Car Finance First, Female Friendly Finance and good-car-credit, and 12 more names. It has previously used 17 other names, including Car-finance, evfinancecompany and evleasingcompany.

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