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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Phone number
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Address
Delaware Drive, Tongwell, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK15 8BA, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When mercedes-benz.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01908 245000 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Who else gives the postcode MK15 8BA
Other names (4)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Mercedes-Benz Finance Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- CharterWay Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Daimler Fleet Management Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
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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- Credit Broking
- Debt Administration
- Debt-collecting
- Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
- Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
- Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
- Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement
Financial Ombudsman complaints
Ombudsman complaints
- new complaints, January–June 2025
- 1,227
- upheld, against a 31% median
- 41%
- about banking and credit
- 1,227
A bigger firm gets more complaints simply because it has more customers.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 02472364 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 21 February 1990 (36 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carole Louisa Barrett | Director | Oct 1956 | 13 May 2021 | 1 other company |
| Brendan Quartermain | Director | Oct 1987 | 1 Dec 2025 | 1 other company |
| Martin Pavlik | Director | Oct 1975 | 14 Jan 2026 | None |
| Douglas Moody | Director | Apr 1958 | 2 Mar 2026 | 6 other companies |
| Ravil Meghji Hirani | Secretary | Not published | 1 Nov 2025 | – |
Other companies run by these 4 directors
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
- 7
- closed down
- 2
- are FCA-registered
- 2
In the full report: all 7 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 2 on the FCA register
- The 1 company these 4 directors run together
- All 40 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services UK’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
31 December 2025
- Mercedes-Benz AG took control (75–100% of shares)
- Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG gave up control
Companies House
2020
6 September 2020
- Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
5 September 2020
- Leonie FS Dvb Gmbh gave up control
Companies House
2016
17 October 2016
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
6 April 2016
- Leonie FS Dvb Gmbh took control (75–100% of shares)
- Mercedes-Benz Group AG gained significant control
Companies House
1990
21 February 1990
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 89 events
- All 89 events in its history (9 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 72
Firms connected to Mercedes-Benz Financial Services UK
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Mercedes-Benz Financial Services UK. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- share its phone number
- 1
- share its postcode
- 4
In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Mercedes-Benz Financial Services UK
Other firms of the same type (lender), nearest first.
In Milton Keynes
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- 7 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 89 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
- Ombudsman complaints data, January–June 2025 financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk