Matthew Butcher

Reference number: 729291

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Introducer appointed representative

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Responsible principal firm

Meridian Finance Partners Ltd Reference number: 661646 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • Matthew Butcher (FRN 729291) introduces customers to Meridian Finance Partners Ltd (FRN 661646). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Matthew Butcher.
  • Example: if Matthew Butcher refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Matthew Butcher itself.
  • 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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When ifindanycar.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07989 867949 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SG4 8AU
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Other names (3)

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

  • ifindanycar Trading name
  • MB Vehicle Consultants Limited Former name
  • MB Consultants Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Meridian Finance Partners 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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
Company name
MB VEHICLE CONSULTANTS LTD
Company number
07391740
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 September 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office
8 Strathmore Rd, Whitwell, SG4 8AU
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Matthew Butcher Director Aug 1981 29 Sep 2010 None

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  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2017Small company accountsNot audited

Total equity

−£4,568

Down £3,023 from −£1,545

Employees (average)

1

No earlier figure to compare

Owed within a year

£34.5k

+58% from £21.8k

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Total equity is negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £4,568 more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

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 07391740. 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

Matthew Butcher’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (8)

2023

12 September 2023

  • Changed its registered name from "MB Vehicle Consultants Limited"

FCA register

2016

29 September 2016

  • Matthew Butcher took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

17 December 2015

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2010

29 September 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 8 events

  • All 8 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Matthew Butcher FCA authorised?
Matthew Butcher (FRN 729291) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Matthew Butcher?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Matthew Butcher (FRN 729291) introduces customers to Meridian Finance Partners Ltd (FRN 661646). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Matthew Butcher. Example: if Matthew Butcher refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Matthew Butcher itself. 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 Matthew Butcher’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07989 867949 and the website ifindanycar.com for Matthew Butcher. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Matthew Butcher a scam or clone?
Matthew Butcher 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 Matthew Butcher?
Protection works through Meridian Finance Partners Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Matthew Butcher's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Matthew Butcher?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Matthew Butcher: Mr Matthew Butcher (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Matthew Butcher?
Companies House lists one director of Matthew Butcher: Matthew Butcher.
How long has Matthew Butcher been in business?
The company was formed on 29 September 2010.
What do Matthew Butcher’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2017, show total equity of −£4,568 (down £3,023 from −£1,545). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does Matthew Butcher use any other names?
It trades as ifindanycar. It has previously used 2 other names: MB Vehicle Consultants Limited and MB Consultants.

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