Keystone Property Finance Limited

Reference number: 813854

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On the register, but not FCA authorised

This firm is registered with the FCA for anti-money-laundering checks only, which is why it appears on the register. That is not authorisation: the FCA does not oversee how it treats customers, and FSCS protection does not apply.

What does this mean?
  • Some businesses are required by law to have an anti-money-laundering supervisor. For this kind of business that supervisor is the FCA, and the registration is the only reason the firm appears on the FCA register.
  • What the FCA checks is narrow: that the firm identifies its customers, keeps records, and reports suspicious activity. It is the anti-crime paperwork behind a bank asking you for ID.
  • It does not check anything about you as a customer. Not whether the firm treats you fairly, not whether it is financially sound, not whether what it sells is any good. The FCA describes firms registered this way as “not authorised or subject to wider FCA regulation”.
  • So if the firm fails or treats you badly, there is no FSCS compensation, and the Financial Ombudsman Service usually cannot look at a complaint about unregulated business.

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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4AJ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 1 background check

  • Who else gives the postcode ME19 4AJ
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Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Money-laundering registration only
    This firm is registered for anti-money-laundering supervision only. It is not FCA-authorised. Money you hand over is not protected by the FSCS, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.

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
30 May 2007 (19 years old)
Registered office
42 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4AJ, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Simon William Whittaker Director Oct 1953 30 May 2007 19 other companies
David Christopher Whittaker Director Jul 1958 15 Jan 2018 25 other companies
Elise Coole Director Jun 1982 20 Jul 2021 None
Elyse O'Sheen Director Dec 1988 1 Jan 2022 None
Elyse O'Sheen Secretary Not published 1 Jan 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
29
closed down
8
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 29 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 2 on the FCA register
  • The 15 companies these 4 directors run together
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Key dates in its history

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

2018

8 August 2018

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

10 May 2018

  • Mortgages For Business Limited gave up control
  • The Property Business Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Mortgages For Business Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2007

30 May 2007

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 9 events

  • All 9 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to Keystone Property Finance

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

connected firms
2
share a director
1
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 29 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 1 background check on its contact details
  • All 9 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Keystone Property Finance Limited FCA authorised?
Keystone Property Finance Limited (FRN 813854) is registered with the FCA under the Money Laundering Regulations only. That is anti-money-laundering supervision, not FCA authorisation, and the FCA does not supervise the firm's conduct.
Is Keystone Property Finance a scam or clone?
Keystone Property Finance is genuinely on the FCA's money-laundering register, so it is not an outright fake, but registration is not authorisation, and scammers impersonate registered firms too. Verify contact details against the register before sending money.
Is my money safe with Keystone Property Finance?
Money you hand to Keystone Property Finance is not protected by the FSCS. Money-laundering registration carries no compensation scheme, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.
Who owns Keystone Property Finance?
Keystone Property Finance is owned by The Property Business Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 10 May 2018. Before that, it was controlled by Mortgages For Business Limited.
Who runs Keystone Property Finance?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Keystone Property Finance: Simon William Whittaker, David Christopher Whittaker, Elise Coole and Elyse O'Sheen.
How long has Keystone Property Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 30 May 2007.

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