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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Kingsway Asset Finance Ltd, Barons Court, Manchester Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire East, SK9 1BQ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01625 828262 is
- Who else gives the postcode SK9 1BQ
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- CCTV Rentals Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Martrad Finance & Leasing 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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- Debt Adjusting
- Debt-counselling
- Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
- Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement
- Providing Credit Information Services
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
- 02172067 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 30 September 1987 (39 years old)
- Registered office
- Walling Accountants Moss Lane, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RU, England
- Nature of business
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- Financial leasing (SIC 64910)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Andrew Walling | Director | Mar 1988 | 10 Aug 2026 | 6 other companies |
Other companies run by its director
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
- 6
- still active
- 6
In the full report: all 6 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 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£6.13m
+4.7% from £5.86m
Cash at bank
£4.44m
+22% from £3.63m
Owed within a year
£194k
+9.1% from £177k
No turnover or profit for the year to 31 July 2025: the accounts print them but do not tag them. The last tagged figures are £633k turnover and £498k profit, for the year to 31 July 2021.
Assets and liabilities
In the full report: all 5 years of accounts
- Every year from 2021 to 2025
- The chart, over every year
- Every filed figure, year by year
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.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02172067. 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
Martrad’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
10 August 2026
- Board replaced: both directors left and a new director took over
- Martin David Harrison gave up control
- Stratafi Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Martin David Harrison took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
16 February 2016
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1994
21 July 1994
- Board replaced: its only director left and 2 new directors took over
Companies House
1987
30 September 1987
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 19 events
- All 19 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 8
Firms connected to Martrad
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Martrad. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- share its postcode
- 4
In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Martrad
Other firms of the same type (car leasing or hire), nearest first.
In Wilmslow
In the Stockport (SK) postcode area
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- 6 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- 5 years of accounts, charted
- All 19 events in its history
- 4 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