Match Me Car Finance LTD: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 8 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions
Active company since 2018
Accounts filed up to 28 February 2025

Website, phone number and address

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Website

matchmecarfinance.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01606 532577
Address

The Royals,, 353 Altrincham Road, Manchester, M22 4BJ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When matchmecarfinance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01606 532577 is
Who else gives the postcode M22 4BJ

Other names (15)

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

Get Car Finance First Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Match Me a Car Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Match Me Cars Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Soft Search Car Finance Trading name: A name it trades under now.
www.getcarfinancefirst.co.uk Trading name: A name it trades under now.
www.matchmecarfinance.co.uk Trading name: A name it trades under now.
www.matchmecars.co.uk Trading name: A name it trades under now.
www.softsearchcarfinance.co.uk Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Match Me Finance Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
Matchmeacar.com Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
matchmeacar.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Match Me Funding Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
www.carfinanceit.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
www.okaycarfinance.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
www.softcheckcarfinance.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

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: 11224794 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 26 February 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office: The Royals, 353 Altrincham Road, Manchester, M22 4BJ, England
Nature of business: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Callum Patrick Walsh	Director	Mar 1991	26 Feb 2018	3 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: 3
closed down: 1
still active: 2

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 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£462k

+44% from £322k

Cash at bank

£85.8k

−40% from £144k

Employees (average)

64

−3% from 66

Owed within a year

£1.25m

+52% from £822k

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

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 11224794. 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

Match Me Car Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (31)

2024

15 February 2024

Changed its registered name from "Match Me Finance Limited"

FCA register

2018

8 May 2018

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

FCA register

26 February 2018

Incorporated at Companies House
Callum Patrick Walsh gained significant control

Companies House

In the full report: all 31 events

All 31 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 3

Firms connected to Match Me Car Finance

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Match Me Car Finance. 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 Match Me Car Finance

Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Match Me Car Finance LTD FCA authorised?

Yes, Match Me Car Finance LTD (FRN 803714) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2018 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Match Me Car Finance’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01606 532577 and the website matchmecarfinance.co.uk for Match Me Car Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Match Me Car Finance a scam or clone?

Match Me Car 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 Match Me Car Finance?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Match Me Car Finance handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Match Me Car Finance to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Match Me Car Finance?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Match Me Car Finance: Mr Callum Patrick Walsh (significant influence or control).

Who runs Match Me Car Finance?

Companies House lists one director of Match Me Car Finance: Callum Patrick Walsh.

How long has Match Me Car Finance been in business?

The company was formed on 26 February 2018, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2018.

What do Match Me Car Finance’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2025, show net assets of £462k (+44% from £322k) and cash at bank of £85.8k (−40% from £144k).

Does Match Me Car Finance use any other names?

It trades as Get Car Finance First, Match Me a Car, Match Me Cars, Soft Search Car Finance and www.getcarfinancefirst.co.uk, and 3 more names. It has previously used 7 other names, including Match Me Finance Limited, Matchmeacar.com and matchmeacar.co.uk.