Lawson Business Finance Ltd

Reference number: 764316

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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 Authorised 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.
  • Lawson Business Finance Ltd (FRN 764316) is an AR of AFS Compliance Ltd (FRN 625035). When you use Lawson Business Finance's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Lawson Business 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    07717 288538

  • Address

    119 Wesham Park Drive, Wesham, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 3EF, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 07717 288538 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PR4 3EF
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Other names (4)

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

  • Asset Finance Solutions Trading name
  • Lawson Finance Trading name
  • AAL Services Ltd Former name
  • AAL Services Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection 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, free
    You 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
10468259
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
8 November 2016 (9 years old)
Registered office
Unit 3b Trident Business Centre Unit 3b Trident Business Centre, Amy Johnson Way, Blackpool, FY4 2RP, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alasdair Edward Robert Lawson Director Feb 1983 8 Nov 2016 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • Both people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 November 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£83.9k

+12% from £74.8k

Cash at bank

£24.2k

−31% from £35.3k

Employees (average)

1

−50% from 2

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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 10468259. 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

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

Key events (6) All events (13)

2025

7 October 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "AAL Services Ltd"

FCA register

2020

1 December 2020

  • Abigail Louise Lawson stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

14 November 2016

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

8 November 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Abigail Louise Lawson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Alasdair Edward Robert Lawson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 13 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Lawson Business Finance Ltd FCA authorised?
Lawson Business Finance Ltd (FRN 764316) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Lawson Business Finance?
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. Lawson Business Finance Ltd (FRN 764316) is an AR of AFS Compliance Ltd (FRN 625035). When you use Lawson Business Finance's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Lawson Business 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.
What is Lawson Business Finance’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07717 288538 for Lawson Business Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Lawson Business Finance a scam or clone?
Lawson Business 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 Lawson Business Finance?
Protection works through AFS Compliance Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Lawson Business Finance's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Lawson Business Finance?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Lawson Business Finance: Mr Alasdair Edward Robert Lawson (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Abigail Louise Lawson.
Who runs Lawson Business Finance?
Companies House lists one director of Lawson Business Finance: Alasdair Edward Robert Lawson.
How long has Lawson Business Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 8 November 2016.
What do Lawson Business Finance’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 November 2025, show net assets of £83.9k (+12% from £74.8k) and cash at bank of £24.2k (−31% from £35.3k).
Does Lawson Business Finance use any other names?
It trades as Asset Finance Solutions and Lawson Finance. It has previously used 2 other names: AAL Services Ltd and AAL Services.

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