Meridian Finance Partners Ltd

Reference number: 661646

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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 meridian-finance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01342 301465 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RH19 4LZ
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Other names (8)

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

  • Driver Finance Trading name
  • Meridian Asset Finance Trading name
  • Meridian Finance Trading name
  • Marine Credit Former trading name
  • Meridian Classic Former trading name
  • Meridian Marine Former trading name
  • New Car Contracts Former trading name
  • V8 Locate 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 (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
06735107
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 October 2008 (17 years old)
Registered office
Suite 3, Independent House Independent Business Park, Imberhorne Lane, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 1TU, England
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
William Lloyd Dyer Director Jun 1985 28 Oct 2008 None
Amanda Jill Dyer Secretary Not published 28 Oct 2008 –

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • Both people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£562k

+20% from £470k

Cash at bank

£313k

−31% from £456k

Employees (average)

10

Same as 10

Owed within a year

£96.2k

−63% from £258k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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 06735107. 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

Meridian Finance Partners’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (27)

2025

31 March 2025

  • Amanda Dyer no longer has significant control

Companies House

2017

17 April 2017

  • Amanda Dyer gained significant control
  • Maxim Dyer stopped being the majority owner
  • William Lloyd Dyer became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

27 October 2016

  • Maxim Dyer became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2015

16 June 2015

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

FCA register

2008

28 October 2008

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 27 events

  • All 27 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms connected to Meridian Finance Partners

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Meridian Finance Partners. 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 Meridian Finance Partners

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

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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 27 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Meridian Finance Partners Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Meridian Finance Partners Ltd (FRN 661646) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2015 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Meridian Finance Partners’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01342 301465 and the website meridian-finance.co.uk for Meridian Finance Partners. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Meridian Finance Partners a scam or clone?
Meridian Finance Partners 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 Meridian Finance Partners?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Meridian Finance Partners handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Meridian Finance Partners to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Meridian Finance Partners?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Meridian Finance Partners: Mr William Lloyd Dyer (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Amanda Dyer and Mr Maxim Dyer.
Who runs Meridian Finance Partners?
Companies House lists one director of Meridian Finance Partners: William Lloyd Dyer.
How long has Meridian Finance Partners been in business?
The company was formed on 28 October 2008, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2015.
What do Meridian Finance Partners’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show net assets of £562k (+20% from £470k) and cash at bank of £313k (−31% from £456k).
Does Meridian Finance Partners use any other names?
It trades as Driver Finance, Meridian Asset Finance and Meridian Finance. It has previously used 5 other names, including Marine Credit, Meridian Classic and Meridian Marine.

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