Media Lease Limited

Reference number: 730113

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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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When medialease.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01327 872531 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NN15 7HH
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Other names (24)

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

  • ABL Trading name
  • Adlib Audio Finance Trading name
  • Adlib Finance Trading name
  • Audio Capital Solutions Trading name
  • AV Capital Trading name
  • AV Finance Trading name
  • Coachlease Trading name
  • Console Capital Solutions Trading name
  • Digico Finance Trading name
  • HHB Capital Trading name
  • Line Array Lease Trading name
  • Nene Capital Group Trading name
  • Nene Finance Trading name
  • Nene Finance Group Trading name
  • Pro Audio Finance Trading name
  • SSE Finance Trading name
  • Tech Lease Trading name
  • All Banks Leasing Former trading name
  • Event Financing Solutions Former trading name
  • Geronimo Finance Former trading name
  • Media Capital Solutions Former trading name
  • Moseley Capital Former trading name
  • Moseley Finance Former trading name
  • SSE Audio Finance Former trading name

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 (1 permission)
  • Credit Broking

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
04318811
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 November 2001 (24 years old)
Registered office
Portland House, 11-13 Station Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 7HH, England
Nature of business
  • Financial leasing (SIC 64910)
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC 70229)
  • Support activities to performing arts (SIC 90020)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Toby Huw Thomas Franklin Director Apr 1972 2 Apr 2026 None
Kerry Jayne Howells Director Mar 1972 2 Apr 2026 None
Simon Jay Gunn Secretary Not published 2 Apr 2026 –

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
  • All 4 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£178k

+18% from £151k

Cash at bank

£63.5k

−15% from £75.0k

Employees (average)

8

Same as 8

Owed within a year

£439k

+71% from £258k

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
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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 04318811. 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

Media Lease’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (47)

2026

2 April 2026

  • Board replaced: its only director left and 2 new directors took over
  • Paul Barrie Robson gave up control
  • Tower Leasing Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

25 May 2016

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

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Paul Barrie Robson took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2001

7 November 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 47 events

  • All 47 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to Media Lease

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

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Media Lease

Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.

In Kettering

Carl ArmstrongKetteringAuthorisedETS ThrapstonKetteringAuthorisedGraham Stanley PowellKetteringAuthorisedNicholas CookKetteringAuthorisedDaniel SmithKetteringAppointed representativeDr Pramod SabharwalKetteringAppointed representative

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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 47 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Media Lease Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Media Lease Limited (FRN 730113) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2016 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Media Lease’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01327 872531 and the website medialease.com for Media Lease. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Media Lease a scam or clone?
Media Lease 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 Media Lease?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Media Lease handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Media Lease to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Media Lease?
Media Lease is owned by Tower Leasing Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and can appoint and remove the board, since 2 April 2026. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Paul Barrie Robson.
Who runs Media Lease?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Media Lease: Toby Huw Thomas Franklin and Kerry Jayne Howells.
How long has Media Lease been in business?
The company was formed on 7 November 2001, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2016.
What do Media Lease’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £178k (+18% from £151k) and cash at bank of £63.5k (−15% from £75.0k).
Does Media Lease use any other names?
It trades as ABL, Adlib Audio Finance, Adlib Finance, Audio Capital Solutions and AV Capital, and 12 more names. It has previously used 7 other names, including All Banks Leasing, Event Financing Solutions and Geronimo Finance.

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